Thursday, September 25, 2014

BRIGG PEOPLE CAN WATCH COUNCIL DEBATE LIVE TOMORROW THROUGH YOUTUBE FEED

Brigg folk are being invited to watch a council meeting LIVE.
Brigg Blog has been informed by Lincolnshire County Council about an interesting exercise in democracy tomorrow that townsfolk might like to sample.
We are mentioning it because Lincolnshire's boundary is only a few yards away from Brigg; if you venture down Westrum Lane or Bigby High Road you will cross the border into the old county, if we can call it that, our own only being created in 1996. Brigg Blog is also followed by folk in a number of villages in Lincolnshire.
A live webcast of the Full Council meeting at Lincolnshire County Council will be available to view from 10.30am tomorrow (Friday).
The event will be live-streamed on the council's website here: http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/local-democracy/council-webcasts/full-council-26-september-2014/123474.article
You can also view agenda items and find out more about the details of the meeting.
The council is also encouraging all residents to have their say live via Twitter on any of the issues being discussed by using the hashtag #lincscclive. However, the @LincolnshireCC Twitter profile cannot respond to any questions related to the issues being discussed by councillors or engage in political debate.
The Twitter timeline will be displayed on the side of the page and will remain available to view afterwards, with the exception of those which contain profanity.
The unedited video will also be available to replay after the meeting has ended. 
As the video is being live-streamed via YouTube, it can be easily embedded on other websites and is also available to view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REK_KfZfYx0
Brigg Blog sees this as a welcome move in making the public aware of what goes on at council meetings. However, we are not forecasting a huge response.

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