We exist to connect up communities to help people live longer, happier lives. Currently covering Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Barcelona
United Kingdom
Joined February 2019
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Hooray!
Big news: @Town_Spot has secured funding from the UK government 🥳
This will be used over the next six months to further improve the platform and scale the network across England and Wales. It’s part of the Local News Fund initiative, allowing us to continue helping local publishers collect and publish engaging event listings for their audiences.
Thanks for everyone's support over the past 7 years on this quest to help people feel more part of where they live. Attached is a screenshot of the first ever events newsletter I typed out in 2019 to send to my neighbours. Coincidentally, almost exactly the same day.
We're getting there, step by step.
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Beware of "subscribe bombing".
Please ignore any emails you have received from us, if you haven't signed up. Apologies - the situation has now been dealt with.
Over the past 4 days someone has been attacking @Town_Spot by subscribe bombing lots of random emails to Kentish Town, town número uno.
Apologies if you received any unwanted email from us. That hasn't been our intention and you have now been unsubscribed.
Fixes are also now in place to stop unwarranted sign ups.
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TownSpot retweeted
You can now play TownSpot here: townspot.co/app
Available in Edinburgh, Barcelona and London (Camden Council).
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For six years this link has been in the footer of TownSpot's websites.
We want you to embrace the community around you and feel like you belong.
The theory is that by reconnecting you to the real world, you improve your local knowledge. We do this primarily via event calendars and hyperlocal maps to help you gain better spatial awareness. This in turn evokes a sense of internal order within you and makes you feel at home.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…
If you want to read more about this theory then check out Kimberley Dovey's "Home and Homelessness". PDF here: scribd.com/document/67143390…
Kentish Town - we love you!
People in a neighbourhood we operate in are actively pointing towards @Town_Spot now as the "community agreed hub" and "there's high awareness of TownSpot".
So so cool. It's only taken 6 years.
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We’re making good progress on our festival maps for towns. They’ll be released soon.
Here’s a sneak peek of work-in-progress Kentish Town 👀
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We’ve given our links a makeover ✨
townspot.co/event/garden-par…
🔍 Better Filtering, Less Overwhelm
...because sometimes there really is too much going on around you.
Filters added to web today: townspot.co.uk
Nearly at parity with the mobile app. Sign up coming next.
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We're now open in Belsize Park 🎉
Thanks to the support and confidence from local councillors @matthewkirk_123 @_TomSimon and Judy Dixey.
Download our app for FREE today, zero log in required: townspot.uk
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We’ve made some updates to the @Town_Spot app to surface those special one-off events even more with top tabs instead of filters.
My favourite addition is the smiley FREE tab which makes the events feel more accessible to all.
🧠 Improve your local knowledge
🖋️ Morgan’s Stationery, Retail
📍 231 Kentish Town Road
💬 “We're independent stationers, where you can walk in touch, feel and ask questions about products. Combined we’ve got 90 years’ worth of stationery experience.… instagr.am/p/CsVtdJ0o04B/
✨ Some highlights from yesterday's WhatsApp newsletter.
Sent to 873 local people in Kentish Town to help them discover fun around the corner 🔎
Join them today for free with your first newsletter 💙
👉🏻 Link in bio :) instagr.am/p/CpikQG3Im1J/
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⭐️ Improve your local knowledge
🍛 Bengal Lancer, Food & Drink
📍 253 Kentish Town Road
💬 “We've always had our menu and food prepared completely differently from other restaurants. We try to use local produce as much as possible, and quality and f… instagr.am/p/Cpf3-xsIpTv/
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✨ Some highlights from yesterday's WhatsApp newsletter.
Sent to 859 local people in Kentish Town to help them discover fun around the corner 🔎
Join them today for free with your first newsletter 💙
👉🏻 Link in bio :) instagr.am/p/CpQh3yjI9Gx/
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