Monthly Archives: March 2009

Vodpod – videos to The Hedon Blog

Posted on March 24, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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The Hedon Blog is pleased to announce that VodPod has been included on this website.

VodPod allows blog authors to keep track of useful videos found on the web. This FREE service allows videos to be saved easily; VodPod simply ‘grabs’ the video code and you can save it online or post it directly to your blog.

It’s a nice service which will allow The Hedon Blog to include more informative video content.

Have a look at the installed widget in the left-hand column of this website. Included are a selection of useful ‘Plain English’ videos taken from the excellent  Common Craft showcase about social media; blogging, Twitter, Delicious, etc.

Enjoy the videos!

Additional Information: Posting videos to Your Blog with VodPod

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Podcasting in Plain English for The Hedon Blog

Posted on March 24, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Ever wondered what a Podcast was? Have a look at the Video posted with VodPod – and watch The Hedon Blog for more local podcasts and videos in the future:

more about “Podcasting in Plain English“, posted with vodpod

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Hedon – Good news on crime

Posted on March 23, 2009 by | Leave a comment

good-newsThe Hull Mail reports today that the vigilant efforts of residents have helped to cut crime in Hedon, Withernsea and the surrounding villages over the last 12 months. The number of burglaries is down with only 68 reported incidents over the last 12 months.

Residents and good neighbourliness are playing their part in spotting strangers acting suspiciously, or reporting known offenders engaging in criminal activity.

See the Hull Mail article at Residents Helping Humberside Police. The latest crime figures from Humberside Police are available at SW Holderness Crime Levels.

Additional useful information: NeighbourhoodWatch.Net

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Open Street Map – Editable maps of the whole world…. and Hedon!

Posted on March 22, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.”

OpenStreetMap.org offers FREE maps and data to use in almost any way without obstructive legal or technical resrictions on their use.

OpenStreetMap stands out from other mapping systems (e.g. GoogleMaps, MultiMap) in that it is has been created by volunteers on the ground who are passionate about providing geographical information for people to use and share. All the initial map data has been built from scratch since 2004 by volunteers performing systematic ground surveys.  These volunteer ‘Open Mappers’ might be walkers, cyclists or drivers who have entered relevant data into the OpenStreetMap database from their computers.

Volunteers continue to edit, update and improve the basic maps. One such person is Chris Hill who is on a mission to map the East Riding. He has visited Hedon and ensured that its roads, with their names and any obvious amenities and landmarks such as churches, schools, pubs, parks and some shops have been added.

Chris still has work to complete and would be keen to see others get involved. He says:

The biggest element missing is footpaths and, of course, any inaccuracies that have slipped in, as well as keeping the map up-to-date with changes.  If anyone wants to join the project they are more than welcome, either to improve their local area or the wider area.

If anyone wants to contact me (via chilly809@yahoo.co.uk) I’d be pleased to point them in the right direction, but they should know that it can be a very addictive hobby!

You can follow Chris’ adventures at his blog Open Maps.

Other related information that complements OpenStreetMap:

The Geograph Project

Hedon on Wikipedia


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Hedon Blog Weekend Puzzle – Just for fun!

Posted on March 21, 2009 by | Leave a comment

This weekend’s JigZone puzzle does NOT have a Hedon link – in fact a secondary puzzle for readers to ponder might be:

“In which major English city was this piece of public art erected?”

As ever – click the image to play and you need Java enabled in your computer browser.

Click to Mix and Solve

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Be included in the new digital age

Posted on March 20, 2009 by | Leave a comment

The Hedon Blog is an example of new digital ‘citizen’ media which enables the ordinary Joes and Josephines of the world to publish to the web without having to recruit a skilled – often expensive – ‘geek’ to do the job for us. But this is just one aspect of the 21st century digital age we have entered into.

The following excellent presentation from the Digital Inclusion Team reveals a little about this new world, but also reminds us that a significant minority are not yet included and getting the benefits of new digital technology. The facts and figures will be useful to all those promoting digital inclusion.

This is the YouTube version. The Hedon Blog did get the relevant programming code from the Digital Inclusion Team and is extremely grateful for their support, but unfortunately WordPress.com only allows videos from certain sources to be included on its sites. If you prefer the original can be viewed via the link Think About it….:

“This video ‘Think about it’ has been created by the Digital Inclusion Team. It sets out how we can take the opportunity to use technology as a tool for improving lives and life chances or face the risk of increasing economic and social costs.

This presentation is available for anyone to place on their website or use when needing to explain the benefits of ICT in tackling social exclusion.

Please email movies@digiteam.org.uk.”

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Consultation on East Riding Parking Charges

Posted on March 19, 2009 by | Leave a comment

A meeting is to be held at South Holderness School on Thursday 14th May 4:30pm – 7:30pm to allow for consultation to take place on the East Riding Council’s proposed car parking charges reports the Hull Daily Mail today.

The local meeting in Preston is part of a series of consultation “Roadshows” taking place across the East Riding.

See Consultation on Car Parking Review on the East Riding Council website for more information and the precise details of the meetings.

Source: Hull Daily Mail

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East Riding Community Plan

Posted on March 19, 2009 by | 1 Comment

our-east-riding-coverThe Local Strategic Partnership is an umbrella organisation bringing together the public, private and voluntary and community sectors to improve the quality of life in the East Riding.

The objectives of the partnership are set out in Our East Riding which is the sustainable community plan for the area.

Our East Riding is an ambitious document that aims and succeeds to be inspirational regarding possible future developments.

However, if there is one criticism of the document – from a Hedon point of view – then that is the fact that the document is probably too general with not enough detail of specific local plans. Indeed, Hedon does not even appear in the document.

The document does have the aim to support voluntary and community groups to help inclusiveness and give a voice to harder-to-reach groups to have a say on the issues that matter to them. Perhaps those involved in voluntary endeavour in Hedon need to join more effectively with the Town Council and help them advocate for the town and its place in the East Riding?

The document is available to view here as a Scribd iPaper document: Our East Riding.

Further Information: East Riding Local Strategic Partnership

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