You couldn't make it up
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations has just announced Winner, for Crisis Communications - Cornwall Council. Well done!
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Comment number 1.
At 4th Jun 2011, newworm wrote:That's a bit 'below the belt' Graham. The award refers to the Council's role in the mid-cornwall flooding last November. The Local community was very pleased with the speed of reseponse rom the Council (including the Fire and Rescue service, Emergency Planning and Waste Service assistance with the clean up operation), plus the production of a very detailed booklet - made available on line within days - to residents and businesses on what to do and how to get help. This is what the award was for - not for a Council 'in crisis' as you have just implied.
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Comment number 2.
At 4th Jun 2011, newworm wrote:.... oh and 大象传媒 Cornwall Managing Editor Pauline Causey (your boss?) sent this to the Council at the time:
鈥淚've been asked by the news staff to send you over a note thanking you for all the help you've given us during the recent weather emergencies. We know there's been some very hard work put in to keep us and the listeners up-to-date, and
we've also appreciated enormously the speed at which interviewees, officials and experts have been arranged in response to our enquiries.鈥
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Comment number 3.
At 5th Jun 2011, Graham Smith wrote:My apologies if I didn't make my meaning clear with this blog post - I had reported earlier on the reason for the award nomination. And I have to say the council's response to the flooding last year really was absolutely first class. For the sake of clarity, I'm happy to confirm that I am a long-standing fan of the council's communications team, as one of the very first entries on this blog, from March last year, suggests: /blogs/grahamsmith/2010/03/flexible_goalposts.html
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Comment number 4.
At 5th Jun 2011, Rob wrote:'you couldn't make it up'? actually it happened, the council responded very well to the flooding in mid Cornwall, all credit to the staff who did such a good job.
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