myherefordshire.com is a county-wide community portal focused on
serving communities by bringing together the information they want
in a trusted environment. The public services emphasis for the
portal is key to building the relationship with people living in,
working with and visiting communities in Herefordshire. The portal
has been gradually building those relationships, and developing in
response to feedback from them, since it entered the public domain
at the end of March 2006.
myherefordshire.com was officially launched on the 20th June
2007 at the Left Bank Villlage in Hereford. The launch brought
together stakeholders and public to publicise the successes so far
and encourage further innovation and take-up, for example around
the event and search feeds that are available for other websites or
through mobile devices.
View the official
press release 
(28Kb
PDF)
about the launch
The following year will see post-launch publicity engaging the
public though road shows at community venues, and targeting
specific communities of interest such as website owners, event
organisers, photographers and Herefordshire Partnership content
owners.
Herefordshire Matters is a publication which goes to 80,000
households in Herefordshire and is a particularly good vehicle for
county-wide publicity so there will be regular articles detailing
new feature sand functionality on the site. We also intend to run
digital photography competitions for Jessops vouchers and also a
competition to encourage the takeup of the event and search feeds
so keep your eyes open and if you have any comments or feedback,
please get in
touch.
download the launch video
Please use the links below to download or view the film. Right
click with your mouse on the link, and choose 'Save target as' to
save the film to your computer. Note that you can choose either
Windows Media format or iPod format for the films. There are high
bandwidth (broadband), medium and low bandwidth (modem) versions
available.
High bandwidth version - Windows Media WMV -
30Mb - 640x480
Medium bandwidth version - Windows Media WMV
- 8.5Mb - 320x240
Low bandwidth version - Windows Media WMV -
2Mb - 160x120
Watch this video on your iPod !!
High bandwidth version - iPod Video MP4 -
30Mb - 480x480
the story behind the film
Creating this video took a dedicated team of editors, producers
and videographers. You can
read the full
story behind the video. Where the ideas came from, how the
script developed, and where the various sections where shot.
the transcript of the film
Should you wish to read a full text transcript of the video for
any reason, it is
available
here