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You can work on it as a team and get a good understanding by breaking up the work between you. \u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt will help if you\u0027re organised with where and how you store the information you find out.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGet your Leaders and Young Leaders together (perhaps over a cup of tea and some cake).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELook at a map of your local area, ensuring your meeting venue is centred in the middle.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHave your existing young peoples\u0027 and volunteers\u0027 postcodes to hand and plot them on the map.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDraw a circle, keeping the venue as the centre point, and the furthest away young member postcode as the perimeter. 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Double click on the video to watch in full screen.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"value":"https://player.vimeo.com/video/725577046?h=b74a34cd37\u0026amp;app_id=122963","gridType":"embed","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass"},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOpen Google Maps and sign-up to a \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://accounts.google.com/b/0/AddMailService\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Gmail sign-up\u0022\u003EGmail\u003C/a\u003E account so you can share the map\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EClick on the three lines, next to the search button (top left)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect \u0027Your places\u0027\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect \u0027Maps\u0027\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect \u0027Create maps\u0027 (You\u0027ll see the map of Britain with a box top left)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow look to the box top left of the screen with the following content: Untitled map, add layer, share, preview and base map\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect \u0027Untitled map\u0027 and change its name, for example Community Mapping\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect \u0027Untitled layer\u0027 and change to the name of your Section/Group\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can now add layers to the map to organise what you\u0027re pinning.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Setting up a map"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIn the search box on the map, type in your meeting place\u0027s post code\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EClick \u0027Add to map\u0027\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect the paint pot to change the icon and colour of the pin.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelect the pen to add a description (you might want to add contact details and the days you run the section)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow go back to the box in the top left and select \u0027Add layer\u0027\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERename the new layer \u0027Community centres\u0027 (or whatever it is you\u0027re adding)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIn the search box, use your key search words to identify the organisations you wish to add\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThey\u0027ll initially display as a small balloon pin. 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