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Launching our new Welland Parish Updates WhatsApp Channel

We promised you new ways to stay in touch, so without further ado, we are unveiling our new WhatsApp Channel!

Published: 22 May 2024

We know that people prefer to stay up-to-date in different ways, and we are keen to reach out and engage with people in the ways that they find easiest. We already have a newsletter, a website, a Facebook page, a mailing list and a noticeboard, and now we are adding a WhatsApp channel to the mix.

What is a WhatsApp Channel?

This is NOT the same as a group chat. You will only receive messages from the Parish Council, and won’t be able to respond. It is essentially a ‘broadcast’ rather than a conversation. We are planning to use to keep followers up to date with news and events in Little Malvern and Welland.

Your information is kept PRIVATE – nobody, including admin, will be able to see your name or phone number.

Key information about WhatsApp channels (from their website):

  • You can find channels under the Updates tab in WhatsApp (separate to ‘Chats’)
  • Notifications are muted by default. If you want to turn these on, you can do this by pressing on the alarm bell icon in the channel.
  • You can unfollow a channel at any time.
  • People viewing a channel, even other followers, can’t see who else is following a channel, and your profile information and interactions with channel content (like emoji reactions or poll votes) aren’t visible to them. They can’t see your name, phone number, or profile picture.
  • Channel admins may see your profile photo next to emoji reactions or poll votes, depending on your privacy settings. Admins can’t see your full phone number or profile name unless they have you saved as a contact.

Our Whatsapp Link: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VadgZIS002TIOyelLi0e

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