Join an Area or Group

The Areas and Groups section of the site gives you access to local news and information.

To join an Area:

• Click on Areas and Groups
• Find the Area you're interested in by either
  • Looking through the list of Areas and Groups
  • Use the map to find the area. If you hover over the pins on the map it will show you the name of that area (on a phone or tablet you can click on the pins to see the area)
• Click on the link to the area that you're interested in
• The Area/Group page will be displayed
• Click the Join button as highlighted in red in the image below.

Note: Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are on the last page and don't have a location on the map.

Note: Joining an Area or Group is different from following it. 

• Joining: By joining the area/group you are given access to that part of the website. 
• Following: When you follow sections of the area/group you will then be sent notifications of new area/group content and changes.

Joining an area/group does not automatically mean you are following the content of the area/group.