How are we organised?

Byzantinos has conducted a survey to identify how the Greek community receives information and is kept up to date in the Greater London area. The results show that we interact with each other in the following ways:

1. Church gatherings;

2. Social events; (mainly weddings, christenings or attending musicals)

3. Restaurants;

4. Schools where there are high concentrations of those of us of Greek origins;

5. Other family occasions.

We are also influenced and keep in touch through the following:

1. London Greek Radio (103.3 F.M.)

2. The two papers Parykiaki or the NEA

3. Through Apokrisi (soon to stop)

4. The Internet (face book twittering etc)

The survey shows that those of us under the age of 25 keep in touch via the Internet or L.G.R the findings support the idea that all age groups either listen to L.G.R some time or most of the time. Those over the age of 55 are more likely to keep up to date via the Greek papers produced here in London (Parykiaki or NEA)

The survey was based on a brief questionnaire of 60 people randomly selected from the phone book (because of their Greek sounding surnames) People were asked where they meet or socialise with other fellow Greeks and how they keep in touch with community events. The annual summer wine festival was the one single event that most people were aware of and L.G.R the most popular way to keep in touch with information and events.

Byzantinos will use this information to make proposals on how to organise the community more effectively.