# The Things Network Wakefield & Five Towns

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Wakefield & Five Towns.

- Country: [United Kingdom](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/united-kingdom/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2017
- Members: 2
- Location: 53.6827, -1.5014
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/wakefield-five-towns/

## About

Our mission is to help create and support a free and open IoT data network in Wakefield and the surrounding area!

We’re just getting started on our journey but would love to have you be part of it. Join the community, get in touch, and help build a network that’s free for everyone.

## Contact

The best way to get in touch is on our community Slack channel:  https://Wakefield-IoT.slack.com . 

Don't fancy Slack? You can message the community Initiator (that's me; jamescallumyoung) via my profile.
- Chat: https://wakefield-iot.slack.com/

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)
- [Unleash Your City - Guide](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/labs/story/unleash-your-community-get-started-with-the-things-network/)
- [Forum post](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/ttn-wakefield-five-towns/6106)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)