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@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 + [Documentation](#documentation)
 + [Installation](#installation)
 + [Copyright and licence](#copyright-and-licence)
++ [Get in touch](#get-in-touch)
 + [Contributing](#contributing)
 
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@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@ The easiest way to install Iris is with [conda](https://conda.io/miniconda.html)
 Detailed instructions, including information on installing from source,
 are available in [INSTALL](INSTALL).
 
+# Get in touch
+
+  * Report bugs, or suggest new features using an Issue or Pull Request on [Github](https://github.com/SciTools/iris). You can also comment on existing Issues and Pull Requests.
+  * For discussions from a user perspective you could join our [SciTools Users Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/scitools-iris).
+  * For those involved in developing Iris we also have an [Iris Developers Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/scitools-iris-dev).
+  * [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-iris) For "How do I?".
 
 # Copyright and licence