[cma-l] Preston FM Awarded Community Licence

[Al Garthwaite]

What is V funding, please?

Al

Alison Garthwaite
Director
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PRESS RELEASE
24th January 2008

Preston is to have its very own full-time community radio station, after 
government regulator Ofcom today announced the award of a broadcasting 
licence to Preston FM.

The project, which is run by community arts charity Prescap, has been 
running for nearly three years, and has so far seen over 300 volunteers 
from Preston and the surrounding areas take part in five month-long 
broadcasts. But things will step up a gear when the station launches 
full time later in 2008, under a full-time community radio licence that 
will run for five years. This will allow Preston FM to serve and involve 
the community to a far greater extent.

Project Manager Richard Lace expressed his delight at the news, “We’re 
delighted, this is a fantastic result for the community as a whole. We 
would like to say a huge thank you to all of Preston FM’s volunteers 
along with everyone who has supported the project.”

Over the course of the project Preston FM has worked with 400 
organisations and received overwhelming support in its bid for the 
community licence. It is now looking forward to expanding this work and 
working with more voluntary and community based organisations.

The station will offer something for everyone, with volunteers from all 
backgrounds, walks of life, cultures, faiths and age groups encouraged 
to take part – no previous radio experience is required. Preston FM 
welcomes enquires from anyone interested in getting involved with 
community radio.

The project is led by Prescap (Preston Community Arts Project) and is 
funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the AvenCentral 
Partnership. The project was also recently awarded £180,000 of V funding 
to extend its work with young people in the area.

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Notes:

INTERVIEWS & PHOTOS
Photos of volunteers in action in the Preston FM studios are available 
on request. Photographs and interviews with staff and volunteers can 
also be arranged – contact Richard Lace, project manager, on 01772 880791

PRESCAP
Preston FM is run and managed by Preston Community Arts Project 
(Prescap). Prescap provides a platform and catalyst enabling people to 
explore, realise and value their full potential through creativity. It 
is a registered charity established in 1985 managed by a voluntary board 
of trustees and employing permanent staff as well as freelance arts 
workers. These work in a variety of arts and creative media, delivering 
arts-based community development projects.

AVENCENTRAL REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP
The AvenCentral Regeneration Partnership is an SRB (Single Regeneration 
Budget) Partnership working in the areas of Avenham, Central, Broadgate, 
Frenchwood, Moor Lane, Maudland Bank, Plungington and Riversway.  The 
area was awarded £20 million by Central Government in 2000 for the 
economic, environmental and social regeneration of the area. The funding 
has drawn in a further £30 million from private, public and voluntary 
organisations making the total inward investment to over £50 million. 
Further details about the Partnership can be found on the web site 
www.avencentral.org.uk.

EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
The European Regional Development Fund supports the economic and social 
conversion of industrial, rural, urban and fisheries areas facing 
restructural issues. The £4million Programme in Preston has been running 
since 2000 and supports eight wards within the City - Avenham, St 
Matthew’s, Brookfield, Fishwick, Ribbleton and Deepdale, Central and 
Riversway

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