<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The reported comment made by Richard Hilton at the CMA conference "The quality of applications had been surprisingly poor" does not bode well for the future of the fund. <div><br></div><div>Why would anyone keep a fund going when it's a struggle to find projects that are good enough to fund? </div><div><br></div><div>The campaign to keep the fund will need to address this, perhaps explaining why recent applications have been poor and drawing attention to the quality and outcomes of previous grants.<div><br></div><div>Julian<br><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div>................................................................................</div><div><br></div><div><b>10Radio: community radio for the 10 parishes</b></div><div>105.3fm</div><div><a href="http://www.10radio.org">http://www.10radio.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>West St</div><div>Wiveliscombe</div><div>Somerset</div><div>TA4 2JP</div><div><br></div><div>JM tel: 01984 623 104</div><div>Studio and office tel: 01984 624 137</div><div><br></div><div>10Radio CIC </div><div>Registered Office: 1 Croft Cottage, West St, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, TA4 2JP</div><div>Registered in England and Wales Number: 6004252</div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On 21 Jul 2010, at 16:41, jaqui devereux wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Dear all<br><br>Many of you will have received this from HM Government today regarding the Allthevoices campaign. We have checked with DCMS and this is the current position of the new government.<br><br>However, a major caveat though - the new government cannot confirm that this would be their position following the Comprehensive Spending Review in the autumn, so not quite time to jump for any joy. The CMA Council is meeting on 31st July and will be devising a major campaign to feed into the CSR to try to ensure that the Community Radio Fund is both maintained and expanded and we will need your help in that. Let us know if you have particular ideas on the best approach for the campaign.<br> <br>Thanks<br><br>Jaqui<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">HM Government</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:petitions@hmg.gov.uk">petitions@hmg.gov.uk</a>></span><br> Date: 21 July 2010 14:42<br>Subject: Government response to petition 'allthevoices'<br>To: e-petition signatories <<a href="mailto:petitions@hmg.gov.uk">petitions@hmg.gov.uk</a>><br><br><br>You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to support the<br> sustainability and growth of community radio by substantially increasing<br> the resources of the Community Radio Fund.<br> <br> Her Majesty's Government has responded to that petition and you can view it<br> here:<br> <br> <a href="http://www.hmg.gov.uk/epetition-responses/petition-view.aspx?epref=allthevoices" target="_blank">http://www.hmg.gov.uk/epetition-responses/petition-view.aspx?epref=allthevoices</a><br> <br> <br> Her Majesty's Government<br> <br> Petition information - <a href="http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/allthevoices/" target="_blank">http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/allthevoices/</a><br> <br> If you would like to opt out of receiving further mail on this or any other<br> petitions you signed, please email <a href="mailto:optoutpetitions@hmg.gov.uk">optoutpetitions@hmg.gov.uk</a><br> </div><br> _______________________________________________<br><br>cma-l mailing list - <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br><br>Community Media Association - <a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk">www.commedia.org.uk</a><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<br><a href="http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l">http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>