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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Martin n’ all<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This situation a really odd situation. The
Council support us (sponsor ?? dunno’) these words are very delicate
when dealing with Ofcom and the DCMS …….. they say that we are not
permitted to take (sponsorship / ads / programme sponsorship in return for £ $
whatever?) ………….. however, as we have pointed
out who in the right frame of mind ‘’certainly in this economic
climate is going to give you something for nothing?’’
GET REAL FOR GODS SAKE !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Whilst all this is rumbling on we feel
that we are in a hopeless situation ………… What do we do …..
?? the Council give us money to run training, to run lots and lots
of press releases and to run promotions, be them for Central Government or
Local Government …………<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So ………….. let us
understand this :- The government get onto Councils to promote
the census …….. this remember is the same census that WE (Community
Radio) were ignored by three weeks ago and Officials / MP’s
expected us to promote it for nowt’ ……… is this the Big
Society ? possibly …. However, it contradicts the rules that they
already have in place ………… we are or are we not ??
permitted to ‘’advertise’’ ‘’promote’’
things ----- in return for on-air £ lolly £ ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hang on a minute …………
I’ll just pinch myself to see if I’m dreaming ……………….
Nope .. not dreaming .. it’s real and it’s a calamity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Do we run it?, don’t we run it?, are
we breaking the law?, are we not?, is it one rule for one thing? and different
rules for others?, is it let’s move the goalpost for just a few months?
Is it whatever when it suits? I don’t recall the
Government having a dig when we were promoting the digital switchover for
peanuts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What a load of garbage “!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Anyway, the wheels are in motion now …………..
we’ll go it alone (Mr Rutley/Mr Osbourne/ Mrs Bruce)
keep your eyes open for me being flogged at the Tower of London or having
afternoon tea with Mr Cameron and the Queen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>By the way ……………
we are running it ! hopefully through this column Ofcom will
see it and fine us ! yellow card and all that jazz technically we are
breaking the law … running something indirectly for the government ….
At least this will bring it to a head.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If we don’t get hauled over the
cobbles then are we take it that we can have a free for all or if we do ………….
Is it complete contradiction as it is the Government who have asked the Council
to ask us !! Bizarre isn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
martinsteers@gmail.com [mailto:martinsteers@gmail.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Martin Steers<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 15 February 2011 13:15<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Office - ccr-fm<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] census</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What have the council
said? and what was their previous grant for?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Office - ccr-fm <<a
href="mailto:office@ccr-fm.co.uk">office@ccr-fm.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear All</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Just a point
worth noting ……………….. do you remember two
weeks ago when I was spouting off about the census
…………………..
?!
well er --- it looks as if Mr Niklas
Wrighticus (Moi’) has got ‘egg on his face’
!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We have been
sent some audio from Cheshire East Council ……….. do you
remember me enlightening you that we got a grant for £6,900
?? it appears as if my forecast was
correct ………. I knew this was going to
happen
drat, drat and double drat !</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We
(Community Radio Brotherhood UK) got insulted three weeks ago when we
didn’t even Manage to achieve an ‘’afterthought’’
status let alone get a bit of funding, and Jaqui has now had to write to the
DCMS and I said ………………….
Big Society on this one was a ‘no way
Jose’
well it looks like I’m going to have to put it in my pipe and smoke it
! eat humble pie and play out the audio as of tomorrow.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Damned if we
do / Damned if we don’t
…………………. It seems to be one pickle
after another ….. if you add the fact that there is a small discrepency
on our wording of ‘a couple of philanthropic
thankyous’ then you notice that once again
all the main issues and main arguments come back to the
restrictions. AGAIN</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Just to let
you all know that there hopefully will be a meeting with David Rutley / George
Osbourne / Fiona Bruce very soon ……….. they are out local
MP’s (all Conservatives of
course)
my first observation will be to point out the Big Society has now been launched
and that in my view Community Radio is one of the forerunners in delivering
exactly what they are talking about …………… after
all, we’ve had plenty of practice, we’ve been doing it for the last
7 years ………. … I shall point out to them that I have an
‘open-mind’ on the subject
…………………… however, my first
question will
be
Why are rules and regulations in place that destroy the very people who are out
there delivering what you want them to deliver
? in this particular maths lesson
we’ve got 3 + 3 = 12 ????</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>They may say
to me …. Well if you have done it for seven years why change it ??
what’s the problem
?? I will
answer ‘’yes but we’ve run out of steam and
the wheels have now come off the cart, we’ve been almost flogged to death
…. It’s hard work you know’’</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It clearly
doesn’t make sense …………… in fact it has
NEVER made any sense and since Mr Cameron went on his mission (I’m glad
he has actually) it has highlighted what a total and utter fiasco and balls-up
we have been wallowing in for the past 4 years. Obviously some of you
haven’t had it too bad ……….. but in our case, it really
has been a nightmare.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Anyway, I
will keep you posted
………………………. But, be
warned, the talking, the pleading, the reasoning, the bottom licking will have
to stop if these characters can’t see any sense
(re-DCMS)…. There will be no options left open. We simply
cannot run on thin air and secondly, we won’t fall over without a fight
…….. and I mean a fight ---- not handbags at ten paces.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Let us hope
that common sense prevails and then we can deliver the goods without anyone
coming to harm ……. Community Radio / Commercial Radio /
BBC all living together on our keyboards in
perfect harmony (full stops n’ all) ………………….
wasn’t that a Stevie Wonder / Paul Mccartney collaboration ??</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(Ebony and
Ivory)
that’s how it should be.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Nick</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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