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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'>This is a bit of a bolt out of the blue
for me ..however, I would like to thank Dom for his input and Chairmanship.
Doms comments re:- Bill are very kind and very true indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>On behalf of everyone at Canalside we wish
Dom well and we support fully whoever takes up the mantle next.<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'>‘’’Bill’’’ keep up the good work mate
you do us proud<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Onwards and Upwards<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
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cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>CMA-L<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 23 October 2015 09:19<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> cma-l@commedia.org.uk;
comradio-l@commedia.org.uk; cmamembers-l@commedia.org.uk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] From Dom
Chambers, Somer Valley FM</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To CMA members,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is to let you
know that yesterday I stepped down as chair of the CMA. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It has been an
extraordinarily rewarding and life changing experience working with the CMA. I
have met amazing people making a fantastic difference through community media<a
name="15093b6785a17820_15093b5b897707b2_15093a"></a>. We are a vibrant and
growing phenomenon that is all the richer for its grass roots base. The media
establishment is trying to work out what it is all about. As it juggles
attitudes ranging from admiration to outright horror I strongly sense that
appetites across all arenas, the wider public to governing circles, are growing
for our positive force for social change or media with ‘good stuff’ as I like
to put it. As society tries to make sense of us and we build our presence in
the media landscape there has never been a greater need for the CMA. We must
all help it to grow and I wish my colleagues on Council well with their work
leading on achieving this. I’d like to make special mention of Bill Best whose
dedication and support of our members is exemplary. Without Bill there wouldn’t
be a CMA. Support him to support us as we all go about the vital business of
delivering community media.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Visiting and
talking with our members has been the most rewarding part of my work with the
CMA. It is pretty obvious but those conversations confirm that funding is the
principal challenge for our sector. For some time I have been increasingly
focussed on finding funding solutions. This work has now reached the point
where I need to give more time to realising the ambition of building a
dedicated foundation charity. That is why I need to now step away from the
chairs role. I think there is much to be learned from the Australian model of
community radio where the representative organisation works in close
collaboration with an enabling charity. That work will mean that I will always
value and support the CMA from whatever platforms my work takes me to.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>From <st1:City
w:st="on">Glasgow</st1:City> to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Glastonbury</st1:place></st1:City>
the conversations have been deeply stimulating but they are not done with. My
appetite for learning about and sharing the experience of people right across
community media remains unstinted. May there be many more. If you ever chance
upon that remarkable pocket of <st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region>
that lies between <st1:City w:st="on">Bath</st1:City> and Wells known as the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Somer</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
then do pop in. I’ll get the kettle on and conversation will flow.<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=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dom<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 color="#3366ff" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#3366FF'><img width=138 height=44 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01D10DBB.5EB1C890" alt="Dom 1"></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color="#3366ff" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#3366FF'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 color="#1eb53a" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1EB53A;font-weight:bold'>Dom Chambers</span></font></b><font
color="#00a0df" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;
color:#00A0DF'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#7F7F7F'>Station Manager/Sales</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=4 color="#1eb53a" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1EB53A;font-weight:bold'>Somer Valley FM 97.5<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> </span></i></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=4 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Award winning radio for Local News, Sports & Great Music!</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#7F7F7F;font-weight:bold'>Telephone: </span></font></b><font
color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;
color:#7F7F7F'>01761 568 004 / 01761 411755 (Ext: 150)<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mobile</span></b></st1:place></st1:City>:
07802 457 396<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Email 1:</span></b> </span></font><font
color=gray face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;color:gray'><a
href="mailto:manager@somervalleyfm.co.uk" target="_blank"><font color=gray><span
style='color:gray'>manager@somervalleyfm.co.uk</span></font></a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Email 2:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:sales@somervalleyfm.co.uk" target="_blank">sales@somervalleyfm.co.uk</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Personal Twitter:</span></b> @TheDomChambers</span></font><u><font
color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;
color:#7F7F7F'><br>
</span></font></u><b><font color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:Arial;color:#7F7F7F;font-weight:bold'>Web</span></font></b><font
color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;
color:#7F7F7F'>: </span></font><font color=gray face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:Arial;color:gray'><a href="http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/"
target="_blank"><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>www.somervalleyfm.co.uk</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color="#7f7f7f" face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#7F7F7F'>Somer Valley Community Radio Ltd, St. Chads Avenue,
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, BA3 2HG</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/audio.html" target="_blank"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=45 height=63 id="_x0000_i1026"
src="cid:image002.gif@01D10DBB.5EB1C890" alt="sv_green"></span></a><a
href="http://www.somervalleyfm.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=53 height=53 id="_x0000_i1027"
src="cid:image003.gif@01D10DBB.5EB1C890" alt=tumb></span></a><a
href="http://www.twitter.com/somervalleyfm" target="_blank"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 id="_x0000_i1028"
src="cid:image004.gif@01D10DBB.5EB1C890" alt=Twitter></span></a><a
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src="cid:image005.gif@01D10DBB.5EB1C890" alt=FB></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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