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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>By the way<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may recall a similar discussion to this one (re:-aviva) about 18 months ago … so we are on regurgitation again and ground hog day … but as a reminder we were discussing this and one lady was shouting off about how good this system was and they had applied for something and they were cock-sure they would get it a I/We were fools not to do it. There was a sign off on the e-mail that they would let us know how much £££E they’d receive and votes etc etc<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Er ? still waiting ? I think it went bon voyage with the pie in the sky and the flying pigs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The point I make is that unless you have a huge listenership who are only half paying attention and watch X Factor on a Saturday night, if smaller community groups are nominated Scouts/Brass Bands/Childrens activities/Toddlers groups etc etc you haven’t a cat in hells chance. It’s not just friends and family etc who decide ------ it’s the public sympathy vote and the nicey nicey …………..the word COMMUNITY goes out the window as all they see is RADIO and they think we’re Heart / Kiss / Capital / BBC / Commercial etc so I state again, these applications are pointless and as frustrating and irritating as my e-mails <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Onwards and Upwards and Backwards and Sideways<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nick Humpty Numpty whatever happens – keep smilin’ <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>