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Community FM Conference
Presentations and speeches from the 2007 conference.  If you've enjoyed these free resources, please consider using our webshop for your online shopping needs. You pay the same price as if you shopped direct (eg with Amazon) and we receive a small commission for directing you. Jazz up your station walls and tell others about these resources!
For free posters and publicity cards contact Lou at toolkit@radioregen.org with your postal address. 
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Welcome to the Community Radio Toolkit, a place for community radio people to learn, talk, and share. Do read and join discussions in the Discussion Forums, help yourself to documents in the Shared Resources area, read up on essentials in the Toolkit handbook and find connections with other organisations on the links pages. Don't forget Spotlight On, where we cover special community radio features.
You are invited to join us in a spirit of collaboration and sharing that rewards individual input with a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Too busy to blog? Too frantic for forums? Updated 2.5.08
Here’s our news made short and snappy!
Community Radio News
Creative Media Workforce Survey 2008
Skillset's latest Creative Media Workforce Survey is now underway. Information collected will help Skillset to ensure that training programmes and initiatives are directed towards the people and the areas that need them the most. Please take a few minutes to complete the online form and ensure that your needs are met by following this link.
Ofcom Awards Four New Community Radio Licences
Ofcom has awarded community radio licences to Amber Sound FM (Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire), Erewash Sound (llkeston, Derbyshire), Tulip Radio (Spalding, South Holland,Lincolnshire) and Takeover Radio (Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire). Congratulations to all four! More info
Department for Culture, Media & Sport - Consultation on Community Radio
Vital reading for anyone in UK community radio. The paper details the DCMS response to Ofcom's review of community radio funding. They also want to hear from you - all responses to be made by 6 June. Read & respond to the consultation paper
2008/09 Community Radio Fund
Ofcom has invited applications for the first round of funding in 2008/09. The closing-date is 7 May 2008. More info here.
Go here to see details of previous grants awarded.
Six new community radio stations!
Ofcom has announced the award of six new community radio licences to stations in Central and North Manchester, Bolton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire and North Nottinghamshire. Read more
On our site
Shared Resources
WPCC (Westminster Papers in Communication & Culture) is published four times a year. The latest issue is all about community radio & is available to read or download here.
Spotlight On: Station Websites
We hope you’ve been enjoying our current series of ‘how tos' on building and using a website to benefit your community radio station.
In the forums
Aha, the forums have got a bit busier. Check out the action and add your own contribution at in the http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/course/view.php?id=2
Shared resources
Are you involved with children and young people at your station? Read the new Ofcom guidance on working with under 18s (see 8. Programming and the Community).
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Hello all
I thought it was about time I introduced myself - I'm Lou & I'm your new Online Communities Co-ordinator.
I've been involved with community radio for almost 5 years, starting out as a volunteer at ALL FM. Now I'm the Project Co-ordinator for North Manchester FM (as well as the administrator for this site). We completed a month-long RSL earlier this year & have just been granted a full time licence by Ofcom, so I'm sure I'll have lots to share with you in the forums over the coming months!
Please bear with me as I find my feet with the site. Now is a good time to speak up if there are any changes you would like to see on the site so do let me know if you have any comments or suggestions - the email address is still toolkit@radioregen.org.
Looking forward to hearing from you all,
Lou
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Hallo everyone again
[dont worry, this wont become a habit]
but here is the message from the CMA about the consultation that I alerted you to yesterday, and apologies if you've had this before.
best wishes
Phil
Dear all
The DCMS has today published its Consultation on Community Radio, link
below:
http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Consultations/2008_current_consultations/consultation_community_radio.htm
The purpose of the consultation is to put forward DCMS's responses to
Ofcom's recent review of community radio and to consult on the Community
Radio Fund - unfortunately not with a view to raising the amount in the
fund, though you might wish in your responses to make the point that
£500,000 will not go very far when there are 200+ licensed stations!
The CMA will be pushing hard over the next two years to persuade the
government that the Community Radio Fund needs to be substantially
increased in the next Comprehensive Spending Review - indeed our vision
is for a multi-million pound Community Media Fund! We will also work
with other parties to try to persuade them also of the value created by
community radio and the need to increase the fund should they come to power.
The consultation also raises the possibility of using a small part of
the fund for some of the work of the CMA.
Below is the link to the CMA Outline Workplan for the next three years,
which illustrates what the CMA intends to do for the sector over that
period. The workplan includes substantial work on the future of FM,
digital radio and migration issues, re-licensing and further licensing
rounds, assisting licensed stations wishing to include volunteer time as
part of their income mix and general advocacy and representation for the
sector nationally and across government departments and regional
working. It is this work that the DCMS is seeking to fund.
http://www.commedia.org.uk/
The reality is that without some core funding from DCMS it is likely
that the CMA might have to close entirely, so we hope that you will feel
able to support this proposal in the consultation.
We would welcome your views on any or all of the above and on our
Workplan. Responses to the consultation need to be with DCMS by 6th
June, please copy us in if you feel able to.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Jaqui
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Jaqui Devereux
Director
Community Media Association
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
+44 114 279 5219
Join the CMA now for discounts, networking,
workshops, streaming, information, support
and a voice for community media
www.commedia.org.uk
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| Skip Events UK Catalyst Awards - Community Awards for Social Technology
Had a great idea that's made a difference to your community? Tell us about it and you could win help to make it even bigger! Closing date is 16 June. More info on their website.
Radio Festival 2008
Glasgow, 30 June - 2 July. A chance to hear from key media opinion formers, debate the issues facing the radio industry and take advantage of unrivalled networking opportunities. More details on their website. Internews Network is currently seeking a Consultant Training Coordinator to be based in Rumbek, southern Sudan to provide leadership, training and strategic direction to four community radio stations. Closing date is 16 May. More info on their website.
Seahaven FM in Sussex is looking for looking for volunteers to help out as presenters, co-presenters, producers, researchers and with admin. More details on their website.
The Bay FM, community radio for Poole & Bournemouth, is looking for interesting people to join the on air team. There are both paid and voluntary positions available. Creativity and imagination are key! Training will be given. Email demo and a brief outline of relevant experience to Alan Coote vacancies@thebayradio.com. Listen live to your choice of community radio stations direct from your PC. |
