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		<title>Funding Roundup (03.02.12)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are the latest funding and personal development schemes which are currently accepting applications. They are listing in order of deadline and we thank Tamar Millen at the CMA for sending many of them through. At the top of the page is the Funding Central automated update of new funds. If you know of another [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Funding Central &#8211; new grants</h3>
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<h2>Time sensitive grants</h2>
<p><strong>Big Lottery Realising Ambition programme applications now available</strong></p>
<p>Applications for the Big Lottery Realising Ambition programme open from tomorrow, 13 September 2011. The programme, run by a consortium of organisations led by Catch 22, is looking for 20 projects or programmes across the UK that are already effective at diverting children and young people away from crime and could be suitable for replication. Online application materials will be available from 13 September.</p>
<p>Information from the recent webinar on the Realising Ambition programme is now available on the Catch 22 website here:<br />
<a href="http://catch-22.org.uk/News/Detail/Realising-Ambition-webinar" target="_blank">http://catch-22.org.uk/News/Detail/Realising-Ambition-webinar</a></p>
<p><strong>PRS (Sound) &amp; Commonwealth Foundation to give funding to wide range of organizations and groups &#8211; 6th February 2012</strong></p>
<p>PRS Funding for Organisations &amp; Groups (UK)The Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music Foundation, the UK&#8217;s leading funder of new music across all genres, has announced that its funding programme for organisations and groups is currently open for<br />
applications. Through this programme a wide range of organisations and groups such as bands; ensembles; collectives; charities; local authority and schools; etc working in any genre of new music can apply for grants of up to 25,000 (£5,000 for first time applicants).</p>
<p>The types of works supported include:</p>
<p>Commissions of new music by UK-based creators<br />
Community projects that reach new audiences<br />
Touring of new work<br />
Music that uses new developments in technology<br />
Music creator residencies; etc.</p>
<p>The closing date for applications is the 6th February 2012. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding/Organisations">http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Funding/Organisations</a></p>
<p><strong>*NEW* Youtube Digital Innovation Award giving young people opportunity to improve filmmaking skills - 24th February 2012</strong></p>
<p>First Light works with young people from all over the UK to develop filmmaking skills has teamed up with YouTube to give young people aged 18-25 the opportunity to win £1,000 towards future filmmaking projects. First Light are asking for submissions of short films, 3 minutes or under, that could be described as &#8216;digitally innovative&#8217;. Films submitted will be judged by YouTube and the 3 shortlisted filmmakers will be invited to attend the First Light Awards where the winner will be announced.</p>
<p>The closing date for receiving both copies of the film and completed application form is by 1pm on Friday 24th February 2012. For more information, please visit:<br />
<a href="First Light works with young people from all over the UK to develop filmmaking skills has teamed up with YouTube to give young people aged 18-25 the opportunity to win ?1,000 towards future filmmaking projects. First Light are asking for submissions of short films, 3 minutes or under, that could be described as ?digitally innovative?. Films submitted will be judged by YouTube and the 3 shortlisted filmmakers will be invited to attend the First Light Awards where the winner will be announced. The closing date for receiving both copies of the film and completed application form is by 1pm on Friday 24th February 2012. For more information, please visit: http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/news/youtube-digital-innovation-award/">http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/news/youtube-digital-innovation-award/</a></p>
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<strong>The Clore Duffield Foundation to give funding to support Poetry and Literature (UK) &#8211; 30th March 2012</strong></p>
<p>The Clore Duffield Foundation has announced that the second funding round under its new £1 million programme to fund poetry and literature initiatives for children and young people across the UK is now open for applications. Through the programme, schools, FE colleges, community groups, libraries and other arts/cultural organisations can apply for<br />
grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to support participatory learning projects and programmes focused on literature, poetry and creative writing for under 19s.</p>
<p>Projects that received funding under round 1 of the programme include:</p>
<p>&#8216;E13LC Word Olympics Festival 2012&#8242;, a partnership between the E13 Learning Community (a cluster of eight schools in Newham) and Theatre Royal Stratford East, led by Lister Community School which received a grant of £5,000 to inspire young people to have fun with words through a celebration of creative writing in an Olympic-style competition and Wisbech and Fenland Museum which received a grant of £6,000 to work with local arts organisation, Atelier East, to run a Young Poet Laureate contest to enliven, empower and engage young writers in the Fenland area</p>
<p>The programme is due to run from 2011 to 2015 with two funding rounds a year. The deadline for applications is the 30th March 2012. For more information visit:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=331&amp;parent=35" target="_blank">http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=331&amp;parent=35</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Rolling grants</span></p>
<h3><strong>*NEW* Funding for Coalfields Communities (England, Scotland &amp; Wales) </strong></h3>
<p>The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has announced that its level two grants programme is now closed to further applications. However, grants of up to £5,000 are still available through the Trust&#8217;s Level grants programme. Level 1 funding is available to community and voluntary organisations who can demonstrate that a grant will impact positively on people living in coalfield communities.</p>
<p>The type of activities that can be funded include:</p>
<p>Improvements to a community facility<br />
A training project that teaches people a new skill or enables them to<br />
get a qualification<br />
Setting up a new or supporting an existing social enterprise<br />
An activity that gets people involved in physical activity or addresses<br />
a local health issue<br />
The establishment of a much needed new service or activity in a community<br />
The provision of childcare places for nursery, pre-school, after school<br />
activities and holiday schemes<br />
Activities that promote volunteering and get new people involved as<br />
volunteers.</p>
<p>Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/englandgrantinformation/default.asp">http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/englandgrantinformation/default.asp</a></p>
<p><strong> The Digital Research and Development Fund for Arts and Culture to support arts and cultural organisations across Scotland</strong></p>
<p>The Digital Research and Development Fund for Arts and Culture, Scotland is a partnership between Creative Scotland, Arts &amp; Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and NESTA to support arts and cultural organisations across Scotland who want to work with digital technologies to expand their audience reach and engagement and/or explore new business models.</p>
<p>A key element of the £500,000 Fund is supporting collaborative partnerships between arts and cultural organisations and technology providers; and to provide a body of rich research evidence, data and case studies that inspires and supports the capacity of the wider arts and cultural sector to innovate.</p>
<p>We are now inviting arts and cultural organisations in Scotland to submit projects which test digital propositions around audience reach and engagement and new business models. <strong><a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/digital_rnd_scotland">http://www.nesta.org.uk/digital_rnd_scotland</a></strong></p>
<h3> Paul Hamlyn Foundation &#8211; Arts Programme</h3>
<p>The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) Arts Programme supports the development and dissemination of new ideas to increase people&#8217;s experience, enjoyment and involvement in the arts in the UK. The Programme is open to formally constituted charitable organisations in the UK. Other organisations are eligible to apply providing they operate on a not-for-profit basis.</p>
<p>The PHF operates a two-stage application process. Firstly, applicants must submit an outline application. If the proposal is deemed suitable, a full application will be invited. For more information visit: <a href="www.phf.org.uk">www.phf.org.uk<br />
</a></p>
<h3>Community First Neighbourhood Matched Fund</h3>
<p>£30 Million is now available to fund community projects in some of the most deprived areas of the country. Community First is managed by the community Development Foundation (CDF) and is part of the new programme of community funding brought in to replace Grassroots Grants. The Neighbourhood Matched Fund aims to provide local communities with the means to address their own priorities. The key apsects of the fund are: </p>
<ul>
<li>Communities will set up local panels in each eligible ward, and will decide upon projects for funding in their area;</li>
<li>It is a matched fund programme, which means that every £1 provided in funding must be matched by a similar amount of in-kind donations (this means donations of cash, services, free products or volunteer time);</li>
<li>Funding has been allocated at ward level across every local authority in England. Eligible wards were selected on the basis of high levels of deprivation and significant increases in benefits claimants. The amount of funding for each area is based on the concentration of these characteristics within a ward;</li>
<li>Because funding is targeted to reach the most deprived areas, only certain electoral wards are eligible in each Local Authority.</li>
</ul>
<p>For a full list of eligible wards and allocations,<strong> </strong>download the <a href="http://www.cdf.org.uk/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=99ecaa15-9891-4042-be67-dc0a2b28fe8c&amp;groupId=10128">List of eligible Community First areas and allocations</a> and check the <a href="http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk/VCSLocalfunders.aspx?WCI=htmList" target="_blank">governmentfunding page for your Local Authority</a>.</p>
<p>For full details see the <a href="http://www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/neighbourhood-matched-fund" target="_blank">CDF website</a>, the link is <a href="http://www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/neighbourhood-matched-fund">http://www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/neighbourhood-matched-fund</a></p>
<h3>*UPDATED* Awards for All (England)</h3>
<p>Awards for All, England has announced some important changes to its funding programme.  Awards for All England is a simple small grants scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000 to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need.  To achieve this, Awards for All will fund activities that:</p>
<ul>
<li>Provides people with better access to training and development toimprove their life skills</li>
<li>Build stronger communities with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems</li>
<li>Improve rural and urban environments which communities are better able to access and enjoy</li>
<li>Provides for healthier and more active people and communities.</li>
</ul>
<p>The changes announced means that organisations can now apply for £10,000 every year rather than every two years, and Awards for All will now fund repeat events and activities more than three years apart.   Applications to the programme can be made at any time. For more information click:  <a href="http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/summary.html">http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/summary.html</a></p>
<h3>O2 launches Think Big fund for young people to improve local communities</h3>
<p>O2, the mobile phone and broadband provider, runs a Think Big fund for young people wanting to make a difference. People aged from 13 &#8211; 25, can apply to the fund for support with a project to improve their local community. Successful applicants will get:</p>
<p>- £300 cash for the project<br />
- Training and support<br />
- £30 mobile credit to share around the project group<br />
- A Think Big merchandise pack<br />
- Communications tools<br />
- Support from the team of O2 helpers.</p>
<p>Examples of projects to date include anti-knife campaigns, youth music mixing and production, youth clubs and kayaking with disabled youngsters. Some groups will be invited to take their projects further, and could go on to get:</p>
<p>- Up to £2500 cash for their project (given in stages)<br />
- Free O2 broadband for a year<br />
- £50 phone credit<br />
- Support from O2 helpers<br />
- The chance to win gig tickets and merchandise for the project group<br />
- The opportunity to apply for an O2 apprenticeship.</p>
<p>For more information, see the O2 Think Big website, <a href="http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/How-it-works" target="_blank">http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/How-it-works</a></p>
<h3>Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund Grant</h3>
<p>The Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund Grant is provided and administered by The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust and is available to TSOs in the UK.</p>
<p>The scheme is intended to support projects with the following themes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Support for ethnic minority and refugee groups.</li>
<li>Community-based health and social welfare initiatives (including projects in Israel).</li>
<li>Projects encouraging participation in the arts, particularly by young people, with a preference for traditional art forms.</li>
<li>Small grants for community-based performing arts venues to improve facilities.</li>
</ul>
<p>Applications should be made in writing, must be no longer than two A4 sides and should include:</p>
<ul>
<li>An explanation of the organisation&#8217;s aims and objectives and its most recent annual income and expenditure.</li>
<li>Details of the project requiring funding – why it’s needed, who will benefit and in what way.</li>
<li>A breakdown of costs, any money raised so far, and how the balance will be raised.</li>
</ul>
<p>Contact The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust for <a title="Sainsburys Charitable Fund Grant" href="http://www.sfct.org.uk/applying.html">further information</a>.</p>
<h3>Paul Hamlyn Foundation Education and Learning Programme (UK)</h3>
<p>The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is currently accepting applications under its Education and Learning Open Grants Programme. In particular, the Foundation is looking to fund projects that address the themes of; supplementary education; developing speaking and listening skills for 11-19 year olds; and adding to the learning &#8211; preventing school truancy and exclusion. Eligible organisations that can apply for funding include charities, local authorities individual pre-schools, schools,  out-of-school clubs, supplementary schools, colleges and youth clubs if they demonstrate benefits to the wider community and include partnership  working that will result in increasing access to education and learning  to all communities and age groups. The costs that can be covered by the  Foundation&#8217;s grants include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads such as stationery, rent, rates and utilities.</p>
<p>Recent grants awarded include: Northamptonshire Association of Supplementary Schools received £24,103 over one year for establishing  creative, mutually beneficial and developmental partnerships between  supplementary and mainstream schools, incorporating joint study support  accreditation and training.</p>
<p>There is a two stage application process. First stage applications can  be made at any time. Those that are successful will be invited to make a  second stage application. For more information visit: <a title="paul hamlyn foundation" href="www.phf.org.uk/landing.asp?id=3">www.phf.org.uk/landing.asp?id=3</a></p>
<p><strong>Reaching Communities &#8211; Big Lottery</strong></p>
<p>The Reaching Communities programme has two strands:</p>
<ol>
<li>Reaching Communities – funding from £10,000 to £500,000 for revenue projects and/or smaller capital projects up to £50,000</li>
<li>Reaching Communities buildings – funding of between £100,000 and £500,000 for large capital projects</li>
</ol>
<p>Reaching Communities funds projects that help people and communities most in need. Projects can be new or existing, or be the core work of your organisation.</p>
<p>Every project we fund must:</p>
<ul>
<li>Respond to need &#8211; Need is the term we use to describe a problem or issue, or situation where something needs to change to make things better for a person, or group of people or environment.</li>
<li>Involve the people who will benefit from the project in planning and running the project</li>
<li>Achieve one or more of the following four outcomes:
<ol>
<li>People having better chances in life, with better access to training and development to improve their life skills</li>
<li>Stronger communities, with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems</li>
<li>Improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy</li>
<li>Healthier and more active people and communities.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<p>More information about applying to the fund can be found on the <a title="reaching communities website" href="http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities.htm">lottery website</a>.</p>
<h3>ASDA Foundation</h3>
<p>The ASDA Foundation supports a range of good causes around the UK. It exists primarily to give support to existing projects being run by ASDA colleagues, although applications are open to all registered charities, community groups and individuals in the UK, as long as they have the support and involvement of local ASDA colleagues.</p>
<p>Applications are accepted throughout the year and applications will be assessed at the quarterly trustee meeting. Eligible individuals/organisations must:</p>
<ul>
<li>operate in the UK;</li>
<li>be providing a clear benefit to their local community;</li>
<li>be non-profit making;</li>
<li>have direct support and involvement from one of the ASDA colleagues.</li>
</ul>
<p>To apply visit your local ASDA branch and speak with a member of staff.  For further information visit <a title="asda foundation website" href="http://your.asda.com/asda-foundation">http://your.asda.com/asda-foundation</a>.</p>
<h3>Think Big &#8211; rolling programme</h3>
<p>O2 is offering grants of up to £300 through its Think Big programme. Individual or groups of young people aged 13-25 can apply for funding and other support to run projects in their local communities or tackle a problem in society.</p>
<p>Successful applicants for the £300 grant may then go on to be invited to apply for a further £2,500 plus additional support. See the O2 website for further information: <a title="02 think big programme" href="http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/How-it-works/">http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/How-it-works/</a></p>
<h3>The Co-operative Membership Community Fund</h3>
<p>The Community Fund is the Co-operative Charitable Foundation grant scheme that helps local communities throughout the UK. Since it was started in 1997, thousands of clubs, community groups and self-help organisations have benefited.</p>
<p>Committed members of The Co-operative Group who want to help improve the lives of others, donate part or all of their share of the profits to enable the scheme to work. These members have already raised millions of pounds each year for all kinds of community projects and last year alone gave away £1.2 million in donations.</p>
<p>To be successful, a group must:</p>
<ul>
<li>Carry out positive work in the community</li>
</ul>
<p><em>and </em>a project must:</p>
<ul>
<li>address a community issue</li>
<li>provide a good long-term benefit to the community</li>
<li>support co-operative values and principles</li>
<li>ideally be innovative in its approach.</li>
</ul>
<p>If your community, voluntary or self-help group needs a grant of up between £100 and £2,000, you can apply by visiting <a title="co-op fund" href="www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund">www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund</a></p>
<h3>Lloyds TSB Foundation Announces an Increase in Available Funding (England and Wales)</h3>
<p>The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has announced that due to a higher level of income they have  increased the level of funding for 2010 and will sustain it for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The aim of the Lloyds  TSB Foundation?s Community programme is to provide financial support for work that helps disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community. The Foundation is particularly interested in work that achieves this through; improved social and community involvement; improved life chances; helping people to be heard. The Foundation are particularly keen to support small and medium sized community-based charities where small amounts of money can make a significant difference to local people&#8217;s lives. The types of work funded include; running costs, including salaries to ensure that charities can maintain and develop their core work/services; and funding for projects that build on charities&#8217; core work.</p>
<p>Funding is available for one to three years. For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk">http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk</a></p>
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		<title>Community Radio Ideas Swap, Manchester Feb 13th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philkorbel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Radio Toolkit presents: Plugging The Gap – a funding ideas exchange Did you know that there’s a community radio station that earns thousands a year from its local Pupil Referral Unit, another that gets money from its volunteers and another that got new advertisers in by running a ’99 for £99’ campaign? On the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/plug-the-gap.jpg" rel="lightbox[3667]" title="plug-the-gap"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3841" title="plug-the-gap" src="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/plug-the-gap.jpg" alt="" width="265" height="216" /></a>Community Radio Toolkit presents:</h2>
<h3><strong>Plugging The Gap</strong> – a funding ideas exchange</h3>
<p>Did you know that there’s a community radio station that earns thousands a year from its local Pupil Referral Unit, another that gets money from its volunteers and another that got new advertisers in by running a ’99 for £99’ campaign? <span id="more-3667"></span></p>
<p>On the morning of the Manchester DCMS consultation event (Feb 13<sup>th</sup>) we’re borrowing the same room for a free 90 minute get together to just throw ‘money ideas’ around.  If you are involved in running a community radio station you’re welcome to join us.  You’ll hear from people with bright ideas like those above and have a chance to throw in your own.  The event will run 10.30 to noon, leaving you time to grab lunch in the adjoining café before the DCMS event.</p>
<p>If you cant join us, it wont be quite the same but, we’ll be recording the event to get it published on the Community Radio Toolkit.</p>
<p>Please email me phil[at]<a href="http://radioregen.org/" target="_blank">radioregen.org</a> to get a place and joining instructions.</p>
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		<title>Source FM document community radio&#8217;s benefits</title>
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		<dc:creator>CRT_Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at Radio Regen we were sent an email from Matthew at  Source FM who created a short film on the benefits of community radio and gave us a little more information about Source FM too! We thought we would share this video on our news page as it highlights the good points about the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here at Radio Regen we were sent an email from Matthew at  Source FM who created a short film on the benefits of community radio and gave us a little more information about Source FM too! We thought we would share this video on our news page as it highlights the good points about the sector.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33622310?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601" height="338"></iframe></p>
<div id="description">&#8220;Source FM is a community radio station for Cornwall based in Falmouth and Penryn, which aims to provide a unique social gains media platform for a local Cornish audience by airing as wide a range of music and voices as possible, from the very young to the not so young and everything in between. This film was shot, by Mark Jenkin, inside the Source FM studios during the winter of 2010-11. The camera never leaves the studio and yet what develops is a telling portrait of a community through the presenters on its radio station.&#8221;</div>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33622310">Source FM</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9632133">Matthew Rogers</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Celtic Music Radio to be heard across the UK through DAB transmission</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CRT_Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celtic Music Radio, which normally broadcasts to Glasgow and the surrounding area on 1530kHz, can now be heard on DAB digital radio across large parts of the UK. For the duration of the Celtic Connections festival, we&#8217;ll be on the DAB &#8220;Pop Up Radio&#8221; channel, as well as our usual frequency. Our DAB transmission went [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/celtic-music-radio.jpg" rel="lightbox[3640]" title="celtic music radio"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3641" title="celtic music radio" src="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/celtic-music-radio.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="160" /></a>Celtic Music Radio, which normally broadcasts to Glasgow and the surrounding area on 1530kHz, can now be heard on DAB digital radio across large parts of the UK.</p>
<p>For the duration of the Celtic Connections festival, we&#8217;ll be on the DAB &#8220;Pop Up Radio&#8221; channel, as well as our usual frequency.</p>
<p>Our DAB transmission went &#8220;live&#8221; at 00:00 on Monday, and we&#8217;ll be on DAB for the next 3 weeks. The festival kicks off on Thursday, and we&#8217;ll be broadcasting from our temporary studio in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall every day from 11.00 until 19.00, with live music, impromptu sessions, interviews, and all the action from the Danny Kyle Open Stage. After that, it&#8217;s back to our usual studio, and maybe out and about to other festival venues.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Pop Up&#8221; DAB channel can be heard in areas where the mux is provided by Arqiva &#8211; about a third of the UK. This includes Ayrshire, Berkshire &amp; North Hants, Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Coventry and Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Essex, Herts., Bedfordshire &amp; Buckinghamshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Norwich, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Peterborough, Plymouth, South East Devon, Cardiff &amp; South East Wales, South Hampshire, Sussex Coast, Swindon, West Wiltshire and Wolverhampton &amp; Shropshire.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been quite an eventful day for us at Celtic Music Radio &#8211; as well as the DAB service, we got notification that our license has been extended until 2018.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also our birthday! We&#8217;ve been on the air &#8220;full time&#8221; for exactly 4 years, launching at 15.30 on 16 Jan 2008, following several RSLs. If any of our community radio colleagues are in the Glasgow area over the next few weeks, you&#8217;re very welcome to drop by our temporary base in the concert hall.</p>
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		<title>Northumberland launch new community radio station</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CRT_Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ssssh! Northumberland&#8217;s best kept secret is out! A new community radio station has launched onto the airways, without any fuss, fanfares or celebrity endorsements. Radio Northumberland is currently providing an internet based service broadcasting music, community information and talk based programming. As the station grows, an application will be made to Ofcom for a temporary [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ssssh! Northumberland&#8217;s best kept secret is out! A new community radio station has launched onto the airways, without any fuss, fanfares or celebrity endorsements. Radio Northumberland is currently providing an internet based service broadcasting music, community information and talk based programming. As the station grows, an application will be made to Ofcom for a temporary RSL licence which will enable it to broadcast on an FM radio frequency to the people of Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth, Cramlington and Morpeth. Members of the Northumberland radio station have quietly spent the last six months planning programming; community involvement and scheduling with a view to heavily involve local people in their plans. Station Controller, Stewart Allen from Bedlington, who as a veteran of more than 25 years at Radio Tyneside brings a wealth of knowledge with him, is excited about the possibilities open to Radio Northumberland.</p>
<p>The station has already forged links with a number of schools and community organisations in South East Northumberland as well as securing,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8216;As it happens&#8217; local news reporting for the hourly news&#8221;, he said. &#8220;There has been a tremendous amount of work undertaken in the background by our volunteers and I am delighted to at last be able to tell everyone about our plans.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The station will broadcast a variety of music styles and genres with shows by experienced presenters and interviewers as well as running shows presented by schools, scout groups and other community organisations. Northumberland&#8217;s best kept secret can be heard online at <a href="http://www.radionorthumberland.com/">http://www.radionorthumberland.com/</a>. For media information contact Keith Newman at Highlights PR 07814 397951</p>
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		<title>Community Station in Breach &#8211; of Privacy Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philkorbel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A ‘must read’ for any station manager, says Phil Korbel In the heat of a live debate, what sounds like a throw-away comment by a guest has landed an Essex community station in trouble with Ofcom.  Their latest Broadcast Bulletin, although allegations of unfair treatment were dismissed, states that the Chief Fire Officer of Essex [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A ‘must read’ for any station manager, says Phil Korbel</strong></p>
<p>In the heat of a live debate, what sounds like a throw-away comment by a guest has landed an Essex community station in trouble with Ofcom.  Their latest Broadcast Bulletin, although allegations of unfair treatment were dismissed, states that the Chief Fire Officer of Essex had his right to privacy infringed when a guest mentioned his matrimonial circumstances.  The station, Phoenix FM, wanted to use a ‘public interest’ defence for the comment but Ofcom said that the complainant’s personal circumstances did not come under that umbrella.</p>
<p>Points of interest:</p>
<ul>
<li>the guest made the statement in a live show</li>
<li>the station attempted a defence rather than an apology</li>
<li>the absence of the complainant from the debate was not seen as an issue by Ofcom as the presenter made it clear that he would attempt to provide balance</li>
<li>‘controversial’ statements by the presenter were allowed in the context of the whole programme as being clearly his opinion and did not detract from the ‘fair treatment’ that was acknowledged by Ofcom.</li>
<li>there is also an amusing (IMHO) reference to a Jilted John song</li>
</ul>
<p>Please don’t relay on my commentary, read the full judgement here –</p>
<p><a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/enforcement/broadcast-bulletins/obb197/obb197.pdf">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/enforcement/broadcast-bulletins/obb197/obb197.pdf</a></p>
<p>It’s on page 16.  All comment welcome.</p>
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		<title>2012 Sony Radio Academy Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Radio Academy has today marked the launch of the 2012 Sony Radio Academy Awards with a new website &#8211; www.radioacademyawards.org &#8211; giving full details of the Award Categories and the terms and conditions of entry. 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the Sony Radio Academy Awards – the most prestigious awards in the radio [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3295" title="sonyawards2012" src="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sonyawards2012.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="77" />The Radio Academy has today marked the launch of the 2012 Sony Radio Academy Awards with a new website &#8211; <a href="www.radioacademyawards.org">www.radioacademyawards.org</a> &#8211; giving full details of the Award Categories and the terms and conditions of entry.</p>
<p>2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the Sony Radio Academy Awards – the most prestigious awards in the radio industry’s calendar and the only event that brings the entire sector together to celebrate outstanding content and creativity – nationally, regionally and locally.</p>
<p>This year, there are 34 Award Categories, each identifying a specific aspect of radio production and presentation and providing an opportunity for programmes, production teams, individuals and stations to be recognised.</p>
<p>John Myers, CEO of the The Radio Academy and Chairman of the Sony Radio Academy Awards Committee said: “I am delighted to launch the 2012 Awards and look forward to seeing who will walk away with the most prestigious awards in the industry. Everyone wants to win a Sony.”</p>
<p>The deadline for entries is Wednesday 8th February 2012 and the Nominations will be announced early in April.<br />
The Awards Ceremony will take place on Monday 14th May at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London where the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be revealed.</p>
<p><strong>Note to entrants</strong>: Submissions into either of the Breakfast Show of the Year categories and all of the Station of the Year categories will be required to submit output from either Thursday 24th November, Friday 25th November OR Monday 28th November 2011.</p>
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		<title>Stations comment on tough economic climate of community radio sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CRT_Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drawing on the recent Guardian article (quoted below) the Community Radio Toolkit has spoken to local community stations for their thoughts on the difficulties of the economic climate. &#8220;Tough economic climate hits community radio as average income falls 19%. The tough economic climate is taking its toll on community radio, with nearly half the stations [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/imagesCA24HR1A.jpg" rel="lightbox[3255]" title="imagesCA24HR1A"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3261" title="imagesCA24HR1A" src="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/imagesCA24HR1A.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>Drawing on the recent Guardian article (quoted below) the Community Radio Toolkit has spoken to local community stations for their thoughts on the difficulties of the economic climate.</p>
<p>&#8220;Tough economic climate hits community radio as average income falls 19%. The tough economic climate is taking its toll on community radio, with nearly half the stations who returned financial results to Ofcom reporting a deficit.</p>
<p>&#8220;Community radio has been flagged up by both the government and the radio industry as a central part of the medium&#8217;s future, filling the void left by commercial operators who have dumped local stations for national brands. However, the average income of community radio stations in the 12 months to the end of March 2011 fell 19% on the previous year to £63,000. Average expenditure was also down, but did not fall as fast as income. Some 71 stations – 44% that returned financial data to Ofcom – lost money in 2010/11. Of those, more than half – 39 – reported a deficit in excess of £10,000, with one station losing £90,000, according to Ofcom&#8217;s annual report on the sector.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Despite the financial difficulties being encountered by many community stations Ofcom said it would no longer publish an annual report on the sector because it was now &#8220;relatively mature&#8221;"</p>
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<p>&#8220;&#8221;Not surprisingly the most common difficulty cited by community radio stations has been the lack of available funding,&#8221; the regulator added. Ofcom said there was an &#8220;atmosphere of uncertainty&#8221; at some stations which felt &#8220;stifled by small budgets&#8221; and without the financial muscle to employ staff.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Delays in funding have put pressure on a number of services and for some stations the reliance on a single source of funding, for example grants from public sector organisations, can increase this pressure even more.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;For many community operators the &#8220;day to day running of the station is down to a huge level of voluntary effort from, in some cases, a small group of people&#8221;" (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/28/community-radio-stations-deficit">article source Guardian</a>).</p>
<p>The Community Radio Toolkit caught up with Jason Cooke, who works at ALL FM, (the community radio station for areas in Manchester such as Ardwick, Levenshulme and Longsight), he said,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It would be unfair for us to say that the council have neglected us but to be honest funding for community radio – and the third sector in general – has never been especially stable.  If the council had to choose between funding an old peoples&#8217; home or a community radio station I think it is obvious which of the two they are likely to pick.</p>
<p>Manchester City Council have always been brilliant at supporting community radio.  In addition to benefitting from money through various community projects such as the Working Neighborhood Fund and the Generations Together project MCC have always tried to utilize the inexpensive advertising that community radio offers.  We are also receiving money for hosting pre-entry ESOL classes which help with the integration and understanding of different ethnic communities in our area, all of which helps us to meet our core commitment to social equality” (Cooke, phone interview, 29/11/11).</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Ofcom&#8217;s latest community radio annual report – the fourth – was published last week. The report revealed a small number of community radio stations earned &#8220;significantly more&#8221; than the majority. Income of the top four biggest earners – each earning more than £250,000 – was equivalent to the smallest 74 stations. When they were removed, the average station&#8217;s income sank to £54,500. Average expenditure in 2010/11 was £64,500, down 13% on the previous year.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;A growing number of stations felt that managing to stay on air, despite the strained economy and the difficulty in attracting funding and advertising, was an achievement in itself,&#8221; said the report. &#8220;Radio Teesdale said it has had to operate on a much smaller scale, financially, than it had envisaged when its key commitments were drawn up. Careful management and support from the local community has allowed the station to remain financially viable and still deliver against its key commitments.&#8221;" (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/28/community-radio-stations-deficit">Guardian</a>)</p></blockquote>
<p>The Community Radio Toolkit also spoke to Dave McGealy, station manager at Oldham Community Radio, 99.7 FM, and he believes that his station has never been financially stable;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;At Oldham station we have always struggled and have always had to rely on volunteers, certainly not by choice. For the four and a half years I have been there we always thought we would get over it but we never have &#8221; (McGealy, phone interview, 29.11.11)</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;The regulator said community radio was now available to nearly 10.5 million adults – 12.5 million in total – or close to 17% of the population. Public sources of funding accounted for a quarter of the sector&#8217;s total income. But the value of the Community Radio Fund, distributed by Ofcom on behalf of the government, has fallen in recent years, to £321,500 in 2009/10. Ofcom has licensed 231 stations to date, of which 196 are broadcasting. A further 23 have either decided not to launch or have returned their licence due to funding problems. The remainder are preparing to launch. The Ofcom report concluded:&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p> &#8221;Given that the community radio sector is now relatively mature, Ofcom does not intend to publish an annual report of this type for 2011/12. However, all relevant stations will still be required to submit an annual report as part of their demonstration of compliance with licence and other statutory requirements.&#8221;" (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/28/community-radio-stations-deficit">Guardian</a>)</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Ofcom&#8217;s Annual Report on the Sector: 2010/2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CRT_Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ofcom has published its Community Radio Annual Report. Each station that has been broadcasting for more than a year is required to complete an annual report. The reports, which cover the period of April 2010 to March 2011, detail how each station has performed against its key commitments and identifies its sources of income and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/images1.jpg" rel="lightbox[3257]" title="images"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3259" title="images" src="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/images1.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="107" /></a>Ofcom has published its <a title="Community Radio Annual Report" href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community/annual-reports/10-11/?utm_source=updates&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=cr-ar-10-11" target="_blank">Community Radio Annual Report.</a> Each station that has been broadcasting for more than a year is required to complete an annual report. The reports, which cover the period of April 2010 to March 2011, detail how each station has performed against its key commitments and identifies its sources of income and expenditure.  These are used by Ofcom to compile its annual report on the sector.</p>
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		<title>CMFE 2011 Conference: follow the event online</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1st CMFE Conference and General Assembly will take place in Nicosia from today and until 19 November, marking the first major event organized directly by CMFE with the the support of the &#8216;Europe for Citizens&#8217; programme, co-organised and hosted by the Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC), with the organizational support of the World Association [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cypruscommunitymedia.org/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3151" title="ccmc" src="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ccmc.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="276" /></a>The 1st CMFE Conference and General Assembly will take place in Nicosia from today and until 19 November, marking the first major event organized directly by CMFE with the the support of the &#8216;Europe for Citizens&#8217; programme, co-organised and hosted by the Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC), with the organizational support of the World Association of Community Radio broadcasters (AMARC) and International Media Support (IMS) for the Community Media and the Arab Spring panel.</p>
<p>The event is now glad to welcome new supporters for the initiative: apart from  European Union under the &#8216;Europe for Citizens Programme 2011&#8242;, European Commission Representation in Cyprus and the United Nations Development Programme, Action for Cooperation and Trust in Cyprus (UNDP-ACT), we have the pleasure to add the Goethe Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus, the World Association of Community Radio broadcasters (AMARC) and International Media Support (IMS) who will respectively provide another venue for the conference in the Buffer zone and financial support for the Community Media and the Arab Spring panel.<span id="more-3150"></span></p>
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<p>It has been a year of tremendous growth for CMFE, that now counts a total of <strong>90</strong> members from <strong>23</strong> European countries: <strong>39</strong> Individual Members and <strong>51</strong> Organizational Members, of which <strong>25</strong> are (National) Federations. Among its affiliate members it counts also individuals and organisations from Africa, Asia and North America.</p>
<p>The Nicosia conference will be one of the key community media events of this year in Europe, expected to bring together over <strong>100</strong> conference participants from all over Europe and include members from North America and a special plenary on Community Media and Arab Spring, organized by World Association of Community Radio broadcasters (AMARC) in collaboration with CMFE, and support of IMS and the Europe for Citizens Programme (EACEA) that will bring together key activists from the Middle East and North Africa.</p>
<p>Five plenary session will include <strong>24</strong> contributions, where parallel sessions and workshops are expected to deliver a further <strong>43</strong> contributions. Representatives from the media regulatory authorities from Albania, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and United Kingdom will be participating to the conference, as well as key representatives from civil society in Cyprus, UNDP, UNAMA, AMARC Europe and AMARC International.</p>
<p>In this occasion CMFE will be convening its 2011 ordinary General Assembly on <strong>17 November 2011 at 10.00am</strong> at the Home for Cooperation Conference Room, Home for Cooperation, located at the Ledra Palace Grounds in the UN Buffer Zone of Nicosia, Cyprus.</p>
<p><strong>Updated documents</strong></p>
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<li>Abstracts book (pdf, 920 kb) &lt;<a href="http://www.cmfe.eu/images/events/2011/cmfe-conference/abstracts-16_nov_2011.pdf">http://www.cmfe.eu/images/events/2011/cmfe-conference/abstracts-16_nov_2011.pdf</a>&gt;</li>
<li>Conference Programme (pdf, 320 kb) &lt;<a href="http://www.cmfe.eu/images/events/2011/cmfe-conference/programme-16_nov_2011.pdf">http://www.cmfe.eu/images/events/2011/cmfe-conference/programme-16_nov_2011.pdf</a>&gt;</li>
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<p><strong>Live from the conference: </strong> For those not able to attend the conference, we are glad to inform that the plenary sessions will be streamed live.   Live streaming of plenary sessions &lt;<a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cmfe">http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cmfe</a>&gt;</p>
<p><strong>Conference blog</strong> &lt;<a href="http://cypruscommunitymediacentre.wordpress.com/">http://cypruscommunitymediacentre.wordpress.com/</a>&gt;</p>
<p><strong>Live conference updates</strong> &lt;<a href="http://cmfe2011.posterous.com/">http://cmfe2011.posterous.com/</a>&gt;</p>
<p>It will be also possible to comment on <strong>Facebook</strong> &lt;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/cmfe.eu">http://www.facebook.com/cmfe.eu</a>&gt; and <strong>Twitter</strong> &lt;<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/cmfe_eu">http://twitter.com/#%21/cmfe_eu</a>&gt;, where live updates will be posted.</p>
<p>Looking forward to hear from you, especially if you were not able to come this year.</p>
<p>Best Regards,</p>
<p><em>Salvatore Scifo</em><br />
on behalf of the 2011 CMFE Conference Committee</p>
<p>Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE):  E:<a href="mailto:info@cmfe.eu">info@cmfe.eu</a>    W:<a href="http://www.cmfe.eu">http://www.cmfe.eu</a></p>
<p>CMFE is a network of policy experts, organizations and federations, which aim to support the role of Community Media in Europe. Registered in Belgium as an International NGO, business n.0822992342</p>
<p>Supported by the EU under the &#8216;Europe for Citizens Programma 2011&#8242;</p>
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