Messenger Editorial

The last of the New Deal money This month the Messenger reports on the response to New Deal’s decisions not to renew funding for some projects, see Anger and disappointment at New Deal.

Many of the community projects effected by this require only small amounts of money to achieve great things. This is because they have the help and support of volunteers and involvement from residents. In many cases these projects are attracting money from other sources as well as New Deal.

Well-established community projects are now at risk of collapse – after expanding their activities thanks to New Deal funding. The sudden and unexpected removal of funding will leave them seriously under-resourced and having to cut back in all areas of work.

The Messenger hopes New Deal will listen to the concerns of residents and rethink some of their decisions.

Recycled Messenger

Last issue we printed the Messenger on recycled paper – did you notice? What did you think? If you think it was a good idea, let us know and we will try to get funding to continue its use.

Messenger info

The Burngreave Messenger is a community newspaper, funded by New Deal, with editorial independence.We aim to increase and encourage communication in Burngreave. Each edition is put together by an editorial team who write articles not otherwise credited.

This month’s team:

Kate Atkinson, Claire Berry, Annie Blindell, Clare Burnell, Ian Clifford, Naheem Hanif, Saleema Imam, Jamie Marriott, Brent Moya,Tom Sadler, Rob Smith, Gaby Spinks, Lisa Swift, Paul Taylor, Reuben Vincent and Nikky Wilson.

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