Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Media coverage update on cuts to services

Our campaign of voicing our frustration at the local authority cuts targeted at group members has been picked up by the media. The Guardian newspaper has made reference to our situation in an online blog about cuts right across the country. It seems their material came not from the letter we sent them but from placing our "cut" on the Voluntary Sector Cuts website. But it is worth reading the Guardian Blog by Patrick Butler to see how the smallest reduction in local authority support impacts on people's lives. So far the cuts voluntarily posted on the site by those organisations that have taken a hit totals £58million, but the eventual figure could be £3-5billion.

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Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Arts Together is an award winning charity which brings professional artists and older people together for weekly creative workshops. For over 10 years we have been helping to improve the quality of life for isolated older people through the provision of a range of participatory arts projects, creative activities and cultural events.