Last week the Council announced that, for the third year in a row, it will be protecting the amount of money it gives in grants to voluntary sector organisations. And that’s despite the dramatic reductions in the Council’s own budget which has been cut by some £50 million since 2010.
Frankly it’s not been all that easy to protect cash for voluntary organisations again this year. In fact to make it possible, sacrifices have had to be made elsewhere and for that reason I thought I should spend a little time explaining why for us the voluntary sector is a priority. Continue reading
Nick notes 