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Tendring: A way to help cash-strapped charities

3:53pm Wednesday 30th January 2008

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A CALL has been made for Tendring Council to employ an officer to help charities get funding.

The district's voluntary sector is in a continuing cash crisis.

Voluntary sector bosses say there is money available from the lottery and other organisations but complex application processes mean charities often miss out.

Councillor Stephen Mayzes has called for Tendring Council to employ an officer to help bring in cash.

He claims a £30,000-a-year post would be more sustainable than giving the voluntary sector one-off grants.

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Clacton Resident, Clacton says...
4:19pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Actually I think TDC already employ more than enough out-reach, in-reach, above-reach and below-reach type officers and we certainly do not need to keep increasing the payroll, especially when it is possible to sit at home and still get paid for 1 year or two !.

The council itself must already employ staff who handle the applications that TDC make for various grants so how about using existing resources in a more efficient manner rather than always calling out for yet greater burdens on the payroll and therefore the rate payer.

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john burls, harwich says...
5:11pm Wed 30 Jan 08

What a ridiculous suggestion, yet another burden on the rate payers. Why can't the charities chase their own funding?

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Nikadi, Clacton says...
9:54pm Wed 30 Jan 08

Oh jesus, will this boy ever grow up? Move out of Mummy's house, become a taxpayer and THEN get the nerve to start complaining. Once again this is in line with what he wants for himself. He want's his little youth council (made up of just him and his brother by the looks! Never see the rest of them!) to get more funds and suggesting this now, before the YC gains charity status makes him look better. Shut your trap. Please. I thought the laptop and airshow incidents were embarrassing enough?

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Clactons resident, Residential Clacton says...
1:20pm Thu 31 Jan 08

GO NIKADI..
say what you mean girl.
If anyone who ever wants to be a wannabe, wants to get repected in his / her endevers to get up the ladder of success, the object is to do worthwile achivements in the pursuit of gaining acceptance of the communities trust...

If this lad ever let go of his mums apron strings, he would need such a big ladder to climb, Jacks beanstalk would not have "bean" big enough..
So like the fairy story lifestyle, sit, read, learn, but grow up........

research..research..
research...

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Nikadi, Clacton says...
2:39pm Thu 31 Jan 08

... =D

Feels so much better to have that off my chest!

Do you think their Mum has a secret hidden agenda and is using the boys to do her bidding? Because they're certainly not smart enough to work anything out for themselves...

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