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Reaching vulnerable people through you - London TV Goes Digital
Small Grants
Are you able to spread the message about London TV going Digital in April 2012?
Well if you can, then you could also be eligible to apply for a small grant of around £250 to help you tell your members and spread the word.
Why we need your help
London is the last TV region to switch from an analogue TV signal to a digital TV signal. This type of information can be confusing to some people, others might think it is too complicated and some might just ignore the London wide media campaign that has already started.
Research from the other TV regions that have already switched from analogue to digital has shown that some people do not respond to television, radio or poster campaigns but they do listen to trusted community voices like yours... and that's where you come in.
If you work with:
• Older people
• People that are socially isolated
• People who have English as their second language
• People living with mental ill health or a learning disability
• People who are deaf, blind, partially sighted or have problems with their mobility
• Or people who you think just might need a bit of support then these are the people we want to reach though you.
If you have any events coming up in the next 3 -4 months and can spare one hour of that event to tell you member about London going digital then that means people won't wake up one day in April and not have TV ... and for some people TV plays an important part of their lives. Alternatively, if you run an advice service and can spend 10/15 minutes during the session telling people about what they should do you can still be eligible for the grant.
How to Apply for the Grant
To be eligible to apply for the grant you should attend one of the information session taking places in your borough. The information session will provide you with all the information you need to know and explains how you can get your own leaflets and resources to give to your members, what the grant can be used for and how to apply.
Please contact the relevant DigitalSwitchover Project Officers:
Katarzyna Zagrodniczek:
T: 075 2297 2302
E: kasia@elcvsnetwork.org.uk
Barnet, City, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest
Mike Phillips:
T: 075 2193 1513
E: mike@elcvsnetwork.org.uk
Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge
Shabnam Khan:
T: 078 4035 3551
E: shabnam@elcvsnetwork.org.uk
Posted by ELN at December 2, 2011 10:47 AM