WE NEED MORE SUPPORT

THE future of your FREE All Together NOW! charity newspaper is in jeopardy. For 18 years, we have battled against what seemed insurmountable odds to continue providing this free news and information service for people affected by ill health and disability.

Over the past decade or two, falling circulations and severe drops in advertising revenue has led to the closure of many big regional newspapers.

And yet All Together NOW! , a minnow by comparison, has managed to stay afloat – just.

How we’ve done that is down to the terrific support from funders who fully recognise the importance of our unique, multi award-winning newspaper.

They know that without All Together NOW! tens of thousands of vulnerable people, many whom are also disadvantaged financially and digitally excluded, would have no other way of getting to know the kind of help and services available to them.

Over the years, the newspaper has become a trusted friend to the lonely and isolated, a genuine lifeline to many, and a source of positivity and inspiration to all.

As one of the UK’s leading disability campaigners, the late Sir Bert Massie, said: “All Together NOW! is more than a newspaper: It is the key to independence.”

Our main partners, the Steve Morgan Foundation and United Utilities, have been our rock, providing us with a regular source of income. But we need more organisations to team up with us.

Rest assured, we are not going down without a fight. But, without more financial support, we are up against it.

If you are connected with an organisation that has diversity, equity and inclusion high on the agenda, and who might want to help keep this lifeline alive, I’d be delighted to hear from you.

Meanwhile, our thanks to everyone taking part in our joint fundraising seaside walk / wheelchair push with Wirral Mencap (Tel. 0151 666 1829) on Saturday September 9. TOM DOWLING,

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