Lib Dems Back Local Charity

7.27.23pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 26th Oct 2007

Lib Dems on Cambridgeshire County Council are calling for the grant to charity for the blind Camread to be reinstated.

Camread will be presenting a petition to the County Council on Tuesday at 9.45am outside Shire Hall. There will be opportunities for photographs and interviews.

The charity did not receive their annual grant of £10,000 from the County Council this year. Despite telling the charity that they no longer meet the funding eligibility criteria, the Council has continued to refer visually impaired people to Camread to use their services.

Lib Dem County Councillor Judy Broadway commented:

"Camread offers a vital service for people with visual impairments, allowing them to keep up with the local news and follow personal correspondence. The County Council has continued to refer residents to Camread even though they have removed their funding. To take away most of a charity's annual funding with no notice at all is totally unacceptable.

"Without this grant there's a strong possibility that Camread will not survive. I want the Cabinet to listen to the charity's concerns, restore their funding and allow Camread to continue to help visually impaired people in Cambridgeshire for many years to come."