Paul Oldham wrote: > On 22/01/07 17:00 John Taylor wrote: > >> >> She said that we can donate to the Friends of the Country Park. >> Is this correct ? >> They don't mention this on their website (that I could find). >> If we can donate this way shouldn't we be advertising this ? >> > > Because it's not really correct. The Friends do collect donations > towards the Park, but not for day to day running costs, which is where > the 75K shortfall lies. The Friends use their pot of money for capital > schemes which the Park wouldn't otherwise do, like the millennium clock > or the sensory garden. > More half truths from the politicians :-/ > However the whole issue of giving a channel for people who want to help > financially is something which we're giving a lot of thought to at the > moment and we hope to have something to say early next week. Can you > hold on to your cash until then? I think I can manage another couple of days ;-) JohnT