All Together NOW! editor Tom Dowling with Loraine Kelly and Steve Cooper
BARCLAYS heaped top praise for the All Together NOW! charity newspaper at a glittering award ceremony at London’s Savoy Hotel.
The North West’s best-read health and disability paper was among the ten national finalists at the Barclays Trading Places Awards, which recognise businesses that are succeeding against the odds – and which have great potential for growth.
Steve Cooper, chair of the judging panel and Managing Director, Barclays Business, said at the awards ceremony, held at The Savoy, London:
“The calibre of this year’s entries was exceptional but the judges unanimously agreed that All Together NOW! shone out as an outstanding business that has thrived despite what seemed like impossible odds.
“All of us congratulate the All Together NOW! team and hope the paper’s story will inspire others.”
Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise, added: “The Government is committed to helping make the next decade the most enterprising in history.
“The Trading Places finalists are an inspiration to everyone and embody the best of the UK’s entrepreneurial spirit.”
The All Together NOW! charity was set up in 2004 to resurrect the former I Can Do That! disability focused newspaper, published Trinity Mirror, which was closed for commercial reasons.
Since then the charity has gone from strength to strength, increasing its readership to 240,000, and attracting sponsorships and advertising from some of the North West’s leading organisations including Liverpool Primary Care Trust, Merseytravel, NHS North West, Park Group, Sellafield UK, United Uilities, and the Morgan Foundation.
The goal now is to double the circulation from 60,000 copies to 120,000 – and have HALF A MILLION readers by Christmas!
But to do that we need to find a few more sponsors/advertisers.
If you can help in any way, I’d be delighted to hear from you!
Thanks again for all the fantastic feedback and encouraging messages. It’s all very much appreciated.
Tom Dowling, editor / coordinator
