Media projects hit in NWDA cuts
Media projects are on a list of more than 100 projects that will lose out on NWDA funding after £52m was cut from the regional development agency's overall budget by the government.
The NWDA today issued a breakdown of the project cuts and announced that all un-committed projects will not receive funding from the agency in 2010/11.
It will also make no new financial commitments in 2011/12 and operational funding for many partner organisations will end next year.
North West Vision and Media has been granted operational funding until March 2012. But other media projects, including the MakeMedia centre and MediaCityUK Public Sector Partners Programme have not been so lucky.
Steve Broomhead (pictured), the NWDA's chief executive, said: “We are facing a challenging situation as we have to save £52 million from this year’s NWDA budget. We have made a start by cutting non-contracted projects and reducing our own administration budget but we now need to re-examine all existing projects and programmes to identify where further savings can be made. We are now involved in very careful and sensitive discussions with our partners about this.
"I recognise that this is a very difficult time for both our partners and our staff across the region and I sincerely hope that many of these projects and partners will be able to find alternative sources of funding and will continue to support the growth of the Northwest economy for the years to come.”
The following breakdown outlines the projects and agencies that will be affected by the funding cuts.
Earlier this month The Drum revealed the huge cuts facing media and marketing projects in Yorkshire.
Below are the agencies that will lose financial backing from the NWDA at the end of the financial year.
Sub Regional Partnerships (Includes core funding, inward investment and Climate Change Action Plan funding):
Cumbria County Council / Cumbria Vision
Commission for New Economy (includes GM Environment Commission Low Carbon Economic Area but excludes inward investment, done through MIDAS)
Lancashire Economic Partnership
Cheshire and Warrington Economic Alliance
The Mersey Partnership (includes Mersey Waterfront project management but excludes Inward Investment funding**)
** The Mersey Partnership Inward Investment funding continues until March 2012
Urban Regeneration & Economic Development Companies:
Liverpool Vision
Central Salford
New East Manchester
Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre EDC
Westlakes Renaissance (via Cumbria County Council)
Regenerate Pennine Lancashire
Cluster Organisations*:
Northwest Automotive Alliance
North West Aerospace Alliance
Northwest Textiles Network (NW Texnet)
BioNow
Chemicals Northwest
Pro Manchester
Envirolink Northwest
Food Northwest
Call Northwest
*Vision+Media and Mersey Maritime have operational funding until March 2012
Other Support Organisations:
Preston City Council - Preston Vision
Burnley Borough Council - Burnley Vision
Liverpool City Council - City Centre Movement Strategy
South Ribble Borough Council - Leyland Vision
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council - The Southport Partnership
Manchester Knowledge Capital
Salford City Council - MediaCityUK Public Sector Partners Programme
Cheshire West and Chester Council - Chester Renaissance
Cheshire West & Chester Council - Northwich Regeneration
Domestic Energy Alliance - Climate Change Action Plan
Business in the Community - Climate Change Action Plan
Energy Saving Trust - Climate Change Action Plan
Natural England - Climate Change Action Plan
Tidy Britain Group - Climate Change Action Plan
Development Education Project (Manchester) - Climate Change Action Plan
MIDAS
This is the list of North West projects/concepts that have approached NWDA for possible funding but will not receive anything.
Media Sector Development Plan - Audio Visual Skills 2001/12
Manchester Metropolitan University - Birley Fields Education & Health Campus
All Souls Church Restoration, Bolton
Preston Guild 2012
English Half Marathon
World Series Netball
Manchester International Festival
Midpoint 18 Employment Site Development, Middlewich
Parklands Plot 5B, Middlebrook,Bolton
Talbot Gateway, Blackpool
Burnley Bridge Business Park
The Corridor Manchester Public Realm
The Dispensary, New Islington, Manchester
The Manchester Sq, Waterloo and St Chads Headlands, Blackpool
Kingston House, Liverpool - Planning Fees
Leyland Trucks Training Programme
Chester Zoo Natural Vision
Crewe Rail Gateway - Main Project
Ancoats Estate Management Company
Crewe Green/Basford Link Road - Main Project
Preston Vision: Winckley Square Public Realm
Whitefield Economic Development Programme
CBC Aintree
Getrag Training Project, Halewood
MakeMedia Centre
Manchester Ship Canal Aeration (Salford Quays)
Trafford Park Masterplan
Parsonage Colliery Phase 1
Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester - Enabling Works
Next Generation Access Broadband Manchester
Citadel - Court Square,Carlise
Roman Maryport
Lancaster Science Park
Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, Liverpool
Liverpool Science Park Innovation Centre 3
National Football Museum , URBIS
Blackburn TC Knowledge Zone - Cathedral Quarter
Sportscity Major Destination Site
West Float Land Remediation - Wirral
Trafford Wharf land remediation
Preston Vision: Flag Market Public Realm
Riverside Park 2b - Wirral
The Liverpool Institute of Vaccine Research (LIVR)
Regional Aero Park - Samlesbury - Phase II
BAE Submarine Solutions Training Programme
Blackpool - Central Corridor Phase III
Horwich Loco Works (remediation)
Church Wharf, Bolton
Manchester - Burnley - Accrington direct rail link
Carlisle Historic Core Public Realm
Process Innogateway 2
Town Wharf, Middlewich
Crewe Vision Partnership contribution to costs
Frodsham Gateway
Faithful Enterprise
Cibitas - Chester review
Lake District National Park Authority - Employment Sites Programme
Lake District Electric Vehicle demonstration
Environmental Technologies Business Park
Solid State Lighting Demonstration
St Annes public realm - Open Golf 2012
Gen-Probe UK Consolidation at Wythenshawe
Aviation Power Up
Climate Change Action Plan Northwest Climate Fund Phase 2
Jaguar Land Rover Training Project
Leyland Trucks Hybrid Demonstration
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Arts Project
Manchester is my Planet Phase 3
Incubation National Nuclear Lab
NW Autonomous Systems Programme - Innovation
Centre of Excellence for low carbon vehicles technologies
Mersey Tidal Test Centre
Preston Vision: Innovation Trail
Royal Institute for British Architects Second National HQ
Rossendale Vocational Training Centre
Rawtenstall Town Centre Public Realm
Haslingden Public Realm
Skelmersdale College Campus Renewal
Co-op Office Development Skemersdale
Stobart Air
Thomas Storey Stockport
Stalybridge West
Trinity Mirror Transformation Project
Wirral HE Campus
University of Chester - County Hall refurbishment
Chester University Food Research & Development
Cumbria Higher Learning
Sands Centre, Carlisle
Centre for Genomics Research
NW Clinical Fellowships Industry Programme
Strategic Affordable Manufacturing in the UK Leading Environmental Technology
Smart Grid Centre of Excellence
Nuclear Fuel Applied Research Centre
Warrington Bank Quay Station Business Lounge & Subway
Nuclear Low Carbon Economic Area
Wigan On Side Centre, Mesnes Park
Turnpike Centre, Leigh
Fleetwood Fish Park
Centre for Exploitation of Energy Research
City Centre North - the Co-operative Quarter
NW Autonomous Systems Programme - Regional Sectors Project