DRAWING BOARD PRODUCTIONS CIC SECURES FUNDING TO BOOST ELECTRICAL SAFETY AWARENESS IN GREATER MANCHESTER

Drawing Board Productions Community Interest Company, the Stockport-based, profit for purpose organisation behind the Post Newspapers, has won significant funding to deliver a project which will help to increase awareness of electrical safety across Greater Manchester.

The grant award will be used to publish a special Electrical Safety supplement within the five Post Newspapers published by the organisation covering Stockport, Manchester, Trafford, Salford and Cheshire East. 

The Electrical Safety Fund is an annual grant scheme run by the charity Electrical Safety First. The Fund provides £1m to support community projects across the UK that aim to reduce domestic electrical risks. 

Around half of all domestic fires in the UK are caused by electricity, with most of those arising from electrical products. 

Lesley Rudd, chief executive at Electrical Safety First, says: “We are delighted to award this grant to Drawing Board Productions Community Interest Company. Our Electrical Safety Fund is designed to empower groups to help keep local people in their communities safe. Our website provides free advice for everyone to avoid fatal electrical fires and shocks in their home – visit: electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk.” 

Keep a look out on the Post Newspapers website in March to read this special edition supplement: www.communitynewsgm.co.uk