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Becoming a supporter member of Post Newspapers helps Post Newspapers to stay independent and to continue in print.

Support The Post

100% Independent
No council or corporate owners.
We answer only to you.

Profit-for-purpose Social Enterprise
Every penny we receive is reinvested into local community news.

Fighting Digital Exclusion
News shouldn’t require an internet connection.

Your spare change makes a big difference.

Our mission is to ensure residents of towns across the North West have access to locally focused, positive news and essential information. Post Newspapers achieves this through its print and online monthly newspapers. 

We believe a local paper you can hold in your hand should not be a luxury – it should be available and free to everyone.

As a Social Enterprise, we do not have any shareholders or financial backers
– we rely on local people and organisations to support Post Newspapers.

With support from you, Post Newspapers can:

  • Increase our print and distribution volumes
  • Grow and expand Post Newspapers into new areas
  • Ensure local, positive news continues to be the focus
  • Keep local news free, independent and accessible – a fundamental need
  • Keep organisations operating within local communities supported

Become a Member

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Other Ways to Support Us

Easy Fundraising

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Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Post Newspapers with easyfundraising? There are over 8,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis & Partners, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.

All you need to do is:

  1. Sign up to easyfundraising and join for free.
  2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
  3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Post Newspapers at no extra cost to you whatsoever! There are no catches or hidden charges and Post Newspapers will be really grateful for your donations.

Thank you for your support!

How to Join

Co-Op Community Fund

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The Social Enterprise behind Post Newspapers – Drawing Board Productions CIC, regularly develops initiatives to offer additional support to local communities.

As a Co-op member, you can nominate the Drawing Board Productions Community Fridge as your local Community Fund Cause through your Co-op App.

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Volunteer With Us

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There are plenty of other ways to support Post Newspapers too! You could consider joining our essential team of volunteers who help get newspapers to peoples’ doorsteps. It’s a fantastic way to stay active while giving back, and we currently need volunteers in all areas we serve.

Whether you can deliver 50 papers or 300, your help ensures our monthly news reaches the heart of the community.

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Where your money goes

  • Delivery to homes: Just 50p a month – less than the cost of a chocolate bar -covers the printing and delivery of a physical paper to a neighbour’s home.
  • Hyper-Local News: Your support funds stories that matter to you, from celebrations at your local park to the latest updates from local schools in your area.
  • Total Transparency: As a Profit-For-Purpose Social Enterprise, we have no shareholders; every penny you give is reinvested directly into supporting local community news.
  • Closing the Digital Divide: You help us print thousands of copies of the Post Newspapers to ensure that news is accessible to everyone, including those without a reliable internet connection.
  • Keeping it Independent: Your contributions ensure we remain 100% independent, answering only to the community rather than corporate owners.

FAQs

Post Newspapers operate under Drawing Board Productions Community Interest Company – a profit-for-purpose Social Enterprise.

A CIC operates in a very similar way to a charity, with the purpose being to support the community. We do this by providing free community-focused newspapers that help to keep residents informed and connected, and by supporting grassroots organisations and community services by providing space for them to share their news and information at no cost.

There are no shareholders – we just need to cover the costs of running and publishing the free Post Newspaper publications. The profits are then reinvested into launching new newspapers or growing distribution.

No. Our organisation is entirely independent and needs to raise it’s own funds to support it’s work. In order to do this, and as Post Newspapers are free publications to readers, we rely on paid content, but this is not easy to secure. Your donations help to keep us in print.

No. While we work across Borough Council areas geographically, and we support councils by sharing news and information that needs to reach residents in print, Post Newspapers are neither run, nor supported financially by any Borough Council.

Keeping in touch with my Neighbourhood

I love picking up The Post at my local library; it’s the only way I find out what’s actually happening with our local parks and community projects. I’m happy to make a small donation to keep our local news free, independent, and in print for everyone.
– Jane, Trafford