Two of the Isle of Man's best known charities are are pooling their resources, and are preparing to start 2012 under a new name.
Crossroads Caring for Carers and the Manx Foundation for the Physically Disabled are in the process of forming a new organisation, called Crossroads Care.
The merger began on December 1, and the closure of services for a couple of weeks over the holiday period has provided an ideal opportunity to get new structures in place.
Manx Foundation chairman David Cooke says his organisation has struggled with funding in recenty times, and joining forces with another charity makes sense for a number of reasons (first part of audio file):
Chairman of Crossroads Caring for Carers David Gawne believes the way the two organisations have come together could be a blueprint for the future (second part of audio file):
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