Finance
The project was pump-primed with £50,000 by Cheshire and Merseyside's directors of public health in 2005 to 2006. Principal funding was subsequently secured through the Department of Health (DH) Communities for Health Fund to the value of £263,000. This funding covered the total cost of the intervention, including two academic evaluations and the project manager‟s salary in the first full year (this was subsequently funded separately).