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08-20-2010, 02:11 PM
BBC gives £28,000 Children in Need cash to gypsy charity
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Last updated at 3:24 PM on 20th August 2010
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The BBC has been slammed for giving £28,000 raised through its Children in Need telethon to a charity project teaching gypsy children.
Children In Need awarded the money to the Travellers' School Charity in Derbyshire which aims to teach 330 youngsters in the county.
It will be spent on giving gypsy children a 'classroom education' while also teaching them vocational skills such as welding and car mechanics.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/20/article-1304708-073229D4000005DC-241_468x286.jpg Fundraising: Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow and Paul McCartney take part in last year's Children in Need concert. It has been revealed money from the telethon went to a gypsy charity
But the move has been criticised by a local MEP who said enough taxpayers' money is already spent on educating travellers' children.
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The money was raised from public donations made during the corporation's annual telethon.
Now it will be used to open a base for the charity in Belper, Derbys, with children of all ages taught during the three-year project.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/20/article-1304708-0ADC7315000005DC-649_468x286.jpg The Travellers' School Charity in Belper, Derbyshire, aims to use this building to set up a school for gypsy children
The move has been criticised by East Midlands Tory MEP Roger Helmer, who said 'some people would be surprised to discover where their money had gone to'.
Mr Helmer said: 'It's not a charity I would have top of the list to receive cash. The taxpayers pay a lot of money for state education. Providing it is the job of the State, not of charities.'
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/20/article-1304708-07323712000005DC-420_233x423.jpg Cheryl Cole also performed at the Children in Need concert, which attracted millions in public donations
The Travellers' School Charity admits on its own website that it was a 'very unpopular cause;.
Some of the workshops it runs include puppet-making, script-writing, digital photography, film-making and welding scrap metal sculptures. Last night no one at the charity was available for comment.
But a BBC spokeswoman said all Children In Need grants went to projects making a real difference to young lives.
But she admitted the group's bi-annual televised appeal did not show donors that money was being given towards the education of travelling children.
She said: 'Travelling projects are a small proportion of our funding. With limited time on the network show we need to focus on projects that reflect our broadest areas of funding.'
The spokeswoman said the BBC closely scrutinised grant applications.
'Organisations must clearly demonstrate how their project will change the lives of those aged 18 and under for the better.
'Charity staff around the UK process the eligible applications and then pass them on to independent assessors, who talk to the organisation and ask questions about the project before making a recommendation.'
Both Derbyshire County Council and Amber Valley Borough Council said they had no knowledge of the charity
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The BBC has been slammed for giving £28,000 raised through its Children in Need telethon to a charity project teaching gypsy children.
Children In Need awarded the money to the Travellers' School Charity in Derbyshire which aims to teach 330 youngsters in the county.
It will be spent on giving gypsy children a 'classroom education' while also teaching them vocational skills such as welding and car mechanics.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/20/article-1304708-073229D4000005DC-241_468x286.jpg Fundraising: Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow and Paul McCartney take part in last year's Children in Need concert. It has been revealed money from the telethon went to a gypsy charity
But the move has been criticised by a local MEP who said enough taxpayers' money is already spent on educating travellers' children.
More...
BBC chiefs brands its sitcoms 'too white and middle class' (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1304608/BBC-competition-multicultural-writers-sitcoms-branded-middle-class.html)
The money was raised from public donations made during the corporation's annual telethon.
Now it will be used to open a base for the charity in Belper, Derbys, with children of all ages taught during the three-year project.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/20/article-1304708-0ADC7315000005DC-649_468x286.jpg The Travellers' School Charity in Belper, Derbyshire, aims to use this building to set up a school for gypsy children
The move has been criticised by East Midlands Tory MEP Roger Helmer, who said 'some people would be surprised to discover where their money had gone to'.
Mr Helmer said: 'It's not a charity I would have top of the list to receive cash. The taxpayers pay a lot of money for state education. Providing it is the job of the State, not of charities.'
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/20/article-1304708-07323712000005DC-420_233x423.jpg Cheryl Cole also performed at the Children in Need concert, which attracted millions in public donations
The Travellers' School Charity admits on its own website that it was a 'very unpopular cause;.
Some of the workshops it runs include puppet-making, script-writing, digital photography, film-making and welding scrap metal sculptures. Last night no one at the charity was available for comment.
But a BBC spokeswoman said all Children In Need grants went to projects making a real difference to young lives.
But she admitted the group's bi-annual televised appeal did not show donors that money was being given towards the education of travelling children.
She said: 'Travelling projects are a small proportion of our funding. With limited time on the network show we need to focus on projects that reflect our broadest areas of funding.'
The spokeswoman said the BBC closely scrutinised grant applications.
'Organisations must clearly demonstrate how their project will change the lives of those aged 18 and under for the better.
'Charity staff around the UK process the eligible applications and then pass them on to independent assessors, who talk to the organisation and ask questions about the project before making a recommendation.'
Both Derbyshire County Council and Amber Valley Borough Council said they had no knowledge of the charity
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304708/BBC-gives-28-000-Children-Need-cash-gypsy-charity.html#ixzz0xAeuFFAp