Children’s charities awarded £57,000

TWO charities working with disadvantaged youngsters in Rochdale have been awarded £57,000 by Children in Need.

Deeplish Community Centre Association has been given £30,000, over three years, to run a holiday playscheme.

It will include sports, arts and crafts, drama and photography.

Elsewhere, Khubsurat Dunya Community Group has been awarded £27,000, over three years, to run outdoor activities, such as countryside and forest walks, treasure hunts, camp and bush crafts along with basic first aid training. Khubsurat Dunya Community Group chair Feaz Akhtar-Black said: “We’re really pleased to have been awarded this new funding from BBC Children in Need which will allow us to make a positive difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable children in Rochdale.”

Isabel Farnell, BBC Children in Need Regional Head of the North said: “It’s always a pleasure to award funding to projects such as Deeplish Community Centre Association and Khubsurat Danya Community Group that are making a tangible difference to children and young people in Rochdale

“The competition for our grants is always extremely high but these applications really demonstrated the impact they would have on the young people that need it most in the local area.”