| NGO | BBC Children in Need Appeal |
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| Address | BBC Children in Need Appeal
PO BOX 76,
London,
W3 6FS |
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| Telephone | |
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| Email | pudsey@bbc.co.uk |
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| Website | www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey |
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| Background Information | The BBC Children in Need Appeal is a major and high-profile grant-making children's charity, famous for its annual fund-raising telethon, broadcast live on BBC television. The appeal was first made as a Christmas day radio broadcast in 1927, and first broadcast as a telethon in 1980. Funding priorities for the charity include: substance abuse; child prostitution and sexual abuse; bullying; child health and self-harm; HIV/AIDS; homelessness; disability. Charity no. 802052, company no. 04723022. Source: www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey |
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| Year Created | 1927 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | Children's Hour Christmas Appeal; Christmas Day Appeal |
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| Related Organisations | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
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| Keywords | Addiction and recreational drugs; Children and young people; Disability; HIV/AIDS; Housing and homelessness; Ill-Health, medicine, counselling and rehabilitation; Legal affairs, the justice system and crime; Sexuality and sexual activity; Violence and abuse (individuals). |
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| Last Edited By | RC at 02/10/2007 11:40:42 |
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