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PostPosted: 13:33 - 09 Mar 2009    Post subject: Comic relief doesn't want to be associated with bikers! Reply with quote

Suprised this hasn't surfaced on BCF as it seems to be doing the rounds on bike forums.

Source here, but it's on plenty of other place, not just MCN.

They do say it's several years ago, so does seem to be 'old news', though only being talked about now.

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A Comic Relief film about disabled bikers was axed because programme makers did not want to be linked with motorcyclists, the head of a disabled bikers’ charity has claimed.

Emma Freud, partner of Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis, blocked the film, saying: “Comic Relief should not be associating itself with bikers,” according to the National Association of Bikers with a Disability (NABD).

NABD Chairman Rick Hulse made the claims on his Facebook page last week. He wrote: ‘Some years ago the NABD were approached by some people from the BBC who were involved in making the short film sections relating to different causes on Comic Relief day.

'They wanted a short piece about the NABD to include in the ‘Disabled People’ section of the programme.

'We agreed to this and a dozen of us spent a long freezing-cold day filming in the Peak District for what was planned to be a 30-second piece of the five minute section to do with disabilities.

‘Then three days before Red Nose day I had another call from the BBC director saying: “I’m really sorry about this Rick but we’ve had to edit the NABD piece out completely!”

'There had been a meeting to finalise the running order for Comic Relief and one of the presenters, a tenth rate media nobody called Emma Freud (daughter of the MP Clement Freud who’s only notable contribution to British society was a set of dog food adverts where he was up-staged by a baggy faced dog) had objected to our inclusion on the basis that “Comic Relief should not be associating itself with bikers” and the rest of them agreed so the piece was dropped.’

Hulse told MCN the episode happened around 10 years ago but he chose now to publicise it because he is often asked during the run-up to Comic Relief why the NABD is not featured.

He said: “The main reason for the blog was to get people to stop raising the issue but also to let bikers know before they go giving money to Comic Relief that it’s run by people who obviously despise bikers.”

Emma Freud was unavailable to comment.
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PostPosted: 13:51 - 09 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well Mr Hulme isn't helping matters saying that Comic relief despises bikers..and it took him 10yrs to say that.
Sounds like the NABD needs a better PR person.


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PostPosted: 19:44 - 09 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't stand comic relief. will be getting a few DVDs in this Friday to watch instead.
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 09 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just emailed the cunts to ask, "Whats the fuckin score like?" Mad
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PostPosted: 23:33 - 09 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

DISCRIMINATION!!!!!
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PostPosted: 10:18 - 10 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Statement stolen from the London Biker site wrote:

Emma has sent the following to Rick @ NADB

Dear Rick

I read your piece about Comic Relief - and wanted you to know that the non-inclusion of the bikers in the comic relief montage many many years ago had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with me.

I don't know who told you it did - but I double checked it with the CEO of Comic Relief today. He said that he had no memory of why your sequence wasn't used, but the one thing he did know is that it had bugger all to do with me - i didn't have the power or influence to affect that sort of decision. My role is that of a fundraiser.

He said that for Comic Relief montages on Red Nose Day, we tend to shoot about double the footage that is needed - all TV programmes do – and the final decisions tend to be with the team of producers at the BBC (not Comic Relief employees). He was really sorry you had a cold and wasted day - but the decisions about what to include are complicated and to do with many factors. Sometimes timings, sometimes tone, sometimes length of sequence, sometimes complications of storytelling, sometimes the shots aren't good which could be the fault of the cameraman or the content or the mix of subjects within one montage etc etc etc. it was such a long time ago that he couldn't remember why your time had been wasted and this had happened - but he did say that Comic Relief were very proud of the grants which they had given you, so it wasn't anything to do with that.

I have worked for comic relief as a fundraiser for the last 19 years and it's really upsetting to read such aggressive things about me on the net. It's simply not true and I have no idea why I was named as the scapegoat when that area of influence was simply not mine.

Emma.


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PostPosted: 11:43 - 10 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a load of overprivileged wankers! I shan't be watching it anyway, I can't stand the BBC anyway. They're all so "right on" it makes you sick. Who the fuck is Emma freud anyway? i vaguely remember her having half a career 20 years ago.
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PostPosted: 12:59 - 10 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't say I'm surprised, this country is becoming so risk averse it's becoming silly.
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PostPosted: 13:01 - 10 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe its the fact that the NADB have a dubious past for managing funds that have been donated to them?
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PostPosted: 20:37 - 10 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Dear Mr Walloper, (Smile)

Thank you for your email regarding your concerns about the National Association for Bikers with a Disability film.

The filming of the work of the NABD took place some time ago and was for a piece for the Red Nose Day show at that time.

Comic Relief is proud to have been a long time supporter of disabled people in their fight for equal rights and over a 10 year period committed £17.5 million to support disability projects throughout the UK. We have always tried to portray disabled people positively.

Sometimes difficult decisions about what to include on the night have to be made. These decisions are often made because of time limitations and to ensure a mix of issues, locations and types of activity. We support so many issues; sadly we can't include everything.

Emma Freud is a long time supporter of Comic Relief and has worked tirelessly to help us raise millions of pounds and we are incredibly grateful for her support. She does not get involved in editorial decisions and had nothing to do with the decision not to include this film on the night.

We have written to Mr Hulse outlining our commitment to disability projects throughout the UK and apologising to those who felt they had a cold and wasted day.

With best wishes,
Jenny West

Planning and Internal Communication Manager"

Its not the NABD who are at fault, it's bcf's 'good friends' MCN (Mince Crap and Nonsense) who are up to their old headlouse grabbing trickery again.

I will write to those Phannies now and ask them what the fcuk they are playing at?
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PostPosted: 23:27 - 12 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Biker Biker wrote:
Maybe its the fact that the NADB have a dubious past for managing funds that have been donated to them?


Care to elaborate?
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PostPosted: 23:51 - 12 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you want to see NABD accounts, here you go

[url]
https://www.guidestar.org.uk/gs_summary.aspx?CCReg=1040907&strquery=1040907[/url]

Dear Biker Biker,

I've been NABD Treasurer for nearly a decade. I've been doing accounts for roughly 27 years.

You want to see somebody really pissed off? Try accusing me of 'dubious' behavior with charity funds.

I doubt you'd have the bollocks in real life. I'm easy to find.

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PostPosted: 00:25 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

MCN response to my query of WTF they are on about making issue of historical info.

"This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification
THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.

Delivery to the following recipient has been delayed:

john.westlake@motorcylenews.com

Message will be retried for 1 more day(s)

Technical details of temporary failure:
The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. Learn more at bla de bla de bla......"

MCN (as most motorcycle arsewipe do) do not respond.
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PostPosted: 10:34 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walloper wrote:
MCN response to my query of WTF they are on about making issue of historical info.

"This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification
THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.

Delivery to the following recipient has been delayed:

john.westlake@motorcylenews.com

Message will be retried for 1 more day(s)

Technical details of temporary failure:
The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. Learn more at bla de bla de bla......"

MCN (as most motorcycle arsewipe do) do not respond.


Call him on 01733 468447 and ask him why.
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PostPosted: 10:55 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Born2bVile wrote:
Try accusing me of 'dubious' behavior with charity funds.


This just got interesting...
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PostPosted: 11:02 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Born2bVile wrote:


Dear Biker Biker,

I've been NABD Treasurer for nearly a decade. I've been doing accounts for roughly 27 years.

You want to see somebody really pissed off? Try accusing me of 'dubious' behavior with charity funds.

I doubt you'd have the bollocks in real life. I'm easy to find.

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PostPosted: 11:09 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Born2bVile wrote:
You want to see somebody really pissed off? Try accusing me of 'dubious' behavior with charity funds.

I doubt you'd have the bollocks in real life. I'm easy to find.

Another internet warrior with all the bollocks of a castrated cat Middle Finger


i think thats also because Biker Biker literally has NO bollocks
catch my drift?????
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PostPosted: 11:35 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
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I don't see he's denied it, nor did 'biker biker' accuse him specifically of doing such.
I suspect it's very easy for people in a charity to be dodgy with money without (or with) the treasurer having an idea due to the nature of the way a lot of the money is collected and used.

'Tell me that in real life' is a very typical internet-warrior chant in my experience, as is suggesting someone has small testicles.

I have no idea on the situation, just how I observed the behaviour presented Smile.
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PostPosted: 13:11 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

G wrote:

I don't see he's denied it, nor did 'biker biker' accuse him specifically of doing such.
I suspect it's very easy for people in a charity to be dodgy with money without (or with) the treasurer having an idea due to the nature of the way a lot of the money is collected and used.

'Tell me that in real life' is a very typical internet-warrior chant in my experience, as is suggesting someone has small testicles.

I have no idea on the situation, just how I observed the behaviour presented Smile.


I was more meaning that he made a throwaway comment and I bet he never in a million years expected the NABD treasurer to reply.

A "He's standing right behind me, isn't he?" moment.
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PostPosted: 20:22 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol mcn lie just like any other "newspapers"

also it should be NADB (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for DISABLED BIKERS)

lol it makes more sence than NABD
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PostPosted: 10:22 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

NABD has a Pun tho.

I would ring that number for the ed of MCN but I smell a set up......

None of you phuquerz @bcf could be trusted to lie straight in your beds..... Smile
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PostPosted: 21:14 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kal wrote:
Statement stolen from the London Biker site wrote:

Emma has sent the following to Rick @ NADB

Dear Rick

I read your piece about Comic Relief - and wanted you to know that the non-inclusion of the bikers in the comic relief montage many many years ago had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with me.

I don't know who told you it did - but I double checked it with the CEO of Comic Relief today. He said that he had no memory of why your sequence wasn't used, but the one thing he did know is that it had bugger all to do with me - i didn't have the power or influence to affect that sort of decision. My role is that of a fundraiser.

He said that for Comic Relief montages on Red Nose Day, we tend to shoot about double the footage that is needed - all TV programmes do – and the final decisions tend to be with the team of producers at the BBC (not Comic Relief employees). He was really sorry you had a cold and wasted day - but the decisions about what to include are complicated and to do with many factors. Sometimes timings, sometimes tone, sometimes length of sequence, sometimes complications of storytelling, sometimes the shots aren't good which could be the fault of the cameraman or the content or the mix of subjects within one montage etc etc etc. it was such a long time ago that he couldn't remember why your time had been wasted and this had happened - but he did say that Comic Relief were very proud of the grants which they had given you, so it wasn't anything to do with that.

I have worked for comic relief as a fundraiser for the last 19 years and it's really upsetting to read such aggressive things about me on the net. It's simply not true and I have no idea why I was named as the scapegoat when that area of influence was simply not mine.

Emma.


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that email is fake mate
rick has said he never recieved it

as for the original thing in msn , rick posted this on tha NABD forums and it was taken the wrong way
rick or the nabd had nothing to do with it ending up in mcn
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PostPosted: 23:17 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

meach wrote:
i think thats also because Biker Biker literally has NO bollocks
catch my drift?????


stinkwheel wrote:
I was more meaning that he made a throwaway comment and I bet he never in a million years expected the NABD treasurer to reply.

A "He's standing right behind me, isn't he?" moment.


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PostPosted: 23:33 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gumby wrote:

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Don't you mean:
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PostPosted: 01:20 - 15 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

G wrote:
stinkwheel wrote:
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I don't see he's denied it, nor did 'biker biker' accuse him specifically of doing such.
I suspect it's very easy for people in a charity to be dodgy with money without (or with) the treasurer having an idea due to the nature of the way a lot of the money is collected and used.

'Tell me that in real life' is a very typical internet-warrior chant in my experience, as is suggesting someone has small testicles.

I have no idea on the situation, just how I observed the behaviour presented Smile.


I do accounts for a living, the NABD job is voluntary. Both of them are jobs based on trust.

Somebody calls any part of any of the jobs I do into question, I'm going to get annoyed. Of course I'm going to call people out. Ignore it and people continue to talk crap, rumours abound and suddenly the rumour gets too big to ignore.

Male or female, if you've got a problem with NABD, speak to NABD. Don't just post a shit comment on a forum and expect no comeback.

As things stand, Biker Biker has PM'd me and I have replied.

We'll take it from there.
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