The press of Heather & Ivan Morison

Publication:
Birmingham Evening Mail, Monday December 16th, 2002

Headline:
"ART DONE BY! Hard-up OAP's fury at grant for globe-trotters"

Selected editorial:

By Steve Swingler

"A decision to use National Lottery cash to pay for an art stunt in which a city couple will travel the world sending postcards has infuriated an elderly support group denied similar funding.

The Sandwell Safe, Secure, Warm and Well campaign helps save pensioners from death by hypothermia during the winter. But it is due to close next month after being denied a £38,000 lottery grant.

Its vice-chairman John Cull said today: "It's absolutely galling to be turned down for money and then see this couple get thousands to travel the world.

"While they're sunning themselves on some tropical beach, pensioners back here will be dying of cold. It's utter madness and totally sickening."

The Evening Mail revealed yesterday how Ivan and Heather Morison from Edgbaston will be paid £6,000 to send postcards, telegrams and text messages back from their globe-trotting