A music education charity working with some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged children has launched a crowdfunding campaign after being stripped of council funding for one of its main projects.
Sistema Scotland said it felt “heartbroken” and “deeply let down” after councillors in Dundee voted to pull the plug on the Big Noise orchestra programme in the Douglas area.
It has pleaded for public donations to try to secure the future of the project, which has been running for six years, after the withdrawal of the £300,000 grant.
Sistema Scotland, which offers free music tuition to youngsters from deprived areas across Scotland, has accused the council of breaking promises to maintain financial support for the project.
