Picture of toilet block dedicated to Rochdale MP, Simon Danczuk
A charity has named a toilet block in Gambia after MP Simon Danczuk in a tongue-in-cheek swipe following a row over donations.
London-based
Sohm Schools Support dubbed the facilities the 'Simon Danczuk Toilet
Block' as part of their programme to improve two schools in a tiny
village.
Charity founder and trustee
John Walker had initially vowed to name a more prestigious school
building in Sohm after the Labour MP for Rochdale.
It came after they met in 2012 to discuss
background information for Mr Danczuk's book 'Smile for the Camera: The
Double Life of Cyril Smith'.
But the
69-year-old claims he never got a charity donation in response for his
help - and chose to name the school's toilet after the MP following the
disagreement.
Mr Walker, who lives in
London, said:
'I never had any financial interest in Simon's book but I
would have appreciated a charitable donation as recognition for my work.
'I told Simon if he put a couple of grand our way I would be happy to name a building after him.
'But
I never received a donation from him – so, given the way I felt about
it, I thought that toilet block would be appropriate instead.
'It's
great that these toilets are up and running and very much appreciated
by the students and you can see it on their delighted faces - they are
flushed with pride.
'It's a hard squeeze getting money to help these schools but Mr Danczuk's small deposit was a movement in the right direction.
'One of the students told me that when they go to the toilet they now ask if they can "go to the Danczuk".'
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The ROCHDALE MP Danczuk deserves such a monument!
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