Knowle West Media Centre has been given a £141,542 grant by the BBC Children in Need charity to pay for its work with young people for the next three years.

The latest allocation of funding is the second of three rounds of awards being given to projects across the UK from the proceeds of November's record-breaking 2008 appeal which raised more than £37 million.

All the money raised goes towards helping disadvantaged children and young people .

The £141,542 sum will finance the posts of two full-time youth workers and allow KWMC to award five bursaries to young people under 18, enabling them to undertake and manage their own creative projects.

The BBC Children in Need grant will also secure the employment of staff to allow KWMC to expand its existing programme and develop new opportunities for young people to experiment with digital media and learn new skills.

KWMC in Leinster Avenue receives part funding for two regular groups at the centre, supported by Youth Moves.

The new weekly programme, titled the 'Imagination Station', will begin in September. Youngsters will be trying out a range of creative media-based activities, including music production, filmmaking, photography and journalism.

Biscuit Mix offers anyone with an interest in music production the opportunity to record their music for free. Supported by a professional engineer, young musicians, producers and MCs can use industry-standard facilities to record tracks and demos.

Music & Lyrics, running every Thursday from 4-6pm, will give young people the opportunity to produce music using a computer.

The popular Digital Fish film club produces short films and animations. The group has received many awards and accolades for their efforts, most recently at the Appledore Visual Arts Film Festival where two films were commended by judges.

As part of the 'Imagination Station' KWMC will run workshops on script-writing, make-up, acting for the stage and acting for the camera, as well as providing training in production and website development.

Photography group Nlarge, who undertake professional commissions and produce exhibitions of their work, meet every Tuesday, 6-8pm.

Members receive fun and practical training in a wide range of photography techniques and participate in professional photo-shoots.

Young people who go to KWMC have a big say in the projects and activities that are on offer.

Carolyn Hassan, KWMC Director, said: 'The BBC Children In Need Grant has come just at the right time - I'm absolutely delighted. We will now be able to deliver the range of exciting and innovative media projects that young people have told us they would like to be part of.

"During our successful Summer Programme we asked young people what they want to do and how they would use media creatively to contribute to the kind of world they want to live in.

"This grant will enable young people from Knowle West and south Bristol to take part in activities they have enjoyed and it comes at a time where, without this funding, our developmental work with young people would have been severely restricted. This is great news for young people and KWMC."