'Darren appears to have these two on his face 88 = HH = Heil Hitler 23/16 = WP = White Supremacy There's also: 18 = AH = Adolf Hitler 1488: a reference to the so-called 14 words, coined by white supremacist terrorist David Lane. A spokesman told MailOnline: 'Thanks the heads up and sorry for the late reply. One participant, Darren Lumsden, was accused of having a Nazi symbol on his face after the Sky History channel posted a clip from the show online. Its about much more than just wood, he said. 11:38 BST 21 Oct 2020 He tweeted: 'I spend a lot of time on white supremacy forums online, and they have dozens of really idiotic numerical codes, most of which are substitution ciphers that a 7 year old would come up with. Sky HISTORY stands against racism and hate speech of all kinds.. He lives in a shared house and has support workers popping in to help every day. They said the number 88 in white nationalist or neo-Nazi circles can be used as a code to represent 'Heil Hitler', because 'H' is the 8th letter of the alphabet. Trevor told MailOnline: 'I'm here aren't I?' The group continued to build their shelter on, Selena was the only person contributing to dump life on, Lawrence and Ian took Rob's comments into consideration on, Sasha took charge of the construction of the sauna on, Lawrence lead the group on the reconstruction of the shelter on, The group constructed the shelter's roof for most of, Edwin, Sasha, Jermain and Ian woke at 5:30am on, The participants celebrated their final night on the dump with a party on, This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 23:22. Darren Lumsden Profiles | Facebook Darren Lumsden AKA "The Woodman" was a contestant on The Chop SkyHistory Announcing it would now not be airing the rest of series, Sky History said in a statement: "Following an independent. But about 10 years ago I saw someone with facial tattoos and started to work with my tattooist on my look. The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, hosted by Lee Mack and Rick Edwards, began on Thursday, with the second episode due to be aired this Thursday. As noted by social media users, one of Lumsden's tattoos is the number 88 on his face. Movies. His support worker, who didn't want to be named, said: 'I've never seen either of them and I've been looking after him for 10 years. 'The production team carried out extensive background checks on all the woodworkers taking part in the show, that confirmed Darren has no affiliations or links to racist groups, views or comments. [11], The 11 contestants who participated "represented the complete spectrum of public opinion on environmental issues". The Chop is hosted by Lee Mack, Rick Edwards and master craftsmen William Hardie. Some people ask for selfies with me. The Chop: Sky TV carpentry show cancelled over contestant's tattoos AETN UK and Sky History stand against racism and hate speech of all kinds.". By Darren is probably one of the shows most striking characters, due to the fact he is very heavily tattooed even on his head and face. The channel initially said the tattoos had "no political or ideological meaning whatsoever". Sky History's The Chop axed while contestant's 'Nazi and white supremacist' tattoos investigated Viewers pointed out that several numbers inked on tattooed contestant Darren Lumsden appeared to have links to white supremacy. [4][5] The programme achieved a peak of 2.4million viewers, although this was marginally less than the number of people watching other channels at the same time. But they soon warm to me after a few minutes. Bristol carpenter to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in TV show Father whose 'death' was used by Sky show to explain contestant's 'Nazi He started having his head and face tattooed around 10 years ago, and said: I had other tattoos already. "I haven't seen Darren for some years, I didn't know he had tattoos over his face or that he was going to be on TV. Doing such unusual, one off projects, youve got to be able to do anything, he said. 'But if they are saying I'm dead I'd like them to know I'm not.'. Personal trainer and actressSasha Gardner, 38, met Mr Lumsden on aChannel 4 reality show called Dumped in 2007,in which contestants survived on other people's rubbish in a landfill site for three weeks. The first episode aired on 15 October. The channel insisted its production team carried out extensive background checks on all contestants and confirmed Darren had no links to racist groups, views or comments. Calling it "an avoidable problem", the organisation said they hope the case will prompt Sky History and other channels to "conduct proper due diligence going forward". Man says he's The Chop contestant's dad - Bristol Live He never said anything about Nazis,' she said. I've never had a negative reaction to my tattoos. 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Trevor, originally from Stockton-on-Tees had two sons, Darren with his former wife Gail and Wayne from another relationship. There is so much talent and its going to be a really fun programme to follow and see who is crowned the winner., The Chop: Britains Top Woodworker premieres on Sky HISTORY Thursday 15 th October at 9pm. Hosted by presenters Lee Mack and Rick Edwards, it had been due to air weekly on Thursday nights at 9pm, however no more episodes will be broadcast following controversy over contestant Darren Lumsden's tattoos. Tom Bedford 699 posts. Darren Lumsden, from Portishead, is a contestant on Sky History show The Chop, where contestants are competing to be crowned Britain's Top Woodworker. The support worker said he had never seen either Darren or Trevors other son from another relationship, despite looking after Trevor for a decade. 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'There is no further comment to make at this stage. But then a man called Trevor said he is. However, that statement was deleted and a separate announcement said: "While we further investigate the nature, and meaning, of Darren's tattoos, we have removed the video featuring him from our social media pages, and will not be broadcasting any episodes of The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker until we have concluded that investigation. When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. The Chop: Sky axes woodwork talent show featuring carpenter with Nazi This was one of the more unusual projects, said Darren. ", Historian Elizabeth Boyle, of Maynooth University, tweeted: WHAT THE F***, @HISTORYUK ? 12h. The channel initially said the tattoos had "no. The champion's prize will be the chance to stage their own exhibition at the prestigious William Morris Gallery in London. The Campaign Against Antisemitism expressed concern about the tattoos. Darren Lumsden, a carpenter on Sky Historys new programme The Chop: Britains Top Woodworker, became the centre of attention after a promotional video showed several tattoos visible on his face that depict symbols commonly used by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Sky History stands against racism and hate speech of all kinds, they added in a statement. The number 88 is often used as a numerical code for Heil Hitler, as H is the eighth letter in the alphabet. 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"Sky HISTORY stands against racism & hate speech of all kinds.". The remaining 10 participants left the landfill, splitting the 20,000 prize money equally. MR DARREN LUMSDEN is a company officer from Bristol Avon. Viewers also spotted a number of other potential white supremacy symbols on Darren's skin, including23 and 16 inked at his temples, allegedly representing the numerical equivalent of 'white power'. In a statement it said: "A contestant's tattoos included symbols that could be connected to far-right ideologies and could cause offence; we sincerely apologise for that and we are sorry that our processes did not prompt further investigation at an earlier stage. Described as Channel 4's "biggest marketing campaigns of the year", Dumped was promoted via various methods. But today his 66-year-old parent revealed he was very much alive - and living in a smart three-storey house in Bristol, not far from his carpenter son. In a tweet, Sky said it carried out "extensive background checks" on contestants and found Mr Lumsden has "no links to racist groups". Mr Lumsden, a father-of-two from Portishead, has previously said he began getting his face and head inked around 10 years ago, and has worked with a tattooist on his look. For Darren, working alongside Lee Mack his favourite comedian was a dream come true. Trevor, originally from Stockton-on-Tees had two sons, Darren with his former wife Gail and Wayne from another relationship. Sky History says 88 represents the year his father died. 'Trevor has short term memory loss after a brain injury in a motorbike accident but he remembers his two sons. Trevor told the Mail: "I'm here aren't I?' 'When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. Drew Lumsden (@drewlumsden) Instagram photos and videos But they soon warm to me after a few minutes. In a statement on Twitter it said: "While we investigate the nature and meaning of Darrens tattoos we have removed the video featuring him from our social media, and will not be broadcasting any eps of The Chop until we have concluded that investigation. Sky History's The Chop axed while contestant's 'Nazi and white ', The comments below have not been moderated, By The symbols are often mistaken for lightning bolts. A carpenter from Portishead is to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in a new TV show to find Britains Top Woodworker., Darren Lumsden, is one of 10 of the countrys finest joiners who will be showcasing their talents in the new Sky History series The Chop. He was also accused of having a sig rune symbol - used by Nazis to symbolise victory and often mistaken as a lightning bolt - on the right side of his nose, and a number 14 on his scalp which can represent '14 words', a slogan coined by white supremacist terrorist David Lane. Viewers also raised concerns about some of his other markings, claiming they included other numerals that could be associated with white supremacist slogans. When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. After promotional clips were released online featuring the heavily-inked Bristol carpenter, who goes by the nickname The Woodman, social media users pointed out that several numbers on his face and head had apparent links to white supremacy. 'The production team carried out extensive background checks on all the woodworkers taking part in the show, that confirmed Darren has no affiliations or links to racist groups, views or comments. 'Sky HISTORY is intolerant of racism and all forms of hatred and any use of symbols or numbers is entirely incidental and not meant to cause harm or offence. Speaking to the Bristol Post about his tattoos in an article published on Monday, before the furore erupted, he said: "I have my daughter on the back of my head and my son on my cheek. A model friend ofSky History's The Chop contestant Darren Lumsden today said he's 'a big cuddly bear' and 'definitely wasn't a Nazi or a racist' when they appeared together on another reality show. 969 followers. He found himself at the centre a Twitter storm yesterday over his facial tattoos. The contestants who "survived" the 21 days and used only what they found on the dump were awarded 20,000 to share equally between them. [30] Both programmes were beaten in their slot by BBC One's Traffic Cops, which attracted 5.5million and a 25% share of the audience. However it then said it would not air the programme until it had investigated their "nature and meaning". The channel said his face inking of the number 88 was in memory of the year his late father Trevor lost his life - and nothing to do with a code, fashioned around the numerical order of letters in the alphabet, meaning Heil Hitler. 'I have my daughter on the back of my head and my son on my cheek. LendKey Technologies, Inc. and Givling joined forces to surprise this lucky winner with $50,000 check towards 'I have read the article and have passed it on to the investigating team. It said the number 88 on Mr Lumsden's cheek referred to 1988, the year of his father's death. Irish historian Elizabeth Boyle wrote on Twitter that she could see at least five potential Nazi and white power tattoos on his face. Ive also made bedroom furniture for my daughter too.. The comedian said: 'If you were in my town, you wouldn't be known as the woodman, you'd be known as the man with all the tattoos, surely they would take precedence. Sky History tweeted: 'Darren's tattoos denote significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever. Sky History today thanked MailOnline for highlighting The Chop contestant Darren Lumsden's apparent lie about the origin of his controversial tattoos. His support worker, who didn't want to be named, said: 'I've never seen either of them and I've been looking after him for 10 years. Sky later said the clip had been pulled and future episodes of The Chop would not be broadcast until the nature and meaning of Darrens tattoos have been fully investigated. Initially Mr Lumsden, who grew up in Frenchay and went to Downend School, said the tattoo was in commemoration of the year of his father's death. ', He continued: 'There's also:1/11 = AK = Aryan Knights 3/11 = 3 K = KKK 109 = the claim that Jews have been expelled from 109 nations throughout history, sometimes coupled with 110 = in the hope that the US will be the next one.'. The father added: 'I haven't seen Darren for some years, I didn't know he had tattoos over his face or that he was going to be on TV. Darren's father has short term memory loss after a serious motorbike crash more than 30 years ago. 'The Chop' is axed after tattoo controversy - Yahoo! But about 10 years ago I saw someone with facial tattoos and started to work with my tattooist on my look. Sky History said there was an innocent explanation for the number, but axed the show hours later. The champion's prize would have been the chance to stage their own exhibition at the prestigious William Morris Gallery in London. 'My encounters with Darren were that he had a really strong character but he was genuine and gentle and not afraid to express his emotions. 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Im alive and kicking so Im not dead yet., Trevor, who lives in Bristol the same city Darren lives in told the newspaper he did not know about his sons tattoos or that he was appearing on television, but added: But if they are saying Im dead Id like them to know Im not.. [35][36] Channel 4 controller Julian Bellamy commented on the programme's failure during Edinburgh Television Festival 2008, saying that it "didn't have the human narrative you need" and that it was "a little bit too like other reality shows". But hopefully it will come across on the show that Im a bit of a character. Sign Up . In its initial statement, the channel said producers had carried out "extensive background checks" on all contestants and "confirmed Darren has no affiliations or links to racist groups, views or comments". The series sees 10 contestants compete over nine weeks of carpentry challenges. 13:24 EDT 21 Oct 2020. Her comments come as MrLumsden's father Trevor insisted 'I'm alive and kicking' after Sky said his son's face inkingof the number 88 was in memory of the year he died. The Chop episodes on hold while Sky investigates tattoos Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Broadcaster says Darren Lumsdens tattoos denote significant events in his life and similarities with far-right symbolism entirely incidental, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile.