Children In Need

Children in Need has raised over £300 million for disadvantaged children living in the UK since it started in 1980, and much of that has come from the generous folk of Staffordshire, doing all sorts of extraordinary things.

For more about Children In Need, click on the link on the right.

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Boots Chemists stores across the county geared up to support the BBC appeal by selling a range of Pudsey goods.
As well as picking up special Pudsey merchandise, including a fun Pudsey ears head band, wristbands and bath products, young customers entered an exclusive photo competition. The competition closes on 26th November.

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Wednesday November 16th

BBC "Midlands Today" is looking for schools to take part in a massive “Round The Region Rally” on Wednesday 16th November!
All you need to do is let the Midlands Today team know what you’re doing for Children in Need, and they might drop in on your event. You could be holding a fancy dress event, a sponsored silence, a cake sale or you may be holding a huge party - there are endless ways of having fun and fundraising.
You’ll be filmed doing your fundraising activities and you’ll get the chance to meet Olympic Gold Medallist Denise Lewis and Midlands celebrity Ashley Blake – and - of course Pudsey Bear!
Paste this URL into your browser and find out more: -
bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/11/07/cin_rally_feature.shtml

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At 1.15pm on the 16th, in the school gym, the pupils of Waterhouses Primary School (in the Staffordshire Moorlands) will tackle an obstacle course dressed in fancy dress based on "Be What You Want To Be" (real or imaginary- anything goes!!)
They will be sponsored for the number of different tasks that they can complete in the time allowed. The more tasks - the more money they will raise.
Last year these 75 children raised a staggering £1860 and will be trying, if they can, to do that again. Good luck to them!!

November 17th 2005

Adam Layland tells us of a Band Night at The Moorlands College, Attlee Road, in Cheadle on 17th November.
Doors open at 7 and there are 5 bands playing.
Tickets are available from the college reception at £4 pound each, £5 on the door.

The Personnel & Training Department of Leek United Building Society are organising a “Pasta for Pudsey” fundraising event on the evening of Thursday 17th November.
The five department staff have bravely volunteered to cook a slap-up Italian meal for over 40 of their colleagues, friends and family, with tickets being sold to raise money for the Children in Need appeal.
The event is being held in the Building Society’s Social Club, at their Head Office in Leek, Staffordshire, which is being decorated as an Italian Trattoria for the evening, complete with candle-lit tables and atmospheric music.
A raffle will also be held with prizes donated from local businesses.

November 18th 2005 - Children In Need Day itself!

As usual, Lesley Chaplin and her colleagues at British Telecom (BT) in Hanley are providing 25 lines for the appeal, with around 100 volunteers to take calls, complete admin, etc throughout the evening.
But, more than that(!), they'll be doing raffles, fancy dress and.. a CD Amnesty - with boxes out for advisors to bring in their old, unwanted CDs, being then sold on EBay - all proceeds of course to C.I.N.

The North Staffordshire Accordion Club has organised a concert to be held at Kidsgrove Town Hall at 7.30pm with all proceeds going to the BBC Children In Need Appeal and The County Air Ambulance, featuring The Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir and The North Staffs Accordion Band. This is being compered by local childrens' magician Phil Eardley.
Tickets are £4.50 and £4.00 (concessions) and are available from Tom's Tiles, High Street, Tunstall.and Kidsgrove Carpets, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove - or telephone 01782 776431 or 01782 822478 (day). Betty Nixon. (Concert Sec) North Staffs Accordion Club. (01782 776431).

Keele University's fund-raising and awareness society "ActiVE" is having events on the day…. says Becky Gomeze (Becky is the ActiVE - Action in the Community Through Involvement & Voluntary Experience - President)

BBC Radio Stoke staff are holding a Pirate Radio Day - everyone will be in pirate fancy dress...

Staffs Moorlands District Council are knitting a very long scarf for Pudsey (all the women will be helping Bob, the only bloke involved, learn to knit!).

There's a 12 hour tobaggathon at Stoke Ski Centre (they have to stay on the Alpine roller-coaster for 12 hours...).

Feel relaxed and pampered! At BBC Radio Stoke's reception in Hanley you can treat yourself to an Indian Head massage or some Reiki treatment with Phil and Dez - our alternative therapy experts.
If you feel like a make-over or having your nails decorated, then beauticians from Stoke On Trent College can give you that new look for Christmas or just a refresher in make up tips.
All it will cost is a donation to Children In Need

Scratch Cards - at Wolstanton High School from 8.30am - 3pm

 Lisa Smith says - watch out for the sponsored Pub crawl around the Cannock area!

The rather intriguing description "personal challenges" outlines the activities being undertaken at Connexions Staffordshire in Foregate Street, Stafford. Events include: Auction of skills and services, pedometer challenge, Healthy tuck shop and food bar, raffles plus lots more.

Organised Ghost Walk in Leek between 7.30pm - 9pm. Contact: William Cawley - 01538 398676 - for details of the spookiness...

'Be What You Want To Be' day at Knypersley First School, SoT - all day until 3.15pm - plus a disco a the Nursery and Karaoke

A local councillor and students from Keele University are dyeing their hair blue for Children In Need. May Bank Councillor Simon Tagg and students Owen Meredith & Matthew Lewis (members of Newcastle and Keele Conservative Future - NKCF) be dyeing their hair and will: pay a visit to the Civic Open Day in Newcastle; and tour the town centre and then Newcastle's Conservative club with money buckets

Various events taking place at Woodhouse Middle School, Biddulph. Events include: 'Be a winner card', 'Guess the total amount of sweets in the jar'... and Steve Angell will be dressing up as a bad fairy!

Meet the Majestic Owls at Asda, Wolstanton, from 10am - 5pm. Hold a real Owl, stroke an Eagle Owl, bring along your cameras and take your photo with a Barn Owl.
(Also Saturday 19th)

Lauren & Jasmine are doing a sponsored 'sleep in' in the garden....!

Fancy Dress Night, Sponsored Head Shave, Raffles etc at Jailhouse Rock Cafe, 97a Lichfield Street, Tamworth at 8pm. Contact: Patricia Slade - 07791 894139

10 minute mini treatments of neck and shoulder massage, Indian head massage or a foot check at Norris Associates Physiotherapist Clinic, Lawton Street, Congleton, from 10am - 3pm. Normal fee waived in exchange for a donation to Children in Need. To book an appointment tel: 01260 290564 or call in on the day

Hannah Frew will be doing a sponsored silence today at Aelfgar College

Bitter Creek will be playing classic rock at The Butchers Arms, Forsbrook, near Blythe Bridge, plus raffles and collection for Children in Need

24 hour bike ride on an exercise bike at The Crown Surgery, High Street, Eccleshall from 10am Friday until 10am Saturday

Selling cakes and a swear box - at SGB, Park Lane, Fenton, SoT - taking place daily from 1st November

'Come in your pyjamas day' at Leapfrog Nursery, Centrum 100, Branston, Burton on Trent

Philip-John Rowley will be going blind for a day - see him in Hanley Town Centre from 8.30am onwards

There is a whole Fund Raising weekend, across the Friday and Saturday and Sunday at the Robert Burns Garages (01260 273553), Congleton in South Cheshire.
£10 will be donated to Children in Need for every test drive and £50 donated for every car purchased

1st Whittington Scout Troop are doing a sponsored bob a job in and around Whittington, Staffordshire.
(Right through to Tuesday 22nd November)

Saturday 19th November 2005

99th Berryhill Scout Group will be filling a giant Pudsey with coins in Hanley Centre outside Woolworths from 9am - 4pm. Also older members of the group will be collecting around Hanley in Fancy Dress!

Sponsored 'Muck Out' and sponsored ride at the Top Farm Stables, Keele, all day

20th November

Vikki Rutter tells us that...
In the Legends Bar at Staffordshire University (Stafford campus), there will be two live bands, an all-day DJ, killer pool, jesters, raffles, and drinks offers - between 5pm and 10.30pm. The bands will be busking and whichever band raises the most money wins a prize. There's also a lucky dip and the male bar staff are also being sponsored to have their legs waxed.
It's free entry but a donation will be asked for!

Friday 2nd December

Charity Concert featuring Velvet Souls at Ubberley & Bentilee WMC, SoT - 50p entry with proceeds to Children in Need, Fancy Dress Optional