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it's sitting in a bath of beans or holding a garage sale, let us
know what events you are holding - and we'll tell the world wide
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How
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Name that
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Slave auction pics
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The
BBC broadcast its first appeal for children on Christmas day
in 1927, 75 years ago.
Since
1980, the BBC Children in Need appeal has raised more than
£300m for disadvantaged children living in the UK.
Last
November the charity raised £26million.
The final total for the 2001 Appeal is £25 million, £5 million
more than for the 2000 Appeal.
BBC Three Counties Radio set the World Record in 2001 for
the longest continuous talk radio show after a 33-hour show.
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We'll
put your events here, just let us know what you're doing using the
form below!
If
you're stuck for ideas, there are hundreds of ideas in this year's
fund-raising pack. Apply
for one now!
Send
in your pictures of your events and we'll put them up. See
last year's here >>
 The
sound of silence
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The
4th Potters Bar Brownies have done a sponsored silence for an
hour and have been promised a grand total of £681.20.
Well done to all of you!
When: 20 November
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Dance
the night away!
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Harlington
Explorer Scouts are doing a 24 hour Danceathon for Children
in Need. The aim is to keep at least two people dancing on Playstation
Dance mats for 24 hours from 8.30pm on Friday until 8.30pm on
Saturday night!
When: 21 November
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Wax
and wailing!
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Male staff at BSI Product Services are being sponsored for legs
& chest waxing. We are also having a best dressed teddy
bear competition. held at BSI Hemel Hempstead on 20th November
and hoping to raise about £1,000
When: 21 November
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Step
to it
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Argos
and Argos Retail Group employees in Milton Keynes CBX West and
Avebury buildings are 'stepping to it' by using the stairs -
when they've had enough, Pudsey lift passes are available in
exchange for a donation! They will also be 'stepping to it'
on treadmills from 8am to 5pm, raising as much money as they
can for Children in Need. York Fitness have kindly donated four
treadmills for the day. By the end of it we'll have the fittest
employees in MK!
When: 21 November
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This
won't hurt!
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Female
staff at Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit persuaded male colleague
Ben West that leg waxing was painless. He'll test out the
theory for Children in Need on Monday, joined by Mark Relf,
from Keech Cottage, children's hospice, in Luton, raising
much needed cash at the same time.
When:
24 November
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Christmas
Trees
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Online
Christmas Tree retailer – Pines and Needles.com –
will be raising money for Children in Need by donating £5
pounds for every tree they sell this week.
They
are a family run business, started by two brothers 9 years
ago - aged just 13 and 15. The first year they sold around
100 trees on a street corner, and this year they’ll be
selling in excess of 5000 trees! They are selling their trees
nationwide through their website –
pinesandneedles.com.
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becomes apprentice |
Proprietor
of the Pooh Corner Day Nursery in Berhamsted, Cathy Sykes
is being sponsored to try a number of different jobs for the
day - including laying carpet, being a dinner lady - and making
sausages!
When: 21 November
Where: Various places in Berkhamsted |
| Scouting
sleepover |
The
1st Cuffley Guides will be watching Children In Need at a
sleepover.
When: 21 November
Where: Tolmers Scout Camp, Cuffley |
| Spiders
and sky-diving |
Tony
Pratt, 29, from Hemel Hempstead, is doing a sponsored tandem
skydive and then the next day the arachnophobic is having
a bucket of spiders thrown over him!!
When: 15 and 16 November |
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