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Who Said Bears Canât Fly?
Pudsey Bear, Chief Fundraiser
Around 9,000 people got a real treat this year at theÌęLittle Grandsen Airshow, raising a record-breakingÌęÂŁ65,000 for our Appeal.
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Who Said Bears Canât Fly?
Pudsey Bear
Chief Fundraiser
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Around 9,000 people got a real treat this year at the Little Grandsen Airshow with world class aerobatics from Mark Jeffries. A Twister, Hurricane, Spitfire and Lancaster Bombers took to the skies to put on a spectacular show to raise money for ±«Óătv Children in Need â raising a record-breaking ÂŁ63,743.69 for our Appeal.
âWe had more visitors than weâve ever had â the event was a sell out,â said organiser Dave Poile,ÌęâAnd we raised more money than ever before!â
What began 22 years ago as a small charity event is now a regular fixture in South Cambridgeshire. This yearâs August event saw the four-hour air show begin with a Spitfire flyover, closely followed by a Tiger Moth bi-plane and C172 display. The Trig Aerobatic Team wowed audiences with their acrobatic stunts before a former RAF Vulcan took to the skies for three final flyovers.
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Bright Sparks
Pudsey Bear
Chief Fundraiser
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čó°ùČčČő±đ°ùâs mum Shona had a perfect pregnancy.ÌęBut during his birth, čó°ùČčČő±đ°ùâs heart stopped and he was starved of oxygen. Near death for the next 72 hours, he spent the next six days in intensive care. After four more long days, Shona and Fraser were finally allowed home, where her plans for motherhood changed forever.Ìęčó°ùČčČő±đ°ùâs traumatic birth had left him with Cerebral Palsy, a neurological condition that affects movement, co-ordination and sometimes even communication.
Shona had to leave her job: looking after Fraser and his older brother Mark needed all of her time and energy. And although she tried taking Fraser along to mother and toddler groups, she didnât feel comfortable when he couldnât keep up with the other children.
Then she found Bright Sparks, a special place where disabled children can play and socialise with other youngsters: its busy building hosts clubs every night of the week as well as during school holidays.
Based in an old schoolhouse in Midlothian, Scotland - wrangled from the hands of the council ten years ago by founder Louise Gough - itâs a small space where magic happens.
Shona instantly found Bright Sparks to be a lifeline: it was there that she met other mumsâŠ
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Georgeâs Big Idea: Campfest 2014!
Pudsey Bear
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While 10-year-old George was wandering around CarFest last year, he decided to do two very important things - raise money for ±«Óătv Children in Need and hold his own mini festival.
Campfest
A year later, Georgeâs dreams became reality - he combined the two to welcome over 40 people to âCampfest 2014â, a fundraising festival heâd created in his own back garden!
ÌęâI gave him a budget of ÂŁ100 to spend on anything related to the event,â says mum Carol, who helped George with his âbig ideaâ. âFood, drink, prizes: everything.âÌę
George used the funds wisely and spent months organising the summer festival â planning the entertainment, getting a stage built and devising a menu plan for the weekend.Ìę
George
No detail was overlooked. âHe even ordered wristbands and sent them out with the invites to our family andâŠ
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Robâs Helping Hands
Pudsey Bear
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When an accident left fitness fanatic Rob Groves a paraplegic, he had to come to terms with a whole new way of life. Now heâs cycling from Edinburgh to London to raise money for ±«Óătv Children in Need â using just his hands!
Handcycling
Hero Rob will start his epic challenge at ±«Óătv Edinburgh in Midlothian on 9 November, and will hand-cycle for six days â sometimes overnight - to reach London.
The 414mile journey âŠ
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CATS for Kids
Pudsey Bear
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CATSYPP after-school groups are so in demand that they have over 60 young people on their waiting lists. But the 55 lucky young people who already attend each week wonât be giving up their places any time soon â because the clubs have literally changed their lives.
The young people at Children on the Autistic Spectrum Young Peopleâs Project have all been diagnosed with high-functioning autism. And as such they have difficulties communicating, making friends and managing their emotions. Supported by ±«Óătv Children in Need funds, the CATSYPP clubs â nicknamed CATS - are so much more than placesâŠ
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±«Óătv Children in Need is back, and asking Britain to get baking!
Pudsey Bear
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±«Óătv Children in Need is back, and is asking Britain to get baking one of the Nationâs favourite cakes to help make a difference to young lives right here in the UK.
Which team will you join?
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Stars from across British television and radio including Sir Terry Wogan, Fearne Cotton, Nick Grimshaw, Tess Daly, Matt Baker and Alex Jones have joined forces to galvanise the nation to become baking heroes for ±«Óătv Children in NeedâŠ
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A Visit to Music 4 Life in Devon
Jo Porter
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We hope you had a great summer â all of us at ±«Óătv Children in Need certainly did. Each year, we spend a part of our summer visiting projects all over the UK, meeting the people helped by your money.
This year, we visited an inspiring project full of young people spending some time away from their homes and their normal routines, enjoying their school holidays.
The band in action at Wren Music!
For some children and young people whoâŠ
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Helen & Douglas House Hospice
Pudsey Bear
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As adults, we know that things donât always go to plan, and sometimes we have to deal with the unexpected. In these situations, the support and kindness of others can make a real difference to everyday life. is a very special childrenâs hospice in Oxford that offers this support and kindness at times like these, when families need it most.
Helen House was the worldâs first childrenâs hospice and Douglas House was set up in 2004 to provide the same care to young adults with life-limiting conditions, as well as their families. They offer specialist symptom and painâŠ
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Taking a bus for the Bear!
Pudsey Bear
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Just in case youâve forgotten what a glorious country we live in, thereâs no better way to become reacquainted with the beauty of Britain than a Summer ride on one of the UKâs many scenic bus routes. Thereâs nobody that knows this better than Steve Gibbs, a determined fundraiser from Wigston currently in the midst of an epic fundraising journey across the UK.
Powered on by his pacemaker, 74-year-old Steve is currently en route from Landâs End to John Oâ Groats and back again - all by bus! Thatâs a two week journey covering over 2000 miles, on 66 buses - and itâs all for free with a bus pass!âŠ
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The 5 Nation 48 Challenge for ±«Óătv Children in Need
Pudsey Bear
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On August 1 2014, an all-star football team led by veteran fundraiser Barry Donegan will be embarking on a veryÌęunusual challenge. The team willÌębe playing 5 football games⊠in 5 nations⊠within a 48 hour time period! Itâs allÌępart of The 5 Nations 48 Challenge, the brainchild of Barry and his friend David, all in aid of ±«Óătv Children in Need! Itâs not going to be easy, but if they succeed, they could even end up with a Guinness World Record!
However, these arenât just any football teams â professional footballers and stars from the nationâs favourite soaps are all giving up their time to makeâŠ
