Jo Porter
Journalist, Jo Porter, Project Journalist for ±«Óătv CiN Editorial team
Blog posts in total 19
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A Visit to Music 4 Life in Devon
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. Read on to find out about the Music 4 Life project run by Wren Music in Devon. Â
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Happy Father's Day from Pudsey
Thanks to your donations, The Polka Theatre company in London is putting on storytelling sessions especially for children and their dads on Saturday mornings.
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The children who can't go out in the sun
Imagine you could experience severe sunburn just by going on a short trip to the supermarket. That’s what happened to three-year-old Eddison from Kent. After being taken to the shops or out in his pram, his skin would turn red and blister, even if he was fully clothed and there was little sunshine.
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Happy St David's Day!
As it's St David's Day we thought we'd tell you about an amazing project in Wales that your money has helped - Cwmavon and District Boys and Girls Club!
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Who You Help: Hearing Dogs for Deaf Children
Seven year-old Klara has had moderate hearing loss in her left ear and profound hearing loss in her right ear since she was born. She suffered from countless ear infections which meant that she couldn’t always wear her hearing aids
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Who You Help: Southampton Society for the Blind
Southampton Society for the Blind has set up a project called Zoom which helps visually impaired children to build their confidence through different activities.
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Who You Help: Classical Cuties
Classical Cuties is a music-based afterschool club run by Leigh Underwood and is based at a primary school in Tonyrefail in the Rhondda Valley. With the help of ±«Óătv Children in Need, a grant of just under ÂŁ10,000 has paid for some of the instruments the children play.
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Meningitis Awareness Week 2013
This week marks Meningitis Awareness Week. Thanks to your support, we’re able to help people affected by meningitis like James and his family.
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Who you help: Connor and Cerebra
Five-year-old Connor is severely autistic. His family was told that he would never speak. With the help of a ±«Óătv Children in Need grant, Connor was able to get help from the Sensory Toy Library at Cerebra in Carmarthen, Wales.
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Literacy Day - Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
International Literacy Day, Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
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Disability Awareness Day - Meet Ethan & Graham from BIBIC
Case study about Ethan who benefits from the support of Graham, a Support Worker at BIBIC, funded by ±«Óătv Children in Need.
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Who You Help: National Childhood Obesity Week
APPLE – Acton Play Project and Leisure Services - offers 82 open access sessions to children and young people from low income families by providing a range of cooking, gardening and arts-based activities for them. When the weather is good, that means going outside and planting or harvesting vegetables which are then prepared and eaten inside.
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Deaf Awareness Week
±«Óătv Children in Need supports The Elizabeth Foundation, which helps deaf children learn to listen and talk.
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Who You Help: International Children's Book Day
On this day each year, that great storyteller Hans Christian Anderson's birthday is celebrated with an International Children's Book Day. To mark the occasion, we wanted you to read first hand about just one of the ±«Óătv Children in Need grants that has children's books at the centre of it. Mum Angela Campana tells us about the Doorstep Library Network in Hammersmith and Fulham.
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International Happiness Day
It's the first ever International Happiness Day, so we're looking at ±«Óătv Children in Need projects that bring happiness to children who need it the most.
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Who You Help: Projects in Northern Ireland
We’re going across the water to Northern Ireland for the next stop in our UK tour to coincide with St Patrick’s Day. BeannachtaĂ na FĂ©ile Pádraig! There, ±«Óătv Children in Need funds nearly 300 projects to a value of ÂŁ7,603,402.
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A Big Deal for Teenagers
Find out how your donations to ±«Óătv Children in Need are supporting young people in Barking and East London who are interested in art, music, drama and dance.Â
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Secret Ingredients - the Amelia Trust Farm
Some children just aren't suited to mainstream school for a variety of reasons.  Find out how the Amelia Trust Farm, a project in Wales funded by ±«Óătv Children in Need, supports them.
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The inspirational stories behind the appeal films
If you’ve ever wondered how we make the fundraising films that are broadcast on appeal night on ±«Óătv One each November, here’s a bit of an insight…