Children in Need

Mama Bear’s children support Children in Need with lockdown-friendly fun

Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-Schools across Devon have had to get creative with their Children in Need fundraising efforts this year in order to abide by coronavirus rules.

Instead of the usual bake sales, raffles, teddy bear picnics and spare change collections, the tots have enjoyed pyjama days, crazy hair days, bear hunts and Pudsey crafts to mark the important...

Power company employees get all dressed up for a good cause

Staff members at the Plymouth depot of Western Power Distribution (WPD) held a fancy dress day to raise funds for BBC Children in Need 2017.

The hilarious outfits included a Smurf, Spiderman, a bumble bee and even a red hot chilli!

They have raised over £100 and Team Support Danni Skyrme, who was involved in organising the event, said: “It’s been lots of fun and an excuse to...

Mama Bear supports Children in Need

Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-Schools across Paignton, Plymouth and Torquay have been pulling out all the stops for Children in Need this year.

A series of activities have taken place at the nursery groups settings, including a very special treasure hunt at Jump soft play in Plymouth, ‘Splash the teacher’ in Paignton and a big spot hunt.

The children were...

Nursery youngsters’ Children in Need support makes for exciting trip to fire station

Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School in Fort View, Plymouth have been busy fundraising for Children in Need with a series of activities.

Children at the nursery baked lots of cakes for a special bake sale, which they took along to the local fire station and sold to the firefighters.

After completely selling out of cakes, the children were allowed to sit in the...

Royal William Yard hosts BBC Children in Need

The Royal William Yard in Plymouth will play host to the BBC Children in Need fundraising spectacular this year, on November 18, from 6pm.

There will be everything from market stalls to banner furling, to Pudsey arriving by boat with Yard restaurants joining in the fun - in a bid to raise more money than ever before.

The BBC’s local radio and television stars, Spotlight’s...

TV Dragon Theo Paphitis has heart of gold

Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has invited a designer Soula Zavacopoulos to sell her ‘Wisdom of Kids’ books in 98 Ryman stores to raise funds for BBC Children in Need.

Ryman nor Soula Zavacopoulos will make a penny from the venture – because all of the profits will go directly to the charity.

A special price of £4.99 (£2 off the normal retail price) has been set for this...