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Who Said Bears Canāt Fly?
Pudsey Bear, Chief Fundraiser
Around 9,000 people got a real treat this year at the Little Grandsen Airshow, raising a record-breaking Ā£65,000 for our Appeal.
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Who Said Bears Canāt 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 BBC Children in Need ā raising a record-breaking Ā£63,743.69 for our Appeal.
āWe had more visitors than weāve ever had ā the event was a sell out,ā said organiser Dave Poile, āAnd we raised more money than ever before!ā
What began 22 years ago as a small charity event is now a regular fixture in South Cambridgeshire. This yearās 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.
Bright Sparks
Pudsey Bear
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Fraserās mum Shona had a perfect pregnancy. But during his birth, Fraserās 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. Fraserās 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 didnāt feel comfortable when he couldnāt 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 - itās a small space where magic happens.
Shona instantly found Bright Sparks to be a lifeline: it was there that she met other mumsā¦
Georgeās 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 BBC Children in Need and hold his own mini festival.
Campfest
A year later, Georgeās dreams became reality - he combined the two to welcome over 40 people to āCampfest 2014ā, a fundraising festival heād created in his own back garden!
āI gave him a budget of Ā£100 to spend on anything related to the event,ā says mum Carol, who helped George with his ābig ideaā. āFood, drink, prizes: everything.ā
George used the funds wisely and spent months organising the summer festival ā planning the entertainment, getting a stage built and devising a menu plan for the weekend.
George
No detail was overlooked. āHe even ordered wristbands and sent them out with the invites to our family andā¦
Robās Helping Hands
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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 heās cycling from Edinburgh to London to raise money for BBC Children in Need ā using just his hands!
Handcycling
Hero Rob will start his epic challenge at BBC Edinburgh in Midlothian on 9 November, and will hand-cycle for six days ā sometimes overnight - to reach London.
The 414mile journey ā¦
CATS for Kids
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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 wonāt be giving up their places any time soon ā because the clubs have literally changed their lives.
The young people at Children on the Autistic Spectrum Young Peopleās Project have all been diagnosed with high-functioning autism. And as such they have difficulties communicating, making friends and managing their emotions. Supported by BBC Children in Need funds, the CATSYPP clubs ā nicknamed CATS - are so much more than placesā¦
BBC Children in Need is back, and asking Britain to get baking!
Pudsey Bear
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BBC Children in Need is back, and is asking Britain to get baking one of the Nationās favourite cakes to help make a difference to young lives right here in the UK.
Which team will you join?
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 BBC Children in Needā¦
A Visit to Music 4 Life in Devon
Jo Porter
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We hope you had a great summer ā all of us at BBC 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 whoā¦
Helen & Douglas House Hospice
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As adults, we know that things donāt 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. Helen & Douglas Houseis a very special childrenās hospice in Oxford that offers this support and kindness at times like these, when families need it most.
Helen House was the worldās first childrenās 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 painā¦
Taking a bus for the Bear!
Pudsey Bear
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Just in case youāve forgotten what a glorious country we live in, thereās no better way to become reacquainted with the beauty of Britain than a Summer ride on one of the UKās many scenic bus routes. Thereās 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 Landās End to John Oā Groats and back again - all by bus! Thatās a two week journey covering over 2000 miles, on 66 buses - and itās all for free with a bus pass!ā¦
The 5 Nation 48 Challenge for BBC Children in Need
Pudsey Bear
Chief Fundraiser
On August 1 2014, an all-star football team led by veteran fundraiser Barry Donegan will be embarking on a very unusual challenge. The team will be playing 5 football gamesā¦ in 5 nationsā¦ within a 48 hour time period! Itās all part of The 5 Nations 48 Challenge, the brainchild of Barry and his friend David, all in aid of BBC Children in Need! Itās not going to be easy, but if they succeed, they could even end up with a Guinness World Record!
However, these arenāt just any football teams ā professional footballers and stars from the nationās favourite soaps are all giving up their time to makeā¦
