Pudsey bear comes to West Berkshire for Children In Need

From 8am to 5pm he (or Garry as he is known to his friends) will be helping the Newbury Round Table collect essential funds for the charity in Newbury town centre (pictured right), while the Little Sunflowers and Abacus day nurseries are holding charity cake sales, with children from the latter spending the day in their favourite fancy dress outfit for a donation.
Victoria Park Nursery and Miss Polly’s Kindergarten in Baughurst will also be joining the fun, both dressing in spots and stripes and selling homemade cakes. Burnham Copse primary school in Tadley will also be adorning the iconic spots and stripes theme, with parties planned throughout the day.
A 12-hour sponsored relay swim is being held at the Regency Park Hotel in Thatcham in aid of Children In Need, with members booking 15 minutes slots throughout the day to see the pool used continually.
The festivities will carry on into the evening, with sponsored waxing and hair cuts being part of the fun at Newbury Snooker Club, in West Street, Newbury, with a raffle, auction and Pudsey party, organised by Kelly Bowers (pictured) carrying on until the early hours.
Saturday afternoon will see the Riverside Community Centre, in Rosemoor Gardens, Turnpike, turned into a hub of activity ranging from face paints to arts and crafts for a donation to the charity.
While the Linden Ellicott School of Dancing in Thatcham is attempting to break a Guinness World Record for the number of people dancing in a room at the same time, taking part in a sponsored Tapathon on Sunday.
Have you organised something? Let us know.
Call Ellis Barker on (01635) 886639 or email ellis.barker@newburynews.co.uk and look out for our Children In Need coverage in next week's Newbury Weekly News.