West Berks goes mad for Red Nose Day

Staff at Sainsbury's in Hectors Way dressed up as fictional characters and got involved in a Maltesers challenge, which involved trying to move a chocolate from one bowl to another using chop sticks.
Meanwhile staff at Cafe Rouge in Parkway served up smiles by wearing coloured wigs and fake moustaches to entice customers into buying cakes.
There was also a live band at John Lewis at Home.
Gardner and Leader held their own cake and great bake bake off, which will be judged by last year's junior

winner, Freya Watson from Chieveley.
And these are just a few events planned to raise money for those in need in Africa and the UK.
Click the link below to see a sample of the silliness and for a full Red Nose round-up see next week's Newbury Weekly News.