#childreninneed2018

[addictedtoeddie]

Presenter Alex Jones seemed at a loss in a special edition of The One Show that aired during Children in Need on Friday night (November 16), when she interviewed  Eddie Redmayne and Zoë Kravitz. Three cheeky children fed answers to the stars of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald with hilarious results. -  Video here

Watch more from the 2018 Appeal at https://bbc.co.uk/pudsey

You can donate here

[brummiephotography]

#childreninneed #childreninneed2018 #children #pudsey #pudseybear https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPcPEajs1P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r3fl72c93s1m

[morningstarfallen1-archive]

Pudsey bear tie and badge on in work today for Children in Need! #childreninneed #childreninneed2018 #workselfie https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPBl_xB4a-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3nfcxz48xtky

[incurableoptimistest1994]

So I haven’t been able to use my phone properly since Friday because I got water in the case! Hence, here are the catch up photos! So I had an absolute blast raising money for the extremely worthy cause, #childreninneed who have provided me, my family and many friends with a great deal of support and happiness from a variety of charities. It feels good to give something back ❤️! My nursing home held a Bake Off competition and bake sale 🍰☕️ and we all wore pajamas, in most cases Pudsey ones, for the day... even the nurses! One of my nurses actuallyhad to accompany me to the GP the evening in her pjs 😂! The Boyfriend and I joined forces to bake; he made chocolate cupcakes and I made shortbread, and they were very popular! Even though the competition was de alerted a draw, my competitive mind thinks we won because our cakes sold first 😜! Had a fantastic Friday 😁! #childreninneed2018 #givingbackfeelsgood❤️ #bakeoff #bakesale #pjday #pudseypjs #fridayrocked https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYXZlFnj1F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hh9h2g7ymtq3

[incurableoptimistest1994]

So I haven’t been able to use my phone properly since Friday because I got water in the case! Hence, here are the catch up photos! So I had an absolute blast raising money for the extremely worthy cause, #childreninneed who have provided me, my family and many friends with a great deal of support and happiness from a variety of charities. It feels good to give something back ❤️! My nursing home held a Bake Off competition and bake sale 🍰☕️ and we all wore pajamas, in most cases Pudsey ones, for the day... even the nurses! One of my nurses actuallyhad to accompany me to the GP the evening in her pjs 😂! The Boyfriend and I joined forces to bake; he made chocolate cupcakes and I made shortbread, and they were very popular! Even though the competition was de alerted a draw, my competitive mind thinks we won because our cakes sold first 😜! Had a fantastic Friday 😁! #childreninneed2018 #givingbackfeelsgood❤️ #bakeoff #bakesale #pjday #pudseypjs #fridayrocked #ilovemyhome❤️ #andthepeoplewhofillit https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYXARZn9RW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12gu0gv1d8zxp

[incurableoptimistest1994]

So I haven’t been able to use my phone properly since Friday because I got water in the case! Hence, here are the catch up photos! So I had an absolute blast raising money for the extremely worthy cause, #childreninneed who have provided me, my family and many friends with a great deal of support and happiness from a variety of charities. It feels good to give something back ❤️! My nursing home held a Bake Off competition and bake sale 🍰☕️ and we all wore pajamas, in most cases Pudsey ones, for the day... even the nurses! One of my nurses actuallyhad to accompany me to the GP the evening in her pjs 😂! My awesome boyfriend even wore a pair of my teddy bear pjs 🐻! He really is my hero guys 😍🤩!! The Boyfriend and I joined forces to bake; he made chocolate cupcakes and I made shortbread, and they were very popular! Even though the competition was de alerted a draw, my competitive mind thinks we won because our cakes sold first 😜! Had a fantastic Friday 😁! #childreninneed2018 #givingbackfeelsgood❤️ #bakeoff #bakesale #pjday #pudseypjs #meandmyboyfriend💑 #ilovemyboyfriend❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYWOK8HC4H/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=brls3z5mk930

[papaartistakabettyrose]

It's Children in Need today! And these days donating is as easy as sending a text - I just donated £5 by texting the word 'child' to 70405 after hearing it on the radio - dead easy, thank you @radio1 ! It makes a difference if you can spare even a pound tonight 💗 stay safe #childreninneed #children #childreningram #childreninneedrocks #childreninneed2018 #childreninneedrocks2018 #charity #asexual #panda #art #comic #pride #pandaandpossumadventures #PAPA #PAPAartist #selfcare #selflove #comic #art #lgbtq #queer #pansexual #possum #lgbt #gay #wellbeing https://www.instagram.com/p/BqVKuBCFM2u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j2tkv7p3yp50

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Singing My Socks Off For Children In Need

Every year I put myself through the emotional trauma of watching Children In Need on TV. I cry. A lot. It’s hard to watch children and families going through horrific things like illness or loss, especially because I have three happy and healthy children of my own and I can’t begin to imagine the pain these families feel. So this year, rather than just being an emotional wreck, I decided that I was going to do something.

I decided to hold a community choir rehearsal for 12 hours. The idea was that individuals, community groups, local businesses and community services could come along and join in with the rehearsal for an hour, or as long they wanted, bring a donation, learn a song and be a part of something fun.

So why did I choose a choir rehearsal and not something more common, like an abseil or a long run? Apart from the fact that I’m not exactly what you would call ‘sporty’, I love my community, and I love singing so I thought it would be a great way to combine those two things. And why 12 hours? I think if you’re asking people to donate then you need to give people a really good reason to donate to your cause in particular, especially as we get asked for money so often. If you show that you are prepared to work hard for a good cause people will be more inclined to donate. So I challenged myself to the full day.

I decided to do this over a year ago so for months I’ve been thinking of a song to sing with my ‘choirs’ during the day and for weeks I’ve been working hard prepping word sheets, the arrangement, a wide variety of warm ups (so I didn’t go loopy during the day doing the same thing over and over!), lots of press and social media coverage, planning the session format and all the admin associated with holding an event like this.

Despite planning for so long in advance the actual day crept up on me really quickly. At 9am on Children In Need day I was at my station waiting for my first group to arrive. And people came! During the day I saw the Mayor of Wakefield, singers from both of my choirs (thanks guys), people from churches in Ossett, the fire service, Kerry Foods (based in Ossett), teachers from my children’s school, children from South Parade Primary School, several of my piano students, musicians, composers, singing teachers and several friends and family members.

12 hours is a long time to do the same thing over and over (I taught the same song to each group) but because each group came with fresh energy I found this boosted my energy and kept me going. Unfortunately, having three small children I had picked up the cold virus which has been doing the rounds of late. This started to affect my voice earlier in the week so I started out the day with a bit of a croak. Miraculously I managed to sing at each of the 12 sessions, but with a bit less volume for the last two hours. Interestingly, my speaking voice was in much worse condition than my singing voice. I’ve been told that this is because of better breathing and also more resonance when singing.

I am thankful to the lovely lady from the church office who brought me cups of tea during the day, and to my mother in law who kept refreshing my cup of water during the day. I also used ‘straw technique’ to ‘reset’ my vocal cords a couple of times during the day. One concern I’d had in the run up was that the day might drag. In fact the 12 hours flew by and I was at home again counting up £600(!) before I knew it.

I’m so grateful to the community for supporting this event and helping me raise so much money for a great cause.