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| | EVENTS 2005
March 11th was Red Nose Day - some events up and down Staffordshire & Cheshire
Little Britain Night at the Jolly Potters pub, Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke (next to the church). Prizes for the best Little Britain character plus Quiz with cash prizes. Contact Cheryl on 01782 845254
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Honk for charity Matthew Jones and four other 'younger' red-nosers running a 'honk your horn' for Red Nose Day event. For every horn 'honked', as it were, we donate a certain amount of money to Comic Relief. Last year they managed to attain over 200 in little over an hour! On Northwood Lane, Clayton, Newcastle between 4:00pm and 5:30pm - about half-way along on a bench facing the road.
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Pupils at Great Wood Primary School assure us that they'll be in for a day of silliness! They'll be wearing RED so long as they bring copper coins to school (the nearest colour coin to red!). Students were moved after watching a Blue Peter programme where a little 13 year old girl was caring for her brothers and sisters all alone. They now want to help to buy her a goat!
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Newcastle Shopping Centre Event at the Roebuck Centre, Newcastle. Argos staff dressing all in red and having their legs waxed and "have the biggest hair going!" - around 12noon. Contact: Claire (01782 715301)
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Candle-lit Procession at 6pm from Carmountside School, Abbey Hulton, Stoke on Trent to St John's Centre. With the Cultural Sisters!
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Newcastle College Fun Day
At Newcastle College, staff and students in red clothes on the day, while anyone who does not is asked to donate £2 to the charity!
Students from the College's Trinity Hair, Beauty and Holistic Therapy Salon will be in the Social Square during break times to help people become the ultimate 'red-head' by using temporary red hair spray.
There are also: a cracker eating competition; a jam doughnut eating contest (without licking their lips); the chance to pay £1 to watch a Peter Kay DVD in the College's lecture theatre. The College is hoping to beat the £500 raised by its Children in Need 'Miss Newcastle College' pageant in November
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Battle of the Bands Todd Young, a 6th form pupil at Bidulph High School, is organising a "Battle of the Bands" competition with some fellow 6th formers, which will feature numerous bands within the school. The winning band will then be decided via a panel of judges, including West-End star Kirsty Bostock.
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 Vodafone Stoke Fun Day
On the day they will have:- Senior managers sitting in a bath full of anything we can find that is coloured red - including oats (see Maureen - pic right) / Auction for car parking spaces outside the office front doors. (Bid on a space, or buy it for £5) / Cake sale / Car wash (Donations) / Three Peaks Challenge (members of staff will be climbing the three tallest mountains in the UK in 24 hrs) / Raffle (£1 for 5 tickets. If you are wearing red you get two strips for the price of one) / Guess the weight - of one very big and very comical Easter Egg. (50p per guess) / A senior manager will be singing every word she says. (We will pay her to stop!) / Shaving of head (for donations) / Shaving of beards (for donations) /
Staff will donate £1 to wear red clothing and £2 to wear their own clothing / And much more!
Contact: Leigh
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The Hemmings Family will to wear red from head to toe to raise money!
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Call them! at Barclays, Radbroke Hall near Peover, Cheshire. Those lovely people at Radbroke Hall are putting in their time free to be call-centre agents for your phone donations of cash.
But that's not all. On the site during the day there will be: prize raffle; leg waxing; sponsored massage; sponsored ironing - (a very brave man has offered to iron clothes all day!); slaves for the day (from among the management team); wearing of fancy dress - wearing red/spraying hair red etc!
During the evening the staff will be voluntarily (this is the 2nd time) taking telephone calls from the public who wish to donate to Comic Relief, starting at 6.30pm and finish at 2am.... and a great atmosphere is guaranteed. Congrats to them!
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Comic Nantwich (and Crewe) Staff and members of Barony Park Complex in Nantwich will be doing (all in fancy dress): a Fun Run around Nantwich; and a Six-a-Side Football Tournament with Barony Park Staff taking on Members at 3pm
Meanwhile one fund-raising wheeze that seems to be attracting attention is the 'ebay style' on-line auction, over Crewe & Nantwich Council's Intranet, of donated items that has been running throughout the week. The items attracting ferocious bidding include a turkey dinner, luxury chocolates, a taste of South Africa, a DVD player, a murder mystery game and everything you need for a garden party.
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Pop Idol At Waterhouses Primary school in the Staffordshire Moorlands there was an inter - house Pop Idol competition. The school, parents and friends vote for their favourite act!! At lunchtime their will be 'runny nose' activities on the playground for everyone to take part in and on top of all this the children can dress in whatever they like!!!
The children, families , friends and whole community have backed the red nose campaign magnificently - we have been selling noses furiously but ran out having sold 480!!
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And later in the month
Comedy nights Ribbed Comedy is supporting Comic Relief with three charity events:
The Big Big Pub Quiz @ the Limelight, Crewe - Monday 28th March
A Bunch of Five Charity Comedy Night @ The Fat Cat Cafe Bar, Hanley - Tuesday 29th March
A Bunch of Five Charity Comedy Night @ the Limelight, Crewe - Wednesday 30th March
For more details, see Comedy Guide | |
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