Fundraising Collection (#7)

These young swimmers form the 10th Holme Valley (New Mill) scouts raised £; 155 when they completed a sponsored swim at Cambridge Road Baths

Looking not exactly rugged at the start of a two-mile charity pub-crawl are Mr Gary Connor (centre, in tiger skin) and his colleagues

Some of the 25 children who took part in a sponsored obstacle race organised by Parkwood Playgroup. The two and three-year-olds went through tunnels, up climbing frames and through hoops

Many thanks... Ten-year-old Sarah Bett, right, of Mount School, hands over a cheque for £ 221 to Tina Pollard, 15, of the Candlelighters

Worzel Gummidge, Billy Bunter and Madonna helped raise cash for the Examiner Bodyscanner Appeal. Class 3W of Honley Junior School paid for the privilege of going to school in fancy dress

Cute and cuddly. Pictured at the soft toy stall at an autumn fair held by Snowgatehead Methodist Church, New Mill are (from left) Kelly Briggs, Emma Drew, Emma Holland and Louise Cartwright

The 2nd Holme Valley Brownies made their combined Halloween and Guy Fawkes party an extra special night when they presented a cheque for £ 53 for the Bodyscanner Appeal to Examiner promotions

Thank you, one and all. Handing over this £220 for the Bodyscanner Appeal are these
Thank you, one and all. Handing over this £ 220 for the Bodyscanner Appeal are these members and leaders of the Pathfinders from Crosland Moors Seventh Day Adventists Church

Stuart and Margaret Whittle of the Cricketers Arms pub, Deanhouse, Netherthong are pictured with Almondbury High School pupils, from left Hayley Rudd, Asim Ilyas, Lindsay Reid

And they re off... parents, staff and pupils of Newsome High School take part in a fun run on Castle Hill. Entrants in the events, organised by the parents association

Shelley High School sixth-form council treasurer Matthew Ashley (left) and chairman Helen Barri (second left) hand a cheque for £

Miss Examiner Andrea Stokes shares a collecting tin outside McDonaldss Huddersfield, in one of her final appointments before her term of office expires

Soaking up sponsorship Teacher Ron Pickles is splattered with soaking sponges thrown by pupils (from left) Lucy Heyhoe, Sian Badham and Rosanan James

An area has been set aside at North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, for parents waiting for their children having operations in the ear, nose and throat ward

THC fabrications works nurse Diane Wright said it with cash after completing a week-long training course at the North Riding Infirmary, in Middlesbrough

A big drive to beat a blinding disease has been launched in Cleveland. The campaign, aimed at raising £ 30, 000 for a piece of high-technology equipment which can detect early stages of

Under starters orders... children at Emley First School jostle for pole position as Dewsbury MP Ann Taylor prepares to blow the whistle

Games time... Members of Golcar St Johns mothers and toddlers group have given 100 to Golcar St Johns CE Junior and Infant School whre they hold their meetings

Superswim 98 at the Neptune Centre, Swimmimg Pool, Middlesbrough, 25th April 1998. Pictured, Alan Robinson and Steven Everington in the Cascomp team, await their turns to swim

Putting their best feet forward for a sponsored toddle are these children from Shelley Playgroup, with leader Mrs Tricia Poole

James Garvey, founder of Crossbearers, receives a cheque for £; 70 from Cheryl Murdock (left) and Anita Willy, watched by other pupils at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Sheepbridge

These cadets from the Huddersfield-based 59 Squadron Air Training Corps were among a group of six members who raised more than £ 200 with a sponsored parachute jump

Seven-year old Adele Brooke presents a £588 cheque from Dalton Junior School to Mr
Seven-year old Adele Brooke presents a £ 588 cheque from Dalton Junior School to Mr Alan Dixon, area organiser for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Tunnelling for sponsorship cash is four-year old Helen Copley who took part in an obstacle course at Lindley Playgroup this morning

Health visitor Jenny Coy, seen at the Ellerslie Child Development Unit receiving a cheque for £ 61.50 from (left to right) Michelle Harper, Sarah Taylor and Carley Greenfield

Three Almondbury youngsters have raised £80 for Turnshaws School, Kirkburton
Three Almondbury youngsters have raised £ 80 for Turnshaws School, Kirkburton. The girls (front, from left), Judith Midgley, Joanne Clark and Joanne Farley

Teenagers serve up charity boost Netting funds for charity - for these youngsters have raised more than £ 100 in a 10-hour sponsored badminton marathon

A Cleveland firm has proved a real sucker for Children in Need! Youngsters and parents pitched in all day long for the appeal as the massive vacuum from a Billingham form swallowed up cash up to

Redcar Hell-Raisers have set a target of £5000 to raise for Children in Need with a
Redcar Hell-Raisers have set a target of £ 5000 to raise for Children in Need with a series of events. These include a sponsored walk and a concert on Wednesday at their HQ

Where are they taking him? left - a tearful Ann Burridge, four, is comforted by dad Neil after seeing loveable Pudsey bear kidnapped in the street

Cowboys and Indians roamed Cleveland Countys Gurney House inviting staff to contribute to Children in Need. Cowgirl Phillip Robinson

Clevelands brownies, guides and rangers have given a £2
Clevelands brownies, guides and rangers have given a £ 2, 308 helping hand to the Children in Need appeal. The bumper cheque is part of a £ 35, 000 plus donation from the regions guides

Prior Pursglove students hit the charity road for Children in Need. 20th November 1992

Youngsters dressed for the wet weather during the Great Toddle for Children in Need at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe. 29th September 1996

Pudsey Bear with Gazette staff Yvonne White and Lynn McMahon. 17th November 1992

Kind-hearted cabbies have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the people of Cleveland. The taxi drivers, members of the Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh Hackney Carriage Owners Association

With her face painted this youngster toddled round in her pushchair during the Great Toddle for Children in Need at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe. 29th September 1996

Community spirit... Members of Marsden In Need group and Marsden Enhancement Committee are pictured with equipment which they have bought for Marsden Clinic

Off to the Far East are (from left) Graeme Murray, Richard Beaumont, James Ellam and Robin Ferguson, who are pictured with Mr Ian Forbes, general manager or Brook Motors at Honley

All the fun of the run... 140 pupils, parents, friends and even pets from Newsome High School raced from the school up to Castle Hill and back to raise more than 300 for school funds

Breaking their silence to present 50 to the NSPCC were these Girl Guides. The 120thddersfield Guides, based at Almondbury, organised a sponsored silence to raise the money

Going fishing... These youngsters took part in a Sport Aid angling competition at Huddersfield Broad Canal, Leeds Road. From left (front) are Simon Eastwood, Richard O Connor

The wheel of fortune gets the thumbs-up from these youngsters at Skelmanthorpe scout groups fund raising garden party. The event was held to make money for the 5th Huddersfield South East

These Hall Bower girls put their school holidays to good use ? by raising money for charity. Ten-year-old Joanne Woodcock (left) and Kathryn Rose (7), who both go to Hall Bower Sunday school

Tasty... Trying out the hotdogs at a summer fete held in the grounds of Longdenholme old peoples home, Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, are Robert Clarke (left) and Shane Wooler

Fund-raisers found success on a plate at a garden party in aid of the Ellerslie Child Development Unit. Organiser Mrs Sally Greenfield (left), of Oakes

Bishop David Konstant, Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds, heads a group of walkers on an annual 20-mile sponsored walk to raise money for the diocesan mission in Peru

Four-year-old Emily Sylvester presents a £300 cheque to National Society for
Four-year-old Emily Sylvester presents a £ 300 cheque to National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children regional organiser Mr Russell Smith

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