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When it comes to Red Nose Day, it’s hard to pick a favourite memory. After all, there have been so many great scenes across Wearside over the years as hundreds of you have turned your hands to fundraising with a comedy twist. This year’s Comic Relief Day arrives tomorrow. But how about a look back at Sunderland’s contribution over the years. Chris Cordner reports.
Red Nose Day has been going strong since 1988. The first one raised £15million nationwide. The people of Wearside and County Durham have always contributed to such a worthy cause. Take a bow if you were:
In the huge team at the Pennywell Youth project who held a ‘stay awake all night’ Linda Fishburn said at the time: “It was really good fun, once again Sunderland people were really giving.” Sainsbury’s worker Phillip Richardson volunteered to have all his hair cut off and said in 2013: “I’ve done bits and pieces for charity before but never had my hair shaved!”
The same year, students at Sunderland College competed in a Harlem Shake-off to boost funds and the popular craze saw groups of people dancing in bizarre ways to Harlem Shake by American electronic musician Baauer. Each student paid £1.50 for a Comic Relief Red Nose to take part with the results of each shake-off ’ posted on the college’s Facebook page.
The dedicated team at Sunderland City Council’s Customer Contact Centre,