BBC Children in Need - Friday 13th November 2015

Rockfield primary help Children in Need

BBC Children in Need has raised more than £790 million to help the lives of young people and disabled children around the UK since it started in 1980. And each year The Oban Times asks a local school to nominate a class to draw pictures of local businesses which feature on our Children in Need page, with 20 per cent of the advertising proceeds donated to the charity event. This year the P6/P7 class at Rockfield Primary School drew the fantastic pictures below and we would like to thank them and the businesses featured for supporting Children in Need. This year Children in Need is asking people across the UK to dress up as their childhood hero to help make a difference to young lives. The stellar Children in Need’s celebrity friends line-up includes model and television producer Tess Daly, singer/ songwriter Sophie Ellis- Baxter and radio presenter Dermot O’Leary. Hopelessly devoted to the Charity, Tess Daly has swapped her Strictly ball gown for a jumpsuit, choosing to emulate her childhood hero Olivia Newton John. Tess called on people across the UK saying: ‘While dressing up as your hero is a fun and simple thing to do, it really can help make a big difference. By supporting BBC Children in Need, you’ll be helping benefit the lives of some of the most disadvantaged young people, right here in the UK. So dust off your fancy-dress gear, and let’s make this happen!’ Dermot O’Leary’s childhood hero was known as one of the principal figures of Antarctic Exploration, and was a real hero of his time, Dermot said of his choice: ‘My childhood hero was the explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. He was an adventurer from the early 1900’s, known for trekking places like the Antarctic. As a young lad, who wouldn’t want to be an explorer? It’s been great fun to do the fancy dress for BBC Children in Need; please do show your support and do the same!’