Children in Need appeal for 2009

Street dancers prepared for the special Children in Need show at Telford town centre 2-6pm on Friday 20 November

Hundreds of organisations are using grant money from Children in Need to help improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

Despite the economic conditions, the 2008 appeal raised a record breaking £37.8 million which has helped more than 700 projects across the UK.

Over the last year in Shropshire more than £130,000 has been awarded to three projects in local grants.

This year, Friday, 20 November, marks the 30th BBC Children in Need appeal.

Fundraising for Children in Need

The Woodside Family Groups Project were awarded £90,485 in April to help provide drop-in groups during term time for pre-school children and their parents and carers.

Pupils at Bellan House wore spotty clothes for the day

In July, Mount Gilbert School in Telford and North Shropshire Home-Start were awarded grants totalling almost £40,000.

The money helped Mount Gilbert School provide a summer activity scheme for young people in Shropshire with disabilities.

At North Shropshire Home-Start a £15,000 Children in Need grant allowed the charity to provide drop-in play sessions for children across four locations in the north of the county.

For more information on how to be a part of Children in Need 2009 visit the official website.