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What Is Children in Need about?

Children in Need is a charity event hosted by the BBC and is held on a yearly basis to help raise money for Comic Relief, an English based charity aimed at bringing financial and emotional aid to children all over the world experiencing problems such as abuse at home, poverty, physical or mental disabilities and much more.
Children in Need was first started in 1927 in the form of a 5 minute radio broadcast appealing for money, the event was then first televised in 1955 and was called “The Children’s Hour Christmas Appeal”, it was then turned into a telethon in 1980 and was presented by Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen. Since Children in Need’s first telethon Terry Wogan has always presented the event free of charge in order to show his support for the charity event and its mission of “positive change through the power of entertainment”.

When is Children in Need?

Children in Need is being held  on the 18th November 2011 and despite the starting and finishing times not yet being released it is expected that the broadcast on BBC One will start at either 7.00pm or 7.30pm. The broadcast will continue until 10.00pm when the 10 O’clock news shall be shown for half an hour which will result in the rest of the show being played on BBC Two when the News starts until the end of Children in Need. The Televised event is currently being predicted to end at 2.00am the following day.

What does Children in Need do?

Children in Need focuses on helping children in the UK aged 18 years old or younger who currently live in poverty, in abusive homes, suffer from depression, have physical or emotional disabilities and much more.
Children in Need spend money raised by charity events on numerous projects aimed at improving the quality of life for these children to help empower them and help them achieve more in their lives. You can submit your own project and apply for a grant at the Children in Need website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey, which allows you to submit a project which would benefit children currently impacted by the problems shown above, if your project is approved you will receive a monetary grant and be able to put your project into action.

Children in Need Fancy Dress Costumes

There are many fancy dress themed events that take place in order to raise money for Children in Need, such as sponsored walks or runs, parades, charity balls, school activity days and much more. Many people choose to dress up in all kinds of fancy dress outfits for these events, wearing themed costumes such as superhero costumes, pirate costumes, animal costumes, television and film star costumes and many more.
We here at Giant Party sell a massive range of fancy dress costumes and accessories so be sure to check our website if you’re planning on attending a fancy dress event for Children in Need this year.
 

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