1. Since 1980 BBC Children in Need has raised over £400 million for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. The BBC first broadcast a charity appeal for children in 1927, in the form of a five- minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day....

2. Safeguarding Children Services. Wallasey.£9,086 This project is for children and young people who have experienced severe abuse or neglect. Through a residential course the project will support the recovery of the children and young people. Bebington High Co-operative Community Trust. Wirral. £29,913 The project will improve the communication skills of disabled children and young people, by providing a range of different sporting and sensory activities. Amy & Friends. Wirral. £57,000. This project will reduce the isolation and increase the emotional wellbeing of children with Cockayne syndrome and their siblings, by providing a Family Support Worker to offer practical help and emotional support Birkenhead Children's Holiday Association. Birkenhead. £6,000 This project is for children & young people facing multiple disadvantages, many of whom have never had a holiday. By providing an activity-filled residential break they will improve confidence, self-esteem & encourage building positive friendships. Sundowns. Birkenhead. £17,495 The project will offer new experiences and develop life skills for children and young people with Downs Syndrome by providing activities and day trips. Viking Centre & Youth Club Limited. Birkenhead. £18,964 The project will provide a youth club to local children and young people in a deprived area, improving their confidence and social skills. A lot of money is raised from this event and a lot is used locally. Below are some examples of charities who have benefitted already. With your help this can continue.

3. Stick n Step. Wallasey. £46,713 This project will enable disabled children to achieve greater independence and enjoyment in daily life, by providing conductive and physical therapy sessions. Claire House Children's Hospice. Wirral. £111,782 This project will provide specialist care and support at home, for children and young people with complex life threatening and life limiting conditions. Womens Enterprising Breakthrough. Birkenhead. £75,756 This project operates a drop-in centre for girls and young women who have experience of violent relationships, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and/or neglect. Zoe's Place Molly's Story

4. £1 helps an 11-year-old who has been bullied to make friends and grow in self- esteem at a local youth club £10 pays for a music therapy session at a hospice where a six-year-old girl with a brain tumour can have some joy in the last weeks of her life £40 helps support a 17-year-old girl who was dependent on drugs to turn her life around and find a job £50 helps a an 8 year old with cancer go to an outdoors camp. £150 pays for a bed for a young child so they do not have to sleep on a floor.