Primary pupils run bake sale
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THREE caring kids raised more than £85 for charity with a bake sale.
Applegrove Primary pupils Travis (10) and Emily Bremner (7), as well as their little brother Kyle (4) of Rainbow Nursery, wanted to help the BBC Children In Need campaign.
Mum Diane was proud of their efforts on the day of the Children In Need TV appeal. Kyle and my niece Harley Cowperthwaite (4) helped to bake cakes and cookies then my older two helped sell them after school."
Since 1980, Children In Need has raised over £1billion for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK, such as those experiencing poverty, with disabilities, or victims of abuse or neglect.
Stars from Strictly Come Dancing, Star Wars, Doctor Who and EastEnders helped this year's Children In Need TV appeal raise £47.9m.
A five-hour telethon featured England football players, a celebrity edition of music quiz The Hit List and songs by Louis Tomlinson and Westlife. Viewers also saw short films about some of the the 3000 local projects supported by the charity.
"I wanted to raise money for children in need," said Travis.
"Our bake sale raised some money for them," agreed Emily.
