CHARITABLE fundraisers were out in force in Stroud on Friday, November 14 to collect money for Children in Need.

Stroud District Council staff raised close to £1,000 by having a fancy dress day, running a human fruit machine, having a week's auction of the Chief Executive’s parking space, a raffle, selling Pudsey biscuits, and through employees donating their change to make a copper Snail. Money is still being totted up.

Class One at The Croft Primary School in Painswick held a cake sale and everyone wore non-unifrom and fancy dress.

At Severn Vale School in Quedgeley, pupils held a talent show on the night of Friday, November 14. Acts ranged from bands, dancers, comedians to cheerleaders and ticket sales alone raised £900. They also held an auction and a raffle in the interval of the show with items donated by parents, staff and local business. Tutor groups have been fundraising with cake sales, making Pudsey jigsaws, guess the number of sweets, beat the goalie and guess the number of Pudseys.

At Slimbridge School pupils and staff wore their pyjamas, held a talent show and sold cakes.

The Year 6 council at Lakefield Primary School in Frampton on Severn organised a non-uniform day, talent show and a cake sale.

Staff at Wilkinsons in Stroud held a lucky dip, raffle, pass the parcel, and guess the weight game. Staff also entered a competition to guess how much the store would raise overall. The final total was £173.60.

Girls in the 2nd year at Stroud College dressed up as The Pink Ladies from Grease, collecting money as they walked all around Stroud from 9am onwards. This is the first year they have done it and they managed to raise £301.52.

Henry O'Neill took people on at games of quoits, a traditional throwing game, at The King's Head in High street, King's Stanley. He had to guess how many quoits he could put on an upturned bar stool in an hour. He managed to score 505 hitting all four legs in one throw. He raised £499 and put in £6 to total it up to the £505 that he had scored. The owners would like to say thank you to everyone who sponsored him.

**See this week's SNJ for more pictures.