Going dotty for Children In Need fun!

At Westfield Pupil Referral Unit, pupils dressed up for the day and had a battle of the bands and Westfield’s Got Talent competition.

But taking things to extremes in the name of charity was Teona Patrice, who took a bath in baked beans donated by Iceland and Asda.

With games and a quiz, the events raised £150.

Tots at Happy Jays nursery sold Pudsey Bear biscuits, played spotty games and wore spotty clothes to raise £23 for the cause.

And one member of staff baked a special Pudsey Bear cake to help raise money.

School children, older pupils and members of the community piled over to Batley Girls’ High School for a bulb ‘digathon’ to raise money.

Deputy headteacher Ray Henshaw said lots of people went to the Howden Clough school to plant daffodil bulbs, and some of the children brought their teddy bears along with them.

The effort raised more than £600 for Children in Need.

Pupils at Manorfield Infant School in Staincliffe raised £466 by wearing spotty clothes for the day and baking spotty cakes and biscuits to be sold for the charity.

And after selling Children in Need wristbands, hosting a coffee morning and wearing spotty clothes, Carlinghow Princess Royal School raised £310 for the charity.

A cake sale and a raffle raised £52 at Rascals playgym in Rouse Mill Lane.

Owner Rachel Gillam said the fundraiser had been her nine-year-old daughter Ella’s idea.

Ella and best friend Jasmine Robinson, also nine, set up a stall at the playgym to sell the cakes.

Rachel said: “Jasmine’s mum and I were very proud to see two young girls showing an interest in doing something for charity.”