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Sophie McLaughlin

BBC Children in Need: Northern Ireland gets in the fundraising spirit ahead of 2022 show

Northern Ireland has been getting SPOTacular ahead of this year’s BBC Children in Need Appeal on Friday.

All over the country, hundreds of people have been busy fundraising for the annual appeal. Last year’s national on-the-night total was £39,389,048 and the overall fundraising total for the 2021 Appeal was £51million.

In Northern Ireland, the appeal has currently issued 152 grants to projects over the past year to a value of more than £8.5million.

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This year the show will come live from London, presented by Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsey and Alex Scott MBE, who will be joined by comedian Jason Manford for the first time.

Connor Phillips and Holly Hamilton will bring an update from Northern Ireland on Friday and present an hour-long special on BBC One Northern Ireland on Sunday, November 20.

Holly Hamilton says: “I absolutely love BBC Children In Need and am so thrilled to be part of it again this year alongside Connor. Please, please do what you can to help us raise lots of money for this year’s Great SPOTacular themed appeal, as your donations really do make a huge difference to the lives of many children and young people right here in Northern Ireland.”

Connor Phillips says: “It’s always great to be working with Holly, and I am looking forward to meeting some of the many people who have been busy fundraising, helping to raise loads of money for this year’s BBC Children in Need. Let’s make it the best one yet.”

Having a SPOTacular time helping raise money for this year’s BBC Children in Need are BBC Radio Ulster’s Hugo Duncan and former The Voice UK contestant Brooke Scullion from Bellaghy with a young fundraiser from Belfast (BBC)

BBC Radio Ulster’s Lynette Fay and BBC Radio Foyle’s Marie-Louse Muir plan to finish their own ‘Walk And Talk’ fundraising challenges to complete 100 miles and 50 miles respectively before tomorrow evening, while throughout the week other shows and presenters have been talking to fundraisers and organisations benefitting directly from the support of BBC Children in Need.

On Friday afternoon, Hugo Duncan and the radio team travel to the Island Arts Centre in Lisburn for a special outside broadcast packed full of live music and requests from 1.30-3, with BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle chatting all things Pudsey across the day.

Holly and Connor will host 'Children in Need 2022: Northern Ireland’s Best Bits' on Sunday and are joined by Pudsey, Hugo Duncan and Bellaghy-born singer Brooke Scullion who hit the road earlier this week to find out more about the incredible fundraisers that allow organisations to make such a difference in our communities.

Among those organisations also to be featured will be Gortilea Social Farm in near Claudy, and staff and participants of IncredABLE as they take to the slopes of Craigavon Ski Centre and BBC Radio 1’s Dean McCullough travelled to Suffolk Community Centre in Belfast to juggle and stilt-walk with Circusful.

Further information on BBC Children in Need and how to get involved can be found at bbc.co.uk/pudsey

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