HUNDREDS of you went Pudsey mad with a feast of fun activities to raise buckets of cash for Children in Need.

Charitable groups from shops, banks, schools and other local organisations spent hours on Friday (Nov 21) fund-raising for the annual nationwide appeal.

And it all ended with a spectacular evening of entertainment at the Guild Hall, broadcast live on television as the BBC's regional centre for the event.

During the day, dressed-up employees from Guardian Insurance in Preston took to the streets to ask shoppers for money.

Students from the University of Central Lancashire organised a Blackpool to Preston bed push and collected cash throughout the night in the student union.

Teenagers from Preston College 'mugged' their peers in the corridor throughout the day before going to the Guild Hall to present a cheque for £500.

Pudsey Bear delighted customers at Thomas Cook's Fishergate branch when he popped in to browse through brochures.

And in Leyland, Runshaw College students turned into traffic wardens as they charged their friends for parking their cars.

Hundreds of people later went to the Guild Hall extravaganza where they were treated to a celebrity snooker match featuring Stephen Hendry and Alan Hansen among other events.

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