A variety of activities and fundraising took place last week across the island for Children In Need 2023 - take a look at our photo gallery below to see all the pictures

Primary schools such as Laxey, Dhoon and Arbory all held their own initiatives such as cake sales, a ‘bearpees’ challenge and arts and crafts on Friday, November 17.

Dhoon primary school raised £127.44 for Children In Need, with two designated students carrying a collection bucket all day.

The school’s penny whistle group performed a song for Pudsey the bear, while there was also a ‘bearpee’ challenge in which pupils had to complete burpee exercises in the school’s gym while wearing Pudsey ears.

Arbory held a cake sale to raise money, while Laxey held a special school assembly and a wide range of arts and crafts activities throughout the day.

Arlo Cowin from Dhoon primary school with a poster saying that the school raised £127.44Students from Dhoon primary school take on the ‘bearpee’ challengeArbory pupils have their picture taken in front of the dedicated Children In Need boardStudents from Laxey School wearing their Children in Need themed clothing last Friday (November 17)Millie Orton (right) and Ellen Shuttleworth (left) take a selfie during their fundraising walkA penny whistle group from Dhoon primary school perform a song for PudseyArbory Primary School students put on a cake sale to raise money for Children in NeedCameron Mackie, a year five pupil at Laxey Primary School, wearing Pudsey ears and a Children in Need t-shirtMillie Orton and Ellen Shuttleworth doing their ‘five miles a night for five days’ fundraiser

Arlo Cowin from Dhoon primary school with a poster saying that the school raised £127.44

Students from Dhoon primary school take on the ‘bearpee’ challenge

Arbory pupils have their picture taken in front of the dedicated Children In Need board

Students from Laxey School wearing their Children in Need themed clothing last Friday (November 17)

Millie Orton (right) and Ellen Shuttleworth (left) take a selfie during their fundraising walk

A penny whistle group from Dhoon primary school perform a song for Pudsey

Arbory Primary School students put on a cake sale to raise money for Children in Need

Cameron Mackie, a year five pupil at Laxey Primary School, wearing Pudsey ears and a Children in Need t-shirt

Millie Orton and Ellen Shuttleworth doing their ‘five miles a night for five days’ fundraiser

Two employees from Sandcastles Nursery in Douglas also decided to raise money by completing their own ‘five miles a night for five days’ challenge.

Millie Orton and Ellen Shuttleworth have raised £793 for Children In Need after their final walk on Friday.

Millie said: ‘We both have a huge passion for caring for children from all different walks of life and of course, caring for children with different needs.

‘Anything we can do to support children less fortunate than others is so important and something we will always have a natural drive to do.’