The document requests that businesses and organizations in Horsham support the "Pounds for Pudsey" campaign for BBC's Children in Need. As part of the town's half term festivities, there will be song and dance shows in the town center on October 27th starring Dave Benson Phillips and Pudsey the Bear to raise money. Businesses are encouraged to organize fundraisers among staff and clients donating "Pounds for Pudsey" and can hand over giant checks with the amounts raised between 13:30-14:00 or 15:30-16:00 that day. Participating organizations should email the contact provided to be included in publicity for the fundraising effort.

1. Request for Horsham’s businesses & organisations to
support the ‘POUNDS FOR PUDSEY’ Campaign and get
snapped doing it
As part of this year’s HORSHAM half term festivities, HORSHAM once again is
bringing Pudsey and many of his pals to the Town Centre to celebrate Children
In Need. Between 10am and 4pm in the Carfax on Thursday 27th
October, there
will be three Song and Dance shows for the whole family on the Bandstand (
11am, 12.15 and 14.30 ) starring TV’s Dave Benson Phillips with PUDSEY and a
load of his mascot pals. Between the shows the cast will be roaming around
the area bringing joy and happiness …as well as a little bit of mayhem thanks
to Horsham’s Howie the Hornet and some of the other little rascals.
It is hoped that the townsfolk and businesses of Horsham will create a bumper
collection for the BBC’s Children in Need Charity this year….. led by Horsham
Rotary Club, who are a national ‘Children In Need’ Partner, and Horsham
District Council, Horsham collectively donated nearly £5000 in 2014 …… let’s
beat that figure this year.
Individual donations can be made in a Bucket collection in the Town on
Thursday or by visiting the Rotary Club of Horsham’s Just Giving web page and
donating to the Children In Need Campaign.
Businesses and other organisations can donate and join in the fun and
promote themselves by organising ‘Pounds for Pudsey’ collections amongst
staff, clients and friends. The results of these collections can be handed to
Pudsey in person in the Carfax on Thursday October 27th
between 13.30 and
14.00 or between 15.30 and 16.00. The ’handover‘ will be photographed and
recorded in social and print media and will involve a ‘giant cheque‘ being
produced with the name of the donating organisation and the amount
donated. Naturally the donors may dress for the handover ceremony however
they think fit and there will be a prize of a Giant Pudsey to the best-
dressed organisation. We would ask all organisations that will be raising
‘Pounds for Pudsey’ to let us know asap by emailing
horshamrotary@btconnect.com so that we can mention you in the publicity
….lists of participating organisations will be published each day/ week.