FUNDRAISING fun and games have taken place in York and across North and East Yorkshire for Children in Need.

Schools, businesses and individuals in the region joined people across the UK to raise funds for disadvantaged youngsters.

In York, pupils and staff at Wheldrake with Thorganby Primary School have done their bit to raise funds for Children in Need by using a range of wheeled modes of transport to try to cover the 874 miles distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

This week, they have been using scooters, cycles and trikes to clock up the necessary miles.

Yesterday, pupils and staff took it in turns on static exercise bikes and the children also cycled and scooted around the playground.

The school managed to complete the challenge.

Also yesterday, York College student Jake England performed an array of circus skills for students and staff at the college to raise funds for the annual appeal.

Sixth form students at Joseph Rowntree School in New Earswick supported Children in Need by dressing up for their annual fancy dress day.

Youngsters at Wigginton Primary School came to school dressed in rainbow colours.

Pupils also completed a class challenge that they set themselves.

BBC Radio York championed new music from across North Yorkshire while also raising money for Children in Need.

With the help of some local musicians the radio station visited railway stations across the region, including York train station, while the musicians played some of their best tunes to commuters.

Meanwhile, Johnsons of Whixley, a family-run horticultural nursery business based in Whixley, near Kirk Hammerton, recently teamed up with Children in Need and the DIY SOS team to help a local charity in Swansea rebuild their community centre.

The nursery donated a range of large trees, hedging and shrubs as part of the redevelopment of the centre and its grounds.

The new development was revealed for the first time on BBC One on Wednesday.