Eglu Cube Mk2 with autodoor for sale near Inverness

[Tina C]

I don't see a problem with that - at least they are puttiing money in to the pot - but are the 'celebs' contributing any money? Actually - the Spice Girls are donating 'profits' from their single - would you buy it though?

[tenzin]

I don't see a problem with that - at least they are puttiing money in to the pot - but are the 'celebs' contributing any money? Actually - the Spice Girls are donating 'profits' from their single - would you buy it though?

 

NO !

 

Rarther contribute to the real casue , not some carrot dangling i'll give 5 pence per sale

[tenzin]

This sums up MR WOGAN !!!

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6417329.stm

[Ain't Nobody Here]

He obviously needs the money. Well, how's the poor bloke supposed to survive on a mere £800,000 a year?

[Jules.]

I went to bed, didn't watch any of it.

[Guest]

Looks like I'm in the minority, I do enjoy MOST of it.

 

I enjoyed the Bill Boys, the Doctor Who piece and of course, the lovely Kylie.

 

I agree too much plugging of their own stuff but I suppose that is the pay off

 

I would say one thing though I was appalled to see that bus load of children from Bethnall, I think it was, and they were all carers to a parent.

 

The government should hang their heads in shame to allow that to happen. No child should have to do that

[Couperman]

I have been swearing at the Radio all week. Wogan must have said Children in Need twice in every sentence!

 

The auction for things that money can't buy really annoys me. Very few of the super rich choose to stay anon.

 

That way they can bask in the glory, and recieve Terry Wogan's sickening ego stroking simping up.

 

I didn't know that Wogan got paid for it as well!, I don't think I could take the embarrassment of that If were him.

 

All the other celebs do it for free, well for free publicity.

 

I think it is a worthy cause and ordinary folk do a lot of good work raising cash for it.

 

I find the TV show unbearable which is why I went to the pub

 

Kev.

[ubereglu]

I didn't watch most of it, instead I was too busy making my sculpture for my art coursework! I'll post up pictures in the Crafty fingers topic if you want!!!

 

However I did get sponsored to dress up as a fairy at school on Friday with my friend Hayley!

[Guest]

I love Terry Wogan. Children in Need is the only thing he does that I don't like.

 

I'm glad you enjoy it - good to hear sombody does otherwise it was all in vain. Yes I do have all those other TV channels but the BBC is my favourite.

 

There are worse things than Children in Need - Comic Relief! Oh and there used to be a thing called Thames Telethon - that went on for 24 hours but they had the sense to drop it.

 

I've been in all of them and I still believe there are better ways to make more money for charity. I give regularly to charities both time and money, I just don't give to these "how wonderful are we" fests. Actually gets my goat that I have to give my son a pound to give to them - there is too much of this forced giving and it teaches the children nothing. It is far better to give because they want to give and even better still to organise something because they feel they should.

[Guest]

well, if you really can't stand sitting in and watching it, here's a suggestion for you- volunteer to man the phones to take the donations!

 

I did it last year for Red Nose day, you can stay for an hour or all night if you have the stamina- I did 4 hours after work. They give you food and soft drinks and you get to meet some new people.

 

Your nearest call centre will probably be doing it so you just get in touch with them and they'll tell you what to do, it's easy!

 

So, there's an alternative for you instead of moaning about what's on the telly!

[Guest]

 

All the other celebs do it for free, well for free publicity.

 

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i don't think they do you know, i know one of the session drummers for the sugababes and they got paid for doing comic relief. I doubt most of them do it for free but some of them might do.

 

Thing is, if they didn't have celebs on, "Ooops, word censored!"ody would watch and they wouldn't get any donations.

[Guest]

well, if you really can't stand sitting in and watching it, here's a suggestion for you- volunteer to man the phones to take the donations!

 

I did it last year for Red Nose day, you can stay for an hour or all night if you have the stamina- I did 4 hours after work. They give you food and soft drinks and you get to meet some new people.

 

Your nearest call centre will probably be doing it so you just get in touch with them and they'll tell you what to do, it's easy!

 

So, there's an alternative for you instead of moaning about what's on the telly!

 

I'd end up trying to talk people into making regular charitable donations to a chosen charity instead of donating!

 

If they put it on in summer I could spend the evening in the garden instead! I don't know sometimes why I pay all that money every month for Sky then mostly watch BBC1 & 2!

[Snowy]

I quite enjoy it, love listening to how much people are prepared to pay just to hob "Ooops, word censored!" with 'celebrities' And all in a good cause!

 

So, hands up who watched it on their wedding night?

OH and I were married 16 years ago, on a Friday. Our 'honeymoon' was one night in a travelodge while my Mum looked after our then 6 week old son at home, just round the corner! It was bliss just to be able to lie in bed and watch telly - and it was CIN! Always brings back good memories for me

[Guest]

aaaw what a nice little honeymoon - something you;ll never forget! It must be wonderful to have been able to have so simple a pleasure.

 

If my birthday falls on a Friday then it is usually Red Nose Day which means - its harder to get a restaurant reservation as more people go out. Oh and you get badgered by drunks begging for money.

[Guest]

I'm sure many of the donators do make regular donations.

 

I'm also sure that many of the donators didn't even want to donate - as so many children don't - many of them don't even know why they are donating but they are told to bring their pound in so they do. Forced charity is pants in my book.

 

I don't donate - I don't wear my jeans cos it's non uniform day but the kids I teach have peer pressure to turn up at school in their own clothes - or just want to because they hate their uniforms and therefore they pay a pound to a charity which is not their choice.

[Jules.]

We were asked for £1 per family at school as well for CIN.

With us, if we give money to charity ( which we do on a weekly basis) we always GIft Aid the payment for two reasons

1 the charity gets more money

2 we can deduct the gross amount of money we gave to charity from our annual income for tax credits purposes, ie the more money we give the less income we need to delare & the more tax credits we get. Hubby has a private pension & we also get to deduct the gross payments to that for our income purposes for tax credits too.

[Jules.]

I quite enjoy it, love listening to how much people are prepared to pay just to hob *** with 'celebrities' And all in a good cause!

 

So, hands up who watched it on their wedding night?

OH and I were married 16 years ago, on a Friday. Our 'honeymoon' was one night in a travelodge while my Mum looked after our then 6 week old son at home, just round the corner! It was bliss just to be able to lie in bed and watch telly - and it was CIN! Always brings back good memories for me

i didn't watch it on my wedding night.... my anniversary in in the summer but the day we got our house keys for our first house was CIN night 1994. I think this year's programme is a week ahead of when it normally is.

Gosh, I've been a homeowner for 13 years now

[Guest]

you could always donate your time to something rather than cash, plenty of causes need volunteers. That's why I decided to help man the phones rather than just stump up the usual fiver and sit on my backside.

 

You do what you feel is right and what will improve the lives of others, it doesn't have to be cash. I think people forget that sometimes.

 

I thought about becoming a hospital visitor at one point but I'm too emotionally frail so I didn't, "Ooops, word censored!"ody wants a volunteer visitor blubbing at their bedside do they!

 

Just do your bit, it doesn't have to be financial.

[Tessa the Duchess]

Poet wrote:

 

you could always donate your time to something rather than cash, plenty of causes need volunteers.

 

In a recent survey on what makes people happy, volunteering to help

others was right at the top of the list after having good friends, so you

get an added bonus if you do volunteer

 

Tessa

[chickencam]

The Dr Who bit was really good but after that we all went to bed, tiring week.

 

Every thread I am reading ends up tetchy chill guys

[Jules.]

you could always donate your time to something rather than cash, plenty of causes need volunteers. That's why I decided to help man the phones rather than just stump up the usual fiver and sit on my backside.

 

You do what you feel is right and what will improve the lives of others, it doesn't have to be cash. I think people forget that sometimes.

 

I thought about becoming a hospital visitor at one point but I'm too emotionally frail so I didn't, "Ooops, word censored!"ody wants a volunteer visitor blubbing at their bedside do they!

 

Just do your bit, it doesn't have to be financial.

my company will donate £10 hour to a charity up to a max of 50 hours (£500) as long as I am doing voluntary work for that charity. I take advantage of this every year.

[Guest]

WOW your company really is good. I hope lots of employees take advantage. Mind you time is such a precious commodity that some probably don't have it to spare.

 

When I worked for a large company our whole department used to spend 2 days each year working in a local country park. It was great fun and very rewarding - time was not an issue as we would be doing it instead of going to work.

[Guest]

WOW your company really is good. I hope lots of employees take advantage. Mind you time is such a precious commodity that some probably don't have it to spare.

 

When I worked for a large company our whole department used to spend 2 days each year working in a local country park. It was great fun and very rewarding - time was not an issue as we would be doing it instead of going to work.

 

wouldn't it be great if more companies did things like this but I'm such a cynic, I'm sure they do it for tax breaks.

 

I'm going to do a bit more volunteering when I feel better, not sure what yet though.

[Egluntyne]

wouldn't it be great if more companies did things like this but I'm such a cynic, I'm sure they do it for tax breaks.

 

Better that they donate it to charity than than on paint balling and drunkeness and debauchery!

[Egluntyne]

Last night I watched the last 20 minutes of a programme about Bulgaria's neglected and abandoned children. It was absolutely harrowing. Even the worst cases of deprivation in the UK are unlikely to come close to the appalling state of affairs in that country.....and they want to join the EEC.

 

Instead of moaning about what we haven't got and what the state doesn't do in this country, maybe we should be thankful for what we have got and for what the state does do, which even though might not seem enough.....it is a heck of a lot more than they get in Bulgaria.