PAINTED faces and donning bear ears was how staff and residents at The Close care home, in Abingdon Road, Burcott, raised cash.

Life skill support worker Rebecca Dobbin said: “Yesterday a face painter visited The Close, where both staff and residents were encouraged to have their faces painted for Comic Relief and the home managed to achieve their target total of £500.”

Staff also raised cash by being dunked into a tank of water two Saturdays ago in Market Square, Abingdon.

Members of the public were invited to donate money to see the staff being drenched in the icy depths of the dunk tank.

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Abi Bachelor shows her support at Grove Primary School       

RED Noses were the order of the day for children at Grove Primary School.

Nine-year-old Joseph Oakley-Shaw said: “Red Nose Day is very good.

“It’s good to raise money for all the people who need help around the world.

“At school we had a cake sale and I have bought lots of Red Noses over the past few weeks.”

Abi Bachelor, 10, added: “I think it’s really fun and everyone likes it.

“We were allowed to buy and sell cakes and milkshakes.

“People have been getting lots of them.”

Keira-R Rushforth, nine, said: “Red Nose Day is really fun because we raise money for charities so other children can have presents.”

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Nina Curtis as a robot, Jane Coutanche as the 11th Dr Who (Matt Smith), Michael Gerrow as the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker), manager Tom Blaseby as a robot, Kathy Ramsey as Princess Leia and Barbara Jenkins as a Vulcan

AN OXFAM shop in Headington dressed up to the theme of “Space – The Final Frontier” to raise money for Comic Relief.

Manager Tom Blaseby said: “I hope we raised several hundred pounds and I’m really pleased with how well it’s gone.

Michael Gerrow added: “We always look forward to Red Nose Day and the manager and volunteers put a lot of effort into making costumes for the chosen theme.”

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Windmill Primary School’s joke book in aid of Comic Relief        

WINDMILL Primary School, in Oxford, raised more than £1,000 for Comic Relief last year and hoped to smash its record by selling a joke book contributed to by every child and teacher.

Celebrities including David Mitchell, David Walliams and Ant and Dec penned jokes for the book.

Pupils dressed up as mini Mr Beans before the event to encourage more schools to get into Red Nose Day.

Pablo Sved, six, said: “Mr Spooner showed us clips of Mr Bean in assembly and it was really funny.”

Andy Spooner, deputy headteacher of the school in Margaret Road, Headington, said: “We chose to be Mr Bean because Rowan Atkinson studied in Oxford.”

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Alicia King enjoys the aerobics session

THERE was Comic Relief all round for Year 6 students from St John’s School, in Wallingford.

They dressed up with funny faces and took part in an aerobics session as Red Nose fever swept the county.

Alicia King, 11, pictured, said: “It’s fun, the aerobics is really cool because I love doing dance.”

 

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Robert Hurst, 13, Josh Barnes, 12, and Lauren Coleman, 13. 
                                                                     

STAFF and pupils at King Alfred’s Academy in Wantage set up stalls to sell cakes for Comic Relief.

Aaron Moore, 12, said: “I like Red Nose Day because it’s a great cause and we can dress up and we can get our faces painted.”

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Aaron Moore (foreground) and friends

Class-mate Joshua Matthews, 12, added: “I like Red Nose Day because it’s raising money for charity and for people that can’t go to school.”