Cake sales and a bath of beans never fails to raise a smile ... and a few quid for charity!
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Sharon Ashcroft at Asda, Wigan, paints the faces of twins, Adam and Matthew Ainscough as part of Children In Need 2005.
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Year Three pupils at Woodfold Primary school, Standish, have been dressed in their pyjamas for Children in Need 2009.
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Paul Collier from Wigan Groundwork had his chest waxed to raise money for Children in Need, pictured with Marie Lawrence at Serenity Health and Beauty in Jaxon's Court, Wigan.
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CHILDREN IN NEED 2015 - Students at St John Rigby College, Orrell, dress up in super hero fancy dress as tutor Chris Peacock, left, and student Craig Mullen, right, sit in a bath of beans, while colleagues and fellow students make donations to pour more beans on them, to raise funds for Children in Need.