Oxfordshire firefighters aim for £1m Children in Need total

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 20:32 · Archive

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service needs £6,000 more to reach £1 million in 40 years of BBC Children in Need fundraising.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is within reach of raising £1 million for BBC Children in Need. The service has been collecting for the charity for 40 years and needs a further £6,000 during this year's appeal to reach the milestone figure.

Crews across the county took part in collections on Friday 13 November, with stations in Woodstock, Bicester, Bampton, Thame, Goring, Slade Park and Rewley Road participating. Slade Fire Station used mascot Drago the Dragon, a character who has appeared in three awareness books written by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Crews in Bicester and Woodstock also gave Pudsey a passenger seat in an Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue truck.

Last year, Oxfordshire firefighters raised more than £22,000 for the charity despite wet weather and emergency call-outs. Money raised through BBC Children in Need helps fund projects supporting disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

How it is being reported

• Oxfordshire firefighters aim for £1m Children in Need donationsFirefighters across Oxfordshire are hoping this year's BBC Children in Need appeal will see them pass a fundraising milestone.Oxford Mail · 13 Nov, 20:00
• Oxfordshire firefighters aim for £1m Children in Need donationsFirefighters across Oxfordshire are hoping this year's BBC Children in Need appeal will see them pass a fundraising milestone.Oxfordshire Guardian · 13 Nov, 20:00

In this story: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service · BBC Children in Need · Oxfordshire · Woodstock · Bicester · Bampton · Thame · Goring

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