DRESSING in pyjamas, collecting loose change in buckets and knitting a scarf were some of the activities that helped raise thousands of pounds in the area for Children in Need.
Staff at Morrisons supermarket in Uffington Road, Stamford, ran a tombola, collected cash at checkouts and donned Pudsey bear ears and bandanas.
Checkout manager Leanne Garley thanked customers, who she said were incredibly generous, and helped th
e store collect more than £1,000.
She said: "Our customers were really supportive and I had one lady give me a £20 note. There were lots of people dropping notes in the bucket.
"We couldn't quite believe how well it went."
Box office staff at Stamford Arts Centre spent 11 hours on Friday last week knitting dozens of scarves in a bid to raise cash for the appeal.
Marketing officer Kimberley Taylor said they collected £451 thanks to the generosity of passers-by and the Mind charity shop, which donated wool.
She said: "Our knitathon went really well and we were really pleased. We weren't expecting to raise so much money."
The scarves will be donated to a homeless charity.
Charity shop Cards for Good Causes had a stand outside its store in St John's Church in Red Lion Square.
Shop co-ordinator Beryl Kirtland hoped to have collected £300, to match their total collected last year.
She said: "We just like to do something a bit different and people are always very supportive."
Official supporters Boots, HSBC and Greggs, all in the High Street, were collecting cash in buckets, wearing Pudsey ears and running competitions. Boots was also selling official merchandise and Greggs had baked tasty Pudsey cakes and biscuits.
Jessica Barry, from Boots, said customers had been so supportive they had sold out of their merchandise two weeks before the appeal.
Pupils at Queen Eleanor Technology College in Green Lane, Stamford, started a day of activities by watching a video to see where their cash went.
Each pupil donated some money to ditch their uniforms for the day and some year groups wore themed outfits, such as pyjamas. There was also a lunchtime concert.
Headteacher Wendy Hamilton said more than £1,000 was collected and said: "The amount we raised was absolutely fantastic."
Robert Edwards, a cr valet at Thurston Car Sales in Spalding Road, Bourne, raised nearly £200 after dressing as an elf.
Pupils at Edenham Primary School wore their pyjamas and at Morton Primary School, pupils baked cakes and wore their own clothes to raise funds for the appeal, which supports disadvantaged children across the country.
