What you did for Red Nose day on South Tyneside?

On February 8, 1988, British comedian Lenny Henry went to Ethiopia to launch the very first Red Nose Day Telethon – a fundraising initiative which has since become a regular means of providing much-needed cash for worthy cause.
Comic relief red nose day  March 1989  Staff and pupils at Redwell Comprehensive competed in a fancy dress netball  match for Comic Relief.Comic relief red nose day  March 1989  Staff and pupils at Redwell Comprehensive competed in a fancy dress netball  match for Comic Relief.
Comic relief red nose day March 1989 Staff and pupils at Redwell Comprehensive competed in a fancy dress netball match for Comic Relief.

More than 150 celebrities and comedians participated in that very first TV event, helping to raise £15million.

In the intervening years, Comic Relief has encouraged everybody, both young and old, to do zany and fun things in order to raise money for the many causes it supports; here in the UK and around the world.

As this year’s Red Nose day looms, we look back at some of the madcap things you’ve done over the years.