ALL across the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley people young and old, from all walks of life, joined in to boost this year's BBC Children in Need appeal.

It was a whacky exhibition of fun wherever you went – dressing up was the order of the day and digging deep in your pocket was the only suitable response!

Here are just a few of the antics Review readers got up to, from dentists wearing Pudsey ears to schoolchildren holding a marathon wake-and-shake.