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| Children in Need concert go-ahead | Children in Need concert go-ahead |
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| An open-air concert for BBC Children in Need will go ahead after a stage roof which collapsed in winds was repaired. | An open-air concert for BBC Children in Need will go ahead after a stage roof which collapsed in winds was repaired. |
| Stage crews fixed the structure in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, in time for Friday night's Party in the Park, starring The Feeling, Jamelia and Ronan Keating. | Stage crews fixed the structure in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, in time for Friday night's Party in the Park, starring The Feeling, Jamelia and Ronan Keating. |
| Preparations were disrupted on Wednesday, but the show received clearance after work on a replacement section was completed late on Thursday. | Preparations were disrupted on Wednesday, but the show received clearance after work on a replacement section was completed late on Thursday. |
| A 10,000-strong crowd is expected at Eirias Park. | A 10,000-strong crowd is expected at Eirias Park. |
| The event is one of a series raising funds for Children in Need. | The event is one of a series raising funds for Children in Need. |
| All the tickets for the event were snapped up within days when they were made available last month. | All the tickets for the event were snapped up within days when they were made available last month. |
| The roof of the concert stage collapsed late on Wednesday night after three "freak" gusts of wind. No-one was injured. | The roof of the concert stage collapsed late on Wednesday night after three "freak" gusts of wind. No-one was injured. |
| Meanwhile, a range of Children in Need events continues across Wales on Friday and over the weekend. | Meanwhile, a range of Children in Need events continues across Wales on Friday and over the weekend. |
| Stage crews worked late to repair the damage caused by the wind | |
| The BT call centre in Bangor, where hundreds of volunteers will be taking Children in Need pledges from viewers, sees the official launch of an employee nude calendar. | The BT call centre in Bangor, where hundreds of volunteers will be taking Children in Need pledges from viewers, sees the official launch of an employee nude calendar. |
| Staff at the town's Marks and Spencer store were dressing up as cowboys and Indians, teachers and pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd were wearing night clothes, and the head teacher a nightdress. | Staff at the town's Marks and Spencer store were dressing up as cowboys and Indians, teachers and pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd were wearing night clothes, and the head teacher a nightdress. |
| Workers at the moneysupermarket.com offices in Ewloe expected to raise £10,000 through a range of events including one to create a "supersize" snack. | Workers at the moneysupermarket.com offices in Ewloe expected to raise £10,000 through a range of events including one to create a "supersize" snack. |
| At the DVLA in Swansea, staff sponsored an 18ft by 30ft (5.5m by 9m) Pudsey Bear garden created from potted chrysanthemums. | At the DVLA in Swansea, staff sponsored an 18ft by 30ft (5.5m by 9m) Pudsey Bear garden created from potted chrysanthemums. |
| Some 30 children from Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Brynymor in Swansea were taking their teddies to a teddy bears' picnic at the Dragon Hotel, Kingsway. | Some 30 children from Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Brynymor in Swansea were taking their teddies to a teddy bears' picnic at the Dragon Hotel, Kingsway. |