I’d only just started working for my present Company when it was last year’s Children In Need. They had a cake sale which raised over £150 which is good except… not really knowing what was expected of me I’d called in Asda on my way to work and spent a tenner on cakes. Got me thinking that with 75 staff if everyone had donated the money they’d spent maybe a bit more could have been raised.

This year’s going to be different. We’re having our cake sale but also a tombola and a boys versus girls footie match. It’s a couple of days before my next 10k so I don’t want to pick up a knock so have volunteered to referee (Have I ever mentioned I am a qualified football referee and when I took the exam came top in Wales, consequently beating every man?)

We’re also having either wear yellow or wear fancy dress or pay a £1 fine.

A quick rummage through my wardrobe revealed the only vaguely yellow piece of clothing I own is my Hi Vis running jacket so fancy dress it is. My team leader stole my original idea of a banana then I thought about being LaLa from the Telletubbies. The head was a bit difficult and as official costumes are copyrighted or whatever it’s called they worked out a bit expensive.

Lying in the bath contemplating, as you do, Morgan’s rubber duck quacked at me and a plan was hatched. (terrible I know!)




There’s plenty of duck costumes out there for about £25 which seems mightily reasonable. Just before I pressed the “buy it now” button got to thinking, surely it would be better to donate the £25 to Children In Need?

Decisions, decisions.