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Stars at biggest Pudsey concert | |
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Wales' biggest ever BBC Children in Need concert has taken place in front of a 10,000 crowd in Colwyn Bay, Conwy. | |
Jamelia, Ronan Keating and The Feeling were the star performers at the concert in Eirias Park | |
Preparations for Friday's event were disrupted on Wednesday when a stage roof at the venue collapsed. | |
But crews worked through the night to repair it and the show received clearance after work on a replacement section was completed late on Thursday. | |
The concert was one of a series of events around Wales 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 took place across Wales on Friday and more are to happen over the weekend. | |
Stage crews worked late to repair the damage caused by the wind | Stage crews worked late to repair the damage caused by the wind |
The BT call centre in Bangor, where hundreds of volunteers are taking Children in Need pledges from viewers, saw 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. |