Last updated at 16:22, Monday, 22 October 2012

CONTESTANTS in the Miss South Lakes competition have been getting dressed up to raise funds for the Variety Club Children’s Charity in the run-up to the final – in their pyjamas and a dress made out of recycled newspapers.

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Vicki Lopez, a trainee nursery nurse at Hollingarth nursery in Barrow, organised a teddy bears’ picnic at the nursery as one of a number of community fundraising events.

The 19 year-old said: “I wanted to involve the whole community. One of the things I did was a teddy bears’ picnic with the children.”

She said the children, aged three to four, came in to the nursery in their pyjamas in support of the charity.

She said: “The children loved it. They even brought their own teddy bears from home.”

She said the nursery charity day was a success and added: “We raised £45 at the picnic.”

Miss Lopez hasn’t stopped at one event, however, and also organised a sponsored “Onesy Walk” down Abbey Road, with people wearing the all-in-one adult romper suits raising more than £250.

Another of the 22 finalists, Kayleigh Brown, has been embracing her creative and spooky side in the name of charity.

The 15-year-old entrant in the junior section of the event made a dress for the Eco category of the competition out of old Advertiser newspapers.

She said that she used to deliver the Advertiser and said: “I had a few spares, so I made a skirt and a headband out of them.”

Kayleigh is also getting involved with the Spooky Tours at Barrow Town Hall from October 23-27.

Miss Brown said: “I’m going for acting training with Cast Youth Theatre for my role on October 21.”

Miss Brown will be involved in three sessions a day.

She said: “Part of the ticket money will go to the Variety Club Children’s Charity.”

For Spooky Tour tickets, call The Forum on 01229 820000 or visit www.theforumbarrow.co.uk.

First published at 16:20, Monday, 22 October 2012
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