Hairy Biker Si King backs Children North East Bake4Bairns Challenge

Charity, Children North East, has launched a Bake4Bairns fundraising challenge and Si, who attended St Robert of Newminster School in Washington, is backing their call for people to get creative in the kitchen for a good cause.

People young and old are being asked to make their favourite sweet or savoury bake, donate £5 to the charity, submit a photo of their culinary creation; then nominate five others to do the same.

Encouraging people to get involved in the challenge, Si said: “I’ve been a long-time supporter of Children North East and I’m delighted to be involved in their Bake4Bairns Challenge. It’s important, particularly now in the environment we’re in, to get involved because small acts of kindness make a huge difference to families in need.”

In the last year, Children North East, the region’s oldest independent children’s charity, delivered more than a million minutes of support to its 5,400 plus beneficiaries.

That help ranges from pre-birth, for example supporting expectant parents, right up to providing help to teenagers and young people up to the age of 25.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, the charity has set up a range of new services such as a seven-days-a-week domestic abuse helpline and has delivered more than 2,200 arts and activity packs to pupils and families around the region to help whilst they’re at home.

Senior fundraiser, Carol Taylor, said: “With many events cancelled due to social distancing measures, we thought an at-home baking challenge would be a tasty way for people to fundraise and help North East youngsters at the same time.

“We know how generous the North East is – and how much we love our pastries – so we’d love as many people as possible to get involved and send us their pictures.

“The baking challenge goes on throughout September right up to the end of October so there’s plenty of time to get cooking."

For more information about how you can join in the Bake4Bairns challenge, visit the charity’s website at www.children-ne.org.uk/Event/bake-4-bairns

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