Northern Ireland's Best Bits BBC Children in Need

Hello and welcome to best of

Children in Need 2017 from here at

the Folk and Transport Museum in

County Down.

This was our venue for

Friday night - the music, the laughs

and everyone's favourite bear -

Pudsey!

We have a packed programme.

Take a look at this.

How you never

let us down - all the fun of the

fund-raising you have organised.

We

will have you dancing to the latest

singing from the Carter family,

Jake.

And you won't want to miss our

choir, 183 children from five

Northern Ireland schools who have

worked to sing you a classic song.

And everyone's hard work is for one

thing - Children in Need. We will be

inviting you into some of the local

projects your donations support.

Children in Need could not survive

without your generosity, so thank

you. What better way to kick off the

show than with some of our

fund-raisers.

# She's on my mind!

# She's on my mind, she's on my mind

# I can't sleep at night if she

ain't by my side # I can't sleep at

night if she ain't by my side # My

friends say she's a keeper, but I

let her go.

Is a new Carter in town, he is Jake

and he joined us to perform his new

single.

# She's got my heartbeat # It'

Friday night and we're still talking

# I turn around and see her walking

# There is no one but us in this

crowded room # So come on, girl, put

your hand in mine # We can dance, we

could go all night! # Come a little

closer # I just want to hold you # #

Makes me want to kiss you # Put your

hands all over # The music's getting

slower # It's time # I just want to

kiss you. # It's getting late we

should take us back to my place #

You lead the way, we could skip

first base, that's what she said to

my favourite tune # So come on girl,

put your hand in mine # We could

dance, we could go all night # Come

on a little closer # I just want to

hold you # The smell of you # Makes

me want to kiss you # Put your hands

all over # The music's getting

stronger # It's time to make my move

# I just want to kiss you # We don't

have to take this slow # Oh # Let's

go some place no one knows #

# Come a little closer # I just want

to hold you # The smell of your

perfume, it makes me want to kiss

you # Put your hands all over # The

music's getting slower # It's time

to make me move # I just want to

kiss you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

Thank you.

We will have another song

from Jake later. Now someone who

knows how important your donations

are, the boss of Children in Need

charity and I grabbed a quick chat

with her on Friday. Great fun but

the money makes a real difference,

tell us about Children in Need

Northern Ireland?

Children in Need

has a very simple vision - it wants

to enable children to reach their

potential. We have 200 projects

taking place across Northern

Ireland, reaching upwards of 55,000

young people and to a value of £10

million. The work is very targeted.

It is incredible. It is

wide-reaching and does make a

difference in children's lives.

Were

you bowled over by the efforts of

fund-raisers?

Yes we had loads of

children come through Broadcasting

House, but to hear what children

from the age of three upwards are

doing for Children in Need bowls me

over. The people of Northern Ireland

have been incredible. We have had

hundreds of children head to school,

they have pajamas on, their spots

on, they have baked cakes. There has

been incredible fund-raising taking

place. Whatever it was, people did

their thing.

Last year we got just

over £950,000. What do you hope for

this year?

We are always blown away

by the generosity of people across

Northern Ireland, it would be great

to reach the £900,000 again. But we

are pleased whether it is £5 or 20%,

just do your thing and we will be

very grateful and put it to good

use.

Fantastic. Thank you. Fingers

crossed.

Yes thank you.

Your

donations make a difference to

projects across Northern Ireland

like this one just outside Belfast.

We have been boxing here since 1983

and it has gone from strength to

strength. From 2012 we have become

something different, more than a

boxing club. We brought together a

marriage of sport and education to

tackle some of the issue that are

facing this community and

particularly young people in the

community. Young people involved

with a lot of Social Services with

foster placements and face complex

drug and alcohol issues. The this

programme tries to engage parents

more in their child's education. So

we have a big emphasis on trying to

raise the bar in terms of

aspirations and put in projects to

help young people achieve their

potential at school. The breakfast

club is a saviour for parents who

struggle to provide a nutritious

breakfast each morning.

We are able

to find this each morning. Some of

the young people never knew what it

was to have a good breakfast and

thousand they come in each morning,

which is really good.

It has been a

real success story, he came from

Limerick, spoke with a different

accent, moved into a new community

and had no support networks, he came

to school and didn't engage the way

the teachers wanted him to.

I

started school and got bullied, got

kicked out of class, hit stuff and

hit people. When I came to the club,

I was about six stone heavier, I

smoked, I did a lot of stuff I

shouldn't have. And just wasn't the

person that's sitting here today. I

was completely different. I was...

Angrier and more upset and more

violent. I calmed down and started

making friends and opened myself

more and started getting into boxing

and getting into the gym. I haven't

got into a fight in a year and a

half, I can control my anger and my

emotions. I got all the

qualifications to start to be a

Belfast Med for the boxing Academy.

They believed me, so I believed in

myself. Co-I could do it.

Those

success stories make we want to get

up every day and come to this job.

We took a different approach, more a

youth work approach. We have smaller

class sizes. We see that benefits

them in terms of their learning.

I

like coming, because you could come

in here and maybe drop off and go to

the gym.

Three, four.

You can come

half 1 and they help with your

homework and you can go to the gym

and do boxing and learn new things

for boxing and get fit.

When I

started coming, I felt it was a safe

place for me, so I could come and

speak to Amy and Paul and the

leaders and it helped me build up my

confidence a lot. I think it is

important that Children in Need

keeps getting funded, because others

should be able to come and see the

impact it has on all the kids'

lives.

This is not a job to me, this

is something I love doing, helping

young people achieve their potential

and through me and my staff and the

funding from Children in Need it has

made a massive impact on young

people's futures and hopefully that

can continue.

That's just one of the many groups

here in Northern Ireland where your

donations really make a difference.

So thank you. To keep them going,

why not do your thing for this

year's Children in Need? To find out

more and donate, go to BBC .co .uk

slash Pudsey.

We have another treat in store for

you from Friday night's

extravaganza. When the East End met

the West End in Albert Square.

Enjoy!

Member this is for Children in Need,

Pudsey is watching, give it some

welly, yeah?

Action!

Who will buy?

# Who will buy this wonderful

morning

# Such a sky you never did see.

# Who will tie it up in the ribbon

and put it in a box for me?

# Such a sky you never did see

# Who will tie it up with ribbon

# And put it in a box for me

# There'll never be a day so sunny

# It could not happen twice

# Where is the man

with all the money?

# It's cheap at half the price

# Who will buy

this wonderful feeling?

# I'm so high I swear I could fly

# Me, oh, my

I don't want to lose it

# There must be someone

who will buy! #

# I'm getting married in the morning

# Ding-dong, the bells

are gonna chime

# Pull out the stopper

Let's have a whopper

# But get me to the church on time

# He's getting married

in the morning

# Ding-dong, the bells

are gonna chime

# Pull out the stopper

Let's have a whopper

# But get me to the church

on time... #

# Get him to the church

Get him to the church

# For God's sake get him

to the church

# On time. #

# On my own

# Pretending he's beside me

# All alone

# I walk with him till morning

# Without him

# I feel his arms around me

# And when I lose my way

I close my eyes

# And he has found me

# I love him

# But every day I'm learning

# All my life

I've only been pretending

# Without me

His world will go on turning

# A world that's full of happiness

that I have never known

# I love him

# But only on my own. #

# Over the rooftops

# Over the rooftops

# Over the rooftops step in time

# Over the rooftops

step in time... #

Oi!

Turn it in! What's the matter

with you?

Liberty.

# Over the rooftops, step in time

# Kick your knees up, step in time

Kick your knees up, step in time

# Never need a reason

Never need a rhyme

# Kick your knees up, step in time

# Ohhhh

# Step in time, step in time

# Step, step, step

# Step in time, step in time

# Step, step, step

# Never need a reason

Never need a rhyme

# Step, step, step-step, step-step

# Step, step, step, step

Step-step step-step step-step

# Never need a reason

Step in time! #

# One day more

# Another day, another destiny

# This neverending road to Calvary

# These men who seem to know my

crime will surely come a second time

# One day more

Tomorrow you'll be worlds away

# And yet with you my

world has started

# One more day all on my own

# Will we ever meet again

# One more day with him not caring

# I was born to be with you

# What a life I might have known

# And I swear I will be true

# But he never saw me there

# Tomorrow we'll discover what

our God in heaven has in store

# One more dawn

# One more day

# One day more! #

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

Smashing stuff from the cast of

Eastenders. And from one talented

bunch to another. Our very own

superstars. It's the Children in

Need Northern Ireland choir. We

can't thank them enough for all

their hard work putting together

this year's special song. Earlier

this month we sent our cameras and

Pudsey out to see them all

rehearsing. Well, to Erne integrated

College, this is where we've been

rehearsing, come and have a listen.

# Somewhere Over The Rainbow way up

high

# Rehearsals are going well, there

are still bit of harmonies we have

to work on but so far they are

really good.

Welcome to Ballyclare.

# Somewhere Over The Rainbow way up

high

# Dares overland that I heard of

ones in the lullaby -- there is a

land.

APPLAUSE

It's really fun because we go to

different competitions and it

doesn't matter if you win or lose,

it's just really fun to do.

The

thing I'm most looking forward to is

singing for the charity and people

in need, just to sing for all my

friends.

Welcome to choir rehearsals

at Regent house School.

And the

dreams that you dare to dream really

do come true.

It's been a dream of

mine since I was in peaceniks,

because I watched every year since I

was small, I wondered however run

got in and what it was like to be

their live on TV.

Just getting out

there and singing, I might see

Pudsey or anything...

# Dreams that you dare to dream

really do come true #.

Welcome to holy family primary in

Derry. Jedinak I watched Children in

Need every year and I'm finally

going to get my chance.

Rehearsals

are going good.

Welcome to killing

she primary

I'm really excited about getting to

go on TV and seeing all the other

choirs to see how good they are.

It's just fun to get together with

all my friends and just sing.

There

is going to be lots of different

choirs, there's going to be, I

think, and I'm praying there's going

to be celebrities as well.

Northern

Ireland will be better because we

are the best people.

We'll be the

best because we practice so hard I

tried our best.

The Children in Need

Northern Ireland choir are going to

be the best out of all the choirs,

we're going to smash it.

Later on,

we'll bring you the fruits of their

labour with a stunning performance

of somewhere Over The Rainbow.

First, more from our fundraisers.

In the arcade game Pac man what

colour to the ghosts have to be for

Pac man to be able to eat them?

Three, two, one... Go!

Thank you very much for braving the

elements and coming out, it's very

much appreciated, Pudsey especially

appreciate it.

Pudsey, Pudsey, Pudsey!

Let's take a look back at some

Friday's spectacular show.

# I choose me

# And I know

that's selfish, love

# You are a dream

# And I can't thank you enough

# But I give another

piece of me away

# Every waking day that I'm with you

# Am I a monster?

# What will your family think of me?

# They brought me in

# They helped me out with everything

# But I give a little

piece of me away

# Every single day

# So I pick up the pieces

# I get on the midnight

train

# I got my reasons

# But darling I can't explain

# I'll always love you

# But tonight's the night

I choose to walk away

# Ba-ba doo, ba-ba doo-oo

# Oh-oh

# Ba-ba doo, ba-ba doo-oo

# Love you so much

# That I have to let you go

# I'll miss your touch

# And the secrets we both know

# But it would be

wrong for me to stay

# And I'll just give you hope

# So I pick up the pieces

# I get on the midnight

train

# I got my reasons

# But darling I can't explain

# I'll always love you

# But tonight's the night

I choose to walk away

# I can't stop crying

# I hate that

I've caused you pain

# But I can't deny it

# I just don't feel the same

# I'll always love you

# But tonight's the night

I choose to walk away

# Ba-ba doo, ba-ba doo-oo

# Oh-ooh

# Ba-ba doo, ba-ba doo-oo

# And so I pick up the pieces

# I get on the midnight

train

# I got my reasons

# But darling I can't explain

# I'll always love you

# But tonight's the night

I choose to walk away.#

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

Your efforts, donations and kindness

do bring light into the darkness for

many children right across Northern

Ireland. Children like Noah and

Gracie.

Doing well Noah.

Looking at

him, you wouldn't have thought there

was anything wrong with him. He

maybe had an unsteady gait. But

apart from that he was perfectly

normal.

Eight years ago Noah was

diagnosed with a rare form of a life

limited knew logical disease that

has affected every part of his life.

I think he would have been an

athletic young boy and sociable.

I

could imagine him coming in,

throwing the football boots down and

those normal things that you just

really take for granted.

We watch Noah and he is starting to

lose his abilities.

Noah's sister, Gracie,

has witnessed her brother's decline.

As Noah's condition deteriorates

and he gets worse, it

affects our whole family.

Instead of moving towards life,

you're moving towards...

you know, this...

death.

A year after Noah was diagnosed,

our social worker said

to us about a hospice,

Horizon House.

I think initially we were like

petrified, weren't we?

It was just the word "hospice"

and what that meant.

We did go to Horizon House.

And it was just such

a fun place to be.

Horizon House is supported

by your donations and for the past

seven years, they have been

by Noah's side, giving him

and his family vital support,

a sense of normality and most

of all fun.

THEY LAUGH

Noah!

Get her!

Get her!

Put it down.

The nurses are amazing.

And it's fun.

The children just do so much

together when they are there,

you know, they love it.

Gracie's been going for as long

as Noah's been going.

Leukodystrophy is

a genetic condition.

And a year after Noah's diagnosis,

the family discovered

that Gracie had it, too.

When we found out Gracie

had it, it was just

devastating all over again.

It's a very, very cruel disease.

She's watched Noah, so for her...

..to be watching that,

there's no words to describe

the heartache that you feel.

We had so many hopes and dreams

for what our family life

was going to be like before.

You know, you think about things

that people take for granted,

like your children going

to university, meeting a wee

girlfriend or boyfriend,

getting married and...

Yeah...

That's just...the kind of life that

you wanted for them.

Horizon House is one of many groups

in Northern Ireland, where your

donations do make a difference. So

thank you. To keep this great work

going, why not doing your thing for

Children in Need. To find out more

and to donate go to the web-site.

You do make a difference to

children's lives so thank you. We at

the BBC can't can you to do your

thing without doing it ourselves.

Last week five BBC presenters

squared up in our own team and put

their eggs in one basket for a

cracking challenge.

Welcome to the

omelette challenge and we have

thrown them the challenge of a

two-egg omelette. And Michael's

going to judge it and he will know

when enough's enough when tasting

these.

A wee practice. You did not?

Karen said I had thrown down the

spatula.

I think he is trying to

psyche us out.

We had a shell.

They

were excellent.

You can use two

hands. Listen to that noise. Try not

to let any of it stick.

She is going

to give us our time, Nicola is going

to tell us when you're finished.

No.

Take a bit longer.

There is about 10

seconds difference between an

omelette and scrambled eggs.

Done!

Spillage, Jenny, note the spillage.

Come on egg, cook

clam! That will

do.

Oh!

In the pan. Knoll, in the

pan. I wouldn't advice.

What does he

know?

A bit heavier on the seasoning than

even me. Oh, yeah.

That is it.

Go!

Oh!

Look at us go! All right.

It is

not Strictly, you know that.

Not yet

it's not.

You have got to go your

own.

I'm all about taste not haste.

All about taste.

This one's for you.

With all my love.

This is the

stunning trophy for the winner of

the omelette challenge.

I didn't

want to beat Noel, because I look up

to him.

Very high in the seasoning.

That was one minute 26, that was the

slowest. One minute 23. Looks quite

a nice colour. One minute 21

seconds. It is quite well seasoned.

This one is one 18 and looks quite

nice. This is the best cooked.

I think it will have to go to one

17, because of the speed.

Congratulations.

Well done.

Well I'm

not sure I would have sampled any of

those, but thank you to everyone for

taking part. Now, the treats just

keep on coming. Don't they Barra?

Are you there?

I'm here. A double

treat from Friday night with not one

but two sneaky peaks at up coming

Christmas specials.

Enjoy Peter

Kay's Christmas Car Share and Doctor

Who.

Let's get out, I lookry doibg

Lues.

-- ridiculous.

Car Share is back,

but not as you know it.

# Ever fallen in love with...

# We decided to try

something special.

What would it be like if we filmed

a whole journey without a script,

just making it up and basically

seeing what happened.

# ..you shouldn't have

fallen in love with...

#

I can do Heather Small.

Go on, then.

STARTS TO SING CROAKILY

That's Miss Piggy!

I can't do this any more.

You might be in for a sur...

My Tardis!

Look at my Tardis!

This is impossible.

Have I been burgled?

It's... But it's...

Hideous!

..bigger on the inside

than it is on the outside.

You know, I thought it probably was.

Glad it's not just me.

What is this place?

This place is,

or ought to be,

my Tardis.

Technically, that is your Tardis.

It's about 70 feet that way. See?

Always remember where you parked.

It's going to come up a lot.

Is this madness?

Am I going mad?

Madness?

Well, you're an officer from

World War I at the South Pole

being pursued by an alien

through frozen time.

Mmm.

Madness was never this good.

World War One.

Judging by the uniform, yes.

Yes, but...

What do you mean, one?

Oh, sorry. Spoilers.

Enough of this!

Who are you?

Er...you know who I am.

You knew the moment you saw me.

I'd say stop being an idiot,

but I kind of know what's coming.

I assure you, I do not have

the faintest idea who you are.

Well...I know who you are.

Is anyone going to explain

what's going on?

Snap.

You are me?

No.

No!

Yes.

Yes. I'm very much afraid so.

Do I become...you?

Well, there's a few false starts,

but you get there in the end.

But I thought...

What?

Well, I assumed

that I'd get...

..younger.

I am younger!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Of course you

will have to wait until Christmas

for those treats, but you don't have

to wait for another sing from Jake

Carter. He was having a party with

us on Friday night.

# From over here

# Can I get a guitar sound? Let's

sing it up loud # Tonight we're

having a party, yeah # Come on girl,

swing your body, yeah # Think about

this, think about that, take one

step forward and two steps back #

Tonight we're having a party #

Listen now # # What's that you're

drinking, can I buy you another one?

I can't help myself # Those lips are

mine your hand holding me tight # We

are going to dance all night # So

I'm going to lay it down # Can I get

a guitar sound? Get it down # Sing

it up # Tonight we're having a

party, yeah # Come on girl, swing

your body, yeah, think about this,

think about that, take one step

forward and two steps back # Tonight

we are having a party, yeah # So go

and grab your coat and go some place

nobody knows, it is just you and me

# No one else can see under these

stars tonight # Oh!

# Tonight we're having a party, yeah

# Come on girl, swing your body

# Move it like this, move it like

that, taking one step forward and

two steps back

# Tonight we're having a party

# In this town

# #.

Thank you.

Jake's new album is out

now. Next, we're off to Mid Ulster

to a project funded by your

donations. A project with its own

celebrity friend.

This is a programme funded by

Children in Need. The project

operates with up to 20 young people

with ten children with a disability

and ten children without a

disability. To develop their

artistic skills. And develop their

communication skills through the

arts. To remove that stigma that

surrounds disability, and to

increase understanding for those

children without a disability, what

is it like to have a disability.

I've been doing this for three

years. Everybody comes and get

involved. They communicate with

everybody else and come out of their

shell.

Somewhere they can be

themselves and express themselves

and with all the creativity and

communication and confidence, that's

all they need.

I love all the dance.

My favourite part, I get to dance.

We work with them through drama and

dance. Music. There's nothing like

it, nothing like it in the Mid

Ulster area. We are extremely proud

to have been given the fund, to

deliver a project that does make

such a difference to young people.

I

like to spend time with my friends,

they make me smile.

They do their

own drama performances and create

their own pieces, which they then

perform on stage to family and

friends at the end of the programme.

Yes!

John has been a good friend of

our organisation for about eight

years. And we're... That

relationship has grown over the

years. He's been a huge support. He

really gets everything that we do,

we try to make a difference, he gets

that. He has great empathy with

children and young people.

I came

down to work with the kids to give

them some workshops, musical theatre

workshops,

them some workshops, musical theatre

workshops, to help develop their

performance goals.

workshops, to help develop their

performance goals. And their social

skills in a way. It is more

inspiring for me to come here than

it is for them. What they do here is

really unique. Really if everybody

could come here and spend just one

day, just one day, you would realise

how important Children in Need and

the funding and the money that is

given is. A tiny donation goes a

long way in changing a young

person's life. So please continue to

give. Please.

The difference is that

we see in the children is massive,

it's not just about a ten or 12 week

project, it's about the legacy those

children are going to carry on with

them for the rest of their lives,

which is huge. And for that we're

so, so to Children in Need. -- so

grateful to Children in Need.

Now you've met some of the wonderful

young people here. Some of these

kids may be disabled but they are

very much willing and able to learn,

to develop, and to grow. So do your

thing for Children in Need. If you

are willing and able, please pick up

the phone and donate. For more

information on how to donate, go to

the website. Do your thing.

Now every year BBC Countryfile

mobilises thousands of ramblers

across the UK, all walking for

Children in Need. This year John

Craven met up with our local

Ramblers at one of Northern

Ireland's most scenic walking

sports. Let's go...

My ramble took me to the foot of

Northern Ireland's Mourne Mountains,

to the Castlewellan Forest Park.

More than 1000 acres of glorious

landscape, perfect for observing

nature. In the shadow of this

magnificent castle there is a very

special outdoor event taking place.

Isn't there?

Yes!

The Countryfile

ramble for Children in Need in

Northern Ireland. Is everybody ready

to ramble? Let's go!

My ramble is designed to be

accessible to everyone. Starting and

ending beside the castle, we'll

follow a circular trailer almost two

and a half miles long around the

estate's rust natural lake. Today's

Ramblers have joined us from across

Northern Ireland, all walking to

raise money for charities close to

their hearts.

Pity it has been

drizzling a bit today.

Where

Northern Irish, this is our

sunshine, we quite like it.

He's

doing it the easy way, isn't it?

For

some of our Ramblers, this event is

even more personal. People like

Ashley Robinson. Children in Need is

helping her through a project 25

miles away. Hello. Why have you come

on the ramble today?

I felt like I

needed to be on the ramble. I feel

that it's important for me to do the

ramble even though I've got special

needs and stuff. Walking does make

it quite hard, but I'm going fine

and if I need to stop I'll stop.

Stop if you feel you have too. She

is affected by Williams syndrome, a

genetic condition which can lead to

medical problems including

cardiovascular disease and it can

also cause learning difficulties.

She is helped by the yes programme

won by the YMCA. She and her friends

from the group have all come along

to join in the ramble.

The programme is funded by Children

in Need, it gives young people with

special needs and learning

difficulties the chance to take part

in activities they wouldn't normally

have access to. With Williams

syndrome, something like canoeing

would be impossible for Ashley

without their support.

Being on the

canoes today was very fun. It was

unreal. As you could probably see,

my strength with the canoe was not

good. The paddling was difficult.

People with Williams syndrome have

to deal with their tiredness.

The

programme not only get them

outdoors, it also provides life

skills and promotes independence.

Youth worker Johnny Hill sees

first-hand how it transforms lives.

It offers respite for the family but

aside from that it's a great place

for the young people to learn and do

new things, to try new activities,

do stuff they don't always get the

opportunity to do.

Ashley's

condition isn't just physical, it

also affects her social

interactions, leaving her unable to

go out alone. A safe space to mix

with others of her own age is

critical.

Big smiles! The changes

I've seen in her, she's getting more

involved in different things. She's

so social, she's one of the people

who travels around the centre and is

friends with everybody.

Above all,

the Yes programme offers young

people like Aisling a lifeline

against lowliness.

It's good to feel

good about yourself and not let

comments get you down. On the way

you affected by Williams syndrome.

They don't judge us whatsoever.

With

her Williams syndrome, the distance

is taking its toll on Aisling.

My

back was starting to hurt so I had

to let her sit down. Get a chocolate

bar into me. That's why I was a bit

behind.

A chopper bar has done a bit

of wonder has it?

Yeah.

Lets try and

catch up with the others shall we?

She's fiercely determined but a

short while later she is exhausted

and decides to hitch a lift in the

support vehicle. Even though she is

too tired to continue, Aisling is

determined to be there for her

friends from Yes at the finish line.

CHEERING

How are you now?

Are you all

Well done yes.

Here's to Children in

Need!

To donate £10, text the word

donates...

Well, as well as our Ramblers many

more of you do your thing for

Children in Need each and every

year.

Come on, what's wrong with

you? Come on...

We're on our way. I've got my gavel

here. A meet and greet the 24th of

March with 100 quid. The best six

bids we get we'll take them.

More music from Friday night. This

year's official Children in Need

single, sung by Katie Melua. It is

Fields of Gold.

# Ooh

# You'll remember me

when the west wind moves

# Among the fields of barley

# You can tell the sun

in his jealous sky

# When we walked in fields of gold

# So she took her love

for to gaze awhile

# Among the fields of barley

# In his arms she fell

as her hair came down

# Among the fields of gold

# Will you stay with me?

Will you be my love

# Among the fields of barley?

# You can tell the sun

in his jealous sky

# When we walked in fields of gold

# I never made promises lightly

# And there have been some

that I've broken

# But I swear in the days still left

# We'll walk in fields of gold

# We'll walk in fields of gold

# Ooh

# Many years have passed

since those summer days

# Among the fields of barley

# See the children run

as the sun goes down

# As you lie in fields of gold

# You'll remember me

when the west wind moves

# Among the fields of barley

# You can tell the sun

in his jealous sky

# When we walked in fields of gold

# When we walked in fields of gold

# When we walked

in fields of gold. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

Oh, what a beautiful song, with all

the proceeds of course going to

Children in Need. Together with your

donations we can make a difference

to the lives of children and young

people right across Northern

Ireland. Your generosity has helped

young people like Se.

I'm 17 and I identify as non-binary.

Non-binary means a lot of different

things to different people and in my

case it means I don't fit in with

bag boy or a girl. Although I was

born male gendered. When I went to a

rural school, it was all people who

aren't always open-minded and that

was rough in high school. I was

bullied all the way up to my final

year and it's not fun. Especially

when everything they target multiple

things like being gay, being

alternative and being overweight.

It is an organisation for gay and

transgender young people and we work

all over Northern Ireland. First how

we help people is connect them to

other young people in a safe space

where they can come and be

themselves. They know the people who

work here are LGBT, but they're

supportive of the young people who

come in. We do a lot of youth work

with the young people in terms of

improving mental health and

resilience and also tackling that

social isolation which is one of

biggest contributors to their mental

health issues. We are working with

young people who are quite

vulnerable and in some instances who

are very vulnerable and quite

regularly we may have a young person

who comes in who has just attempted

to take their own life and that is

all too regular. The mental health

issues cannot be overstated. It is

incredibly important to receive that

funding from Children in Need,

without it we would be massively

under-resourced and when an

organisation like Car Friend is

under-resourced you have some

vulnerable people being left out and

some people will say they could go

to any youth club. But the reality

is that experience isn't all good.

We deal with the people who don't

have a good experience. It is

important that we are there for

those young people. It is important

for Shay to tell their story,

because there is a lot of empowered

in sharing your own personal

experience. And also it is important

for Shay to share that experience so

other people might find some

strength in it and other people will

know that there is light at the end

of the tunnel if they don't feel

great about who they are and there

is always an another option.

From my

lowest point, Car Friend has nothing

but support and it was never

judgmental, it was, I know what

you're going through, I have been

there myself and here is whey want

to help you. The Shay that walked

into Car Friend didn't speak to

anyone. The first time I went in I

walked in and hid in the corner. But

the Shay I am now is... Mature and

grown nearly an adult. And I just

feel like a better human and a

better person for... Unleashing

what's inside.

It is not just the

LGBT community who benefits, it is

society in general. We are working

to improve the lived experiences of

LGBT across Northern Ireland and

that makes society in Northern

Ireland a better place.

That is one of many groups in

Northern Ireland where your

donations make a difference. So

thank you. To help them keep on

going, why not do your thing for

this year's Children in Need. To

find out more and to donate go to

the web-site.

You do change the lives of thousand

of young people in Northern Ireland.

That is almost it from Children in

Need. But we have one more special

performance. This year's Northern

Ireland Children in Need Choir.

On

Friday night, they sang live and in

Unison with thousands of other

children across the UK and now

they're going to sing just for you.

From five schools in Northern

Ireland, singing Somewhere Over The

Rainbow, please enjoy this year's

Children in Need Choir. Thanks for

supporting us.

See you next year.

# Somewhere over the rainbow

# Way up high

# There's a land that I heard of

# Once in a lullaby

# Somewhere over the rainbow

# Skies are blue

# And the dreams

that you dare to dream

# Really do come true

# Someday I'll wish upon a star

# And wake up where the clouds

are far

# Behind me

# Where troubles melt

like lemon drops

# Away above the chimney tops

# That's where you'll find me

# Somewhere over the rainbow

# Bluebirds fly

# Birds fly over the rainbow

# Why, then, oh why can't I?

# Somewhere over the rainbow

# Way up high

# There's a land that I heard of

# Once in a lullaby

# Somewhere over the rainbow

# Skies are blue

# And the dreams

that you dare to dream

# Really do come true

# Someday I'll wish upon a star

# And wake up where the clouds

are far

# Behind me

# Where troubles melt like lemon

drops, # That's where you'll find me

#

# Somewhere over the rainbow

# Bluebirds fly

# Birds fly over the rainbow

# Why, then, oh why can't I?

# If happy little bluebirds fly

# Beyond the rainbow

# Why, oh why can't I? #