BBC Children in Need Prize Draw Terms and Conditions Early Years – 2024

1. The prize draw is open to all early years schools, including nurseries and primary schools with nursery classes (an “Early Years School”) in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, except anyone closely connected with the prize draw or any BBC Children in Need employees or relatives. Entrants must be authorised by the school to enter and be 18 or over. By entering, all entrants will be deemed to accept these Terms and Conditions.

2. There will be 5 winners and 20 runners up.

3. Each winning prize is 1 x visit from Peppa Pig and Pudsey Bear official costume characters to the winning Early Years School, both characters on the same day and time.

4. The costume characters will be made available at a mutually agreeable date and will include delivery and collection of the character suits to the school’s registered address, along with the actors for each character and a Rainbow Productions manager to support the costume actors to facilitate the visit.

5. Each runner up prize is a bundle of the following:
   • X 2 Peppa Big books
   • X 1 Peppa Pig plush
   • X 2 Peppa Pig toys
   • X 1 Giant Pudsey Bear
   • X 2 Standing Pudsey Bears

6. To enter, you must complete the ‘order your nursery and pre-school fundraising pack’ form online here OR the ‘tell us what you’re doing’ form online here selecting ‘nursery or pre-school’ as your school phase.

7. There are no other methods of entry. No payment, purchase or investment is necessary to be eligible to enter the prize draw.

8. Entries open on Thursday 1^st August 2024. The ‘order your nursery and pre-school fundraising pack’ route of entry closes at midnight on Monday 21^st October 2024, and the ‘tell us what you’re doing’ form route of entry closes at midnight on Friday 15^th November 2024.

9. Only one entry per Early Years School will be allowed: only the first entry will be considered, with all future entries subsequently discounted. Entries from third party agents or bulk entries will not be eligible for the prize draw.

10. Entries received after the closing date will not be included in the prize draw. BBC Children in Need will not be responsible for any entries that are not received by it for any reason, by the closing date, whether lost, delayed, corrupted or otherwise, and whether or not due to any technical difficulties or malfunctions.

11. Unclear entries will not be eligible for the prize draw and acceptance of an entry is subject to BBC Children in Need’s reasonable discretion.

12. Within ten working days after the closing date for the ‘tell us what you’re doing’ form route of entry, the winners of this prize draw will be drawn at random by BBC Children in Need from all valid entries received. The winners will be randomly selected using a number generator and this will be completely independent and unbiased. BBC Children in Need’s decision is final on all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.

13. The winners will be contacted by email. BBC Children in Need will endeavour to notify the winners on Monday 2^th December 2024. If, after reasonable attempt, a winner does not respond to claim their prize within 5 working days (being Monday – Friday) of our first contact, or a winner refuses the prize for any reason, BBC Children in Need reserves the right to offer the prize to the next randomly selected Early Years School that validly entered the prize draw.

14. By entering the prize draw you agree that, if you win, BBC Children in Need may publicise your Early Years School name and county. If you object to any or all of your Early Years School name or county being published, please contact BBC Children in Need at [email protected]. In such circumstances, BBC Children in Need must still provide the information to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.

15. The characters costume appearances must take place at the Early Years School’s official address. The prize bundles will be sent to the Early Years School’s official address.

16. The prize must be accepted as offered; there is no cash alternative or replacement. The prize is not transferable.

17. We may cancel the prize draw, if deemed necessary in our opinion, or if circumstances arise outside our control.  We may also amend these terms and conditions at any stage and in any way.

18. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales and the English courts have jurisdiction.

19. Promoter and Prize Provider: BBC Children in Need is registered charity number 802052 (England and Wales) and SC039557 (Scotland). Our registered office at: 4th Floor Dock House, Media City UK, Salford, M50 2LH.

20. Helpdesk: To find out more about BBC Children in Need or if you have a complaint please email [email protected], go to the website https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/, or call the BBC Children in Need Supporter Care Team on 0345 609 0015 (Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00). Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply and calls may be included in your telecom provider’s call package .