Doing our bit for Red Nose Day

So being from South Africa and seeing poverty first hand I know how important charities like Comic Relief and Red Nose day can be. In fact I have fond memories of red nose day in South Africa, I would bug my mother for ages for a red nose and one to fit on the car as well. I usually would do a 5km sponsored walk from around the age of 9 yrs old till I was into high-school - this was something organised locally to me every year. Now however times are hard for everyone, with the UK still deep in recession and the cost of living soaring it can be hard to be as generous as before, but there are still loads of ways to support the charity.

Little Mr A and I doing our bit :)

If you read Side Street you'd know that we support various charities and campaigns in whatever way we can - be this through helping promote campaigns, donating a small amount ourselves or getting involved with events. With Red Nose Day this year I have tried to make it practical and fun for all of us without us giving more than we can afford. Little Mr A was long due a new long sleeved top so when I saw the Stella McCartney for TK Maxx t-shirt designs with the Beatles print I had to get one, and at-least £2.50 of the £5.99 we paid for it goes to Red Nose, I also donated an extra £1 at the till which goes straight to the chairty.

Other ways we have also contributed towards Red nose is both John and I have bought the rubber nose much to the amusement of Mr A, we have also been keeping small change at hand to put into the Red Nose buckets at our local Sainsburys as well as buying the Red Nose joke book. We do hope to do more next year, hopefully in the form of a sponsored run or event.

Little Mr A sporting his Red Nose t-shirt

Also check out what these lovely lady bloggers are doing for Red Nose day for #TeamHonk