A St Neots estate agents has raised more than £1,000 for BBC Children in Need at its charity fundraiser event.

Giggs & Company sold more than 500 raffle tickets and sold baked cakes from its offices on November 18, which helped raise an impressive £1,003.10.

The Hunts Post:

Event organiser, Kayleigh Manning, said: "It was an amazing success!"

​"The kind angenerousus donations for raffle prizes from local businesses have been overwhelming, and the people of St Neots coming together to raise as much as possible through our cake sale, merchandise and purchasing raffle tickets has been ecstatic."

The Hunts Post: Pupils at Huntingdon Primary School took part in some Children in Need activities.Pupils at Huntingdon Primary School took part in some Children in Need activities. (Image: Huntingdon Primary School)

Elsewhere in the district, Huntingdon Primary School invited children to wear a spotty accessory to school and donate £1 each, adding up to a total of £284 raised.

The Hunts Post: Children at Huntingdon Primary School were encouraged to wear spotty accessories, from spotty headbands to spotty ears.Children at Huntingdon Primary School were encouraged to wear spotty accessories, from spotty headbands to spotty ears. (Image: Huntingdon Primary School)

Meanwhile, the Little Gransden Air Show, held earlier this year, was named Children in Need's most successful East of England fundraiser.

BBC Children in Need aired on November 18, and the money raised by groups and organisations in Huntingdonshire will help to support children and young people across the UK.