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BBC staff set to swim for Children in Need

BBC BBC CWR presenters and journalists getting ready for their 1,000-mile swimming challenge. The three women and two men are wearing yellow Pudsey bear t-shirts over their swimming costumes, with a swimming pool behind themBBC
Swimming teams from across BBC local radio stations will be taking part in the 1,000-mile swim challenge

BBC radio presenters and staff across the West Midlands are set to take part in a mammoth new swimming challenge for Children in Need.

The Thousand Mile Challenge, which launched on Tuesday, will see all BBC local radio stations across the country attempt to swim 24 miles each, to add up to the 1,000-mile total.

Teams from BBC Radio WM, BBC CWR, BBC Hereford and Worcester, BBC Radio Stoke and BBC Radio Shropshire will all be taking part to help raise money for the charity's 2024 fundraising appeal.

The challenge is taking place from 4-8 November.

BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Mark Elliott standing at the edge of a pool, wearing goggles and a yellow Pudsey t-shirt
BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Mark Elliott will be among those getting involved

Each swim team will be made up of radio presenters and colleagues from radio, TV and online.

You can also find out how they are getting on by tuning in to your local station or listening on BBC Sounds.

Children in Need is the BBC charity that help to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people around the UK.

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