Ron Hayes and Son

Winner

This hardware store has been supporting Comic Relief with their hilarious fancy dress fundraisers since 2009. They've dressed themselves as various movie and TV show characters, they have decorated their shop and hand built everything from a full Dalek and Tardis to a jet plane and more. Over the last 15 years their annual Red Nose Day antics have become a real talk of the village, the joy they bring to their community means their impact goes far beyond the brilliant funds they raise.

Les Quennevais School

Runner Up

Fundraising for Comic Relief has been at the heart of this school since 2007. Red Nose Day is their biggest fundraiser and all 850 students and 100 staff get involved.

Staff have performed in their own version of the Masked Singer; students took on staff in a FIFA competition. This year they launched a fringe festival involving a mini film festival, evening of music, stand-up comedy and mini musicals performed in front of parents, friends and guests.

Naomi Stevens

Winner

An experienced Tarot card reader, Naomi has been offering readings in exchange for donations to Red Nose Day since 1985. Naomi has been supporting Comic Relief for nearly half her life, and at 80, she continued the tradition with numerous sessions booked for Red Nose Day 2025, dressing in Comic Relief-themed attire for each event.

David Harrison

Runner Up

David wanted to ‘Do Something Funny For Money’ for Comic Relief. Instead of his usual training run, this year on Red Nose Day he ran up and down Tring High Street whilst JOGGLING - running whilst juggling three clubs to raise funds from passersby and shops.

St Gregory CEVC Primary School

Winner

Over the past ten years, students and teachers have used Red Nose Day to raise money, raise awareness, and form stronger community bonds, all while having fun. The school has engaged in numerous creative and thoughtful activities. Highlights include organising meaningful tasks like visiting care homes and creating videos for children who couldn’t attend school, as well as fun activities like a conga to school. Other notable events include a "Year in a Day" celebration in 2017, a superhero-themed fundraiser in 2020, and a thank you card campaign in 2022. This year, to mark Comic Relief's 40th anniversary, the school took part in “40 Ways to Make the World a Better Place”.

Sugar N’ Spice Day Nursery

Runner Up

For the past six years, this nursery has organised fun and engaging fundraising events, inviting both current and past families to participate in challenges like obstacle courses, dance-offs, cooking competitions, and outdoor activities such as walking or biking around lakes. The goal has been to raise money, spread awareness, have fun and create quality time together.

shoezone

Winner

Fundraising for Red Nose Day is a company wide effort at shoezone. Stores up and down the country organise raffles, fancy dress and small games. The team at shoezone HQ also comes together for a day of fun challenges, games, and quizzes, giant Jenga, sports day-style events and friendly competitions. A popular cake sale provides a welcome treat for everyone’s fundraising efforts.

Classical and Modern Dance, Warwick University

Runner Up

One of the largest sports clubs at Warwick has been fundraising for Comic Relief for over a decade by organising an annual "CMD Presents: Let's Dance for Sport Relief". This year’s event saw a record-breaking 850 attendees and 17 sports teams spending over 6 weeks creating their dances for the competition.

Finn from Trinity Academy

Winner

Finn from Trinity Academy led the production, filming and editing of Teacher Taskmaster at his school for the last 2 years. This fundraising event has been driven by his great passion and determination to raise as much as possible, whilst making people laugh. He donated a huge amount of time and energy into making it a success.

Betsy

Runner Up

This young fundraiser, aged 7 at the time, came up with the creative and ambitious idea of swimming for two hours using a mix of equipment—including a snorkel, flippers, and her beloved unicorn float—as a fun and engaging way to raise money in 2024.