NOSTALGIA: Butterwick youngsters back Blue Peter appeal in 1996

By David Seymour
Published 12th Feb 2021, 12:00 BST
Butterwick youngsters doing their bit for a Blue Peter appeal in 1996.Butterwick youngsters doing their bit for a Blue Peter appeal in 1996.
Butterwick youngsters doing their bit for a Blue Peter appeal in 1996.
Here we see members of Butterwick Youth Club 25 years ago lending their support to an appeal from the BBC Blue Peter programme.

In a matter of just two months, the national appeal reached its target of 5,000 tons of good-quality paper which was to be used to buy about 250 wheelchairs.

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