Category: Children In Need; Factual & Arts TV
Date: 24.10.2005
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Presenter John Craven is signing copies of the Countryfile calendar between 2.30 and 3.30pm on Wednesday 2 November at the Â鶹Éç shop in the Mailbox, Birmingham.
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The calendar is the result of Countryfile's annual photographic competition which raises money for the Â鶹Éç Children In Need appeal.
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John and his fellow judges - comedian Jo Brand and wildlife presenter and photographer Chris Packham - were flooded with 11,000 entries for this year's competition, the theme of which is water.
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They sifted them down to the final 12 which make up the calendar.
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The three judges also selected their favourite photo and the winning photographer receives £500 worth of holiday vouchers.
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Countryfile viewers also voted for their favourite and the overall winner receives £1,000 worth of photographic equipment.
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The calendar goes on sale in the Â鶹Éç shop at the Mailbox on Sunday 30 October - the same day that the winners are announced on Countryfile (Â鶹Éç ONE, 11.00am).
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Last year's calendar raised £218,000 for Children In Need.
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To order a copy:
call the credit card hotline on 0870 0623 600;
send cheques/PO to Â鶹Éç Countryfile Calendar, PO Box 25, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1ZG;
online: bbc.co.uk/countryfile.
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Countryfile, Â鶹Éç ONE, Sundays, 11.00am
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