* Click here to tell us what you did for Children in Needs on the Pudsey Today Today blog.

From sponsored snowboarding to musical marathons, hundreds across West Yorkshire helped boost the national appeal.

Commuters at Leeds train station were treated to a 12-hour busking session courtesy of Will Forrester who works for National Express East Coast.

* Click here to sign up to free news and sport alerts from Pudsey Today.

The classically-trained saxophonist is hoping to beat his total of £1,800 from last year.

Bank staff in the city swapped serious suits for fun-filled fancy dress to raise funds.

* Click here for latest news in Pudsey & Stanningley.

Customers at the NatWest Leeds city office were served by characters from Bob the Builder while the team also managed a day-long cycle-athon.

Scarborough Building Society was transformed into the home of the pirates of the Black Pearl with staff donning eye patches and wooden legs.

The fancy dress theme was catching as Lawnswood School also got stuck in after two of their pupils dressed up as the comedy duo from the 118 adverts.

Meanwhile over at SNO!zone in Castleford, instructor Anita Sharman hurtled across the slopes on her snowboard.

She raised over £300 after snowboarding 10 miles – which is 100 lengths of the slope.

Hosted by Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton, last night's national televised appeal marked the end of weeks of fundraising.

This month has seen Pudsey Bear come to Leeds when he switched on Christmas lights at the White Rose Centre, visited Pudsey Grange High
School and rattled down a ski slope on a toboggan.

Despite the credit crunch t is hoped that this year's appeal will top 2007's total of £37 million which went towards projects helping needy children across the UK.