BOOTS in Taunton has kick-started an appeal to raise funds for Children in Need with Pudsey on hand to help.

The store on Taunton's High Street will be holding a series of events and fundraising activities to raise money for the charity.

Children in Need is the BBC's charity which helps disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

This year Boots is helping Pudsey by holding a Jump for Pudsey challenge to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

Leaps and launches, bounds and boings, hops and skips... however you do it, they want you to jump, jump and jump some more.

For inspiration on how to get jumping and help raise money for BBC Children in Need, pick up your free copy of the Jump Journal in Boots stores.

Children in Need will be broadcast in November but you can pop along to Boots now to find out mopre and record your jumps.