A fitness instructor has leapt into action to raise funds for this year’s Children in Need.
Laurie Neil had a fitness studio in Stirling before the pandemic hit and is well known for her Boogie Bounce sessions.
She said: “I did a ‘bounce about’ in Stirling last year for a laugh. Harry Thomason was trying to get me to do it in Crieff.
“I thought if I’m doing this for fun I should be doing it to raise money.”
The idea soon jumped to a new level, and now Laurie is on a quest to bounce all over Scotland with her mini trampoline.
In her spare time she has been taking it to the country’s most iconic locations and, dressed as Pudsey Bear, has been delighting onlookers with her antics.
The mum-of-three has been seen bouncing at well known locations, including the Wallace Monument, the Kelpies, Glenfinnan, Glencoe, Ben Nevis and John o’ Groats.
Laurie continued: “We were at Loch Lomond on Sunday and it was absolutely pouring with rain.
“A couple of weeks ago we were at John o’ Groats.
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“We have been trying to make it fun. When we landed at John o’ Groats, it was the end of the bike tour from Lands End to John o’ Groats.
“It was really busy and I lined up with all the bikers who were getting their pictures taken , so there was this long queue with Pudsey in the middle of it.
“Most of the people I meet, around Glencoe for example, have been Americans.
“There was a tour bus there and I could hear the tour guide explaining what Children in Need is.”
Laurie is hoping to cover as many well known sites as possible by Children in Need night on November 18.
She added: “It’s the funniest thing dressing up as a bear.
“People seem to accept it – for example people just accepted there was a bear sunbathing on the beach at Loch Lomond!”
Videos can be viewed by searching for ‘Scottish bounce around for Children in Need’ on social media.
Donations can be pledged by searching for ‘Laurie Neil’ on www.justgiving.com.
