Here's some I made earlier

As the first candles are lit on the Advent crown, the festive season is underway. So today I am sharing with you some of the Christmas cards I sent into Blue Peter back in the 1980's.

 

I had cards shown on the programme for four years running, I only have photographs of three of them.

This card was shown in more detail by presenter Yvette Fielding, this is what she said

And here's some more sparkly glitter, it's a cracker and its just been cracked and out of it, is coming tumbling snowflakes, a Christmas pudding good enough to eat, and a sparkly Blue Peter Ship, down here is a snowman and right in the corner is a present all wrapped up, and they have all been cut out beautifully and stuck on.

The following year presenter Mark Curry read out details of this large Christmas tree card, with Blue Peter pets Bonnie and Willow sat underneath.

I did enjoy making things and drawing but sadly I choose to drop art at school, as I didn't think I was good enough. Many years later I revisited my card making. In fact I made cards from 1999 until 2014, doing the odd craft fair along the way.

Here are some examples of my work

I still love crafting, but don't really have the time at the moment, however I couldn't resit having a go at making this Blue Peter ship that was shown on the programme during the summer.

Finally here is a short clip of  Yvette describing the card I sent in 1987.

Here we go !

On 16th October 2018 the longest running children's programme in the world - Blue Peter will celebrate its 60th Anniversary. The programme has had 37 presenters during its history including the present team of Barney Harwood, Lindsey Russel and Radzi Chinyanganya.

To commemorate this historic television milestone, I have set myself a personal challenge to try and meet as many past presenters as possible and get a photograph or selfie with them, before the16th October 2018.

I have chosen two charities to support during this challenge, Guide Dogs and R.N.L.I, both of these charities have been supported by Blue Peter and its viewers on several occasions during the past 60 years.

I will be posting my progress on the blog, and sharing snippets of Blue Peter history and memorabilia.

I have previously met four presenters, pictured above Yvette Fielding, Barney Harwood, Lindsey Russell and Helen Skelton. However I am starting a fresh for this charity project.

If you would like to make a donation, please visit my fundraising page.

Thank you