TODAY is Children in Need day - but these youngsters have already been doing their bit to raise money for charity.

Students and staff at Itchen Sixth Form College yesterday took part in a fancy dress run around their campus today to mark the annual charity fundraising event.

Youngsters dressed as everything from Superman and Mr T to the 118 runners and a giant banana as part of today's event.

Challenges that have already taken place in Hampshire this week ahead of today include staff from Egg Day Nursery near Winchester getting gunged by their pupils in all sorts of liquids to raise money and the BBC One Show host Matt Baker came to Winchester as part of his UK Rickshaw Run challenge a with six youngsters to turn on the city's Christmas lights.