Challenge Anneka - Season 7
Season 7
Episodes
Sheffield Circus
At the Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield, Anneka was challenged to transform a redundant church into a circus skills centre for the Greentop Community Circus in 53 hours. Also undertaken were 15 smaller projects by local volunteers. The challenge was successful.
Royal Albert Hall Deaf Play
The RNID issued a challenge to stage a concert in 28 hours featuring deaf performers for a deaf audience at the Royal Albert Hall.
The War Memorial
Anneka Rice and the team have 2 days to move a war memorial from the top of a hill to a landscaped garden in Bathgate in Lothian in time for the VE day parade. Also undertaken were 127 smaller projects by local volunteers.
WRVS Book
Anneka Rice and the team have 52 hours to create and publish a book called 500 Ways on Making You Feel Better. The book contains jokes, games , stories etc. Starting with a visit on the Big Breakfast and with help at the BT Tower.
County Antrim Meeting Place
The community of Corrymeela challenged Anneka to knock down their Tara – meeting house – and replace it with 3 buildings for arts and crafts, dancing and meeting. In the 74 hours it took to complete the challenge, a further 128 smaller challenges were undertaken by local volunteers.
UK Blood Transfusion Service
Anneka was challenged by the UK Blood Transfusion Service to find 100,000 new donors (1 year's supply) in 1 day. 41,000 pledged to give blood on the actual day acrcoss the country. The challenge failed in finding 100,000. After the programme transmitted, a further 31,000 pledged to give blood.
Birmingham Homeless Mothers Hostel
St Basil's Housing Centre in Birmingham challenged Anneka to renovate a disused shop and abbatoir transforming it into a 10 bed unit for young homeless mothers and their babies. Over the 58 hours for the challenge, some 16 smaller projects were tackled by volunteers, although the main challenge itself, failed. The project was finished a week later.
Lion Sanctuary
Anneka was challenged to renovate the RSPCA at Grafty Green, Kent as well as rescue two lions based in Athens and transport them to their newly built Big Cat Sanctuary in 61 hours. The challenge, set by the Born Free Foundation, succeeded.
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