The 2014 event, the charity’s 13th, invited children under five to perform songs and rhymes based on sounds, noises and silence in front of families and carers to highlight the speech, language and communication difficulties faced by 1.2 million children in the UK.
More than 158,000 children in nearly 4,000 settings across the country registered to take part in the event, which was sponsored by Openreach and TTS.
All participating settings were entered into two prize draws to win up to £2,000 worth of TTS vouchers and the opportunity to meet Humf, the children’s TV character who supported the event.
One of the charity’s highest fundraisers was Little Acorns Nursery in Atherton, which raised more than £1,700. Nursery manager Tracy Telfer said, ‘The children and adults all had a fantastic time at our Chatterbox Challenge. Thank you to all the adults who sponsored our little chatterboxes. I am overwhelmed by the amount we have raised, thank you so much to our parents and carers for getting so many sponsors to support I CAN.’
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