Helen Worth in Sierra Leone for ActionAid

Helen Worth, who plays Coronation Street's Gail Platt, has this week returned from a five day visit to Sierra Leone with charity ActionAid.

It says here that Helen is still clearly emotional about her trip which was filmed by ITV's Calendar for a three-part programme starting tonight. She said: "There is still a lot of work to do in Sierra Leone but I feel privileged to have seen it and to bring the message back and ask people, if they can, to help by sponsoring a child through ActionAid, as that is the only way their lives can improve."

ActionAid is an international development charity working across Africa, Asia and the Americas to fight global poverty and injustice. Visit www.actionaid.org.uk/yorkshire for more.

Tupele Dorgu in charity skydive

Tupele Dorgu, who plays lippy Kelly Crabtree in Coronation Street, jumped out of a plane at 10,000ft for charity Action Aid.

Tupele said: "It was really good. It was more scary going up than coming down.I've done a bungee jump before but that's about it really. It was something I've always wanted to do."

Find out more about Action Aid.

Bid to win Corrie cast customised t-shirts

Seven Coronation Street actors have customised t-shirts for Action Aid's Say No To Povertee day, which is this Friday 26 June.
Bid to win the t-shirts at eBay right here.

Find out more about Coronation Street's involvement in Povertee Day.

Corrie cast support ActionAid PoverTee day

Some of the Coronation Street cast modelled t-shirts they had designed to launch ActionAid’s first ever PoverTee Day. It takes place on Friday 26 June and the Corrie cast is urging everyone in the UK to take part in the day, simply by wearing a t-shirt and donating £2 to ActionAid. It can be any t-shirt - a favourite old one, a slogan t-shirt to make a statement or one of the official PoverTee Day t-shirts.

Antony Cotton decorated his t-shirt with: ‘Yes indeedy, help the needy!’, whilst Vicky Entwistle, wrote ’A problem shared is a problem halved.’ Sally Whittaker said: “We’ll all be wearing our t-shirts to work that day. It is a great chance to do something really fun and easy to help the vital work of ActionAid with those living in poverty around the world.”

Donate and find out more about PoverTee Day