TOMORROW, Comic Relief will invade our lives and dominate television screens across the land.

And it's all for a good cause - raising millions of pounds for the poor and needy.

In Swindon individuals and organisations will pull out all the stops out to raise record-breaking amounts of cash this year.

Volunteers, from the Nationwide building society and from RAF Lyneham were due to begin their fundraising today by pulling a 40-ton Hercules aircraft, 100-metres along the runway at the Wiltshire base.

Children and staff at the Leapfrog Day Nursery in Swindon will have a hair-raising experience to raise money for Comic Relief.

Staff at the Sainsbury's supermarket in Stratton decided to go naked for Comic Relief wearing little more than swimming costumers, hats or bow ties for a calendar printed specially for the event.

Elsewhere male managers at the Asda superstore in West Swindon are having their legs waxed professionally by employees from Partners Hair Salon. Their torture is expected to last up to an hour.

Staff at Zurich Financial Services will be giving up their evening to take pledges at their local call centre. Last time Zurich's call centres took pledges worth around £1.2 million.

Zurich managers will perform in the Return of Pop Idol.

The Utterly Butterly Barnstormers were also gripped by Red Nose Day fever, when Helen Tempest, the world's most experienced wing walker, took to the skies last week sporting curly red hair and a red nose.

BBC Radio Swindon is holding two events, sure to provide laughter across the airwaves on the day. The first will be a Comic Relief Fame Academy starring various radio presenters singing, only to be voted off in true Fame Academy style.

You can donate money to Comic Relief by calling 08457 910 910 or by visiting your local bank, building society or post office.