Can you find the 'knitted' bear?

TV comedian Harry Hill has had an influence on an upcoming village fair.

As well as all the usual fun of the fair, the Crowthorne May Fair will feature a prize for someone who can spot the ‘knitted’ bear which will be hidden somewhere around the event at the Morgan Recreation Ground in Lower Broadmoor Road on Monday, May 3.

The annual event is being organised by a committee from St John’s CE Church in Church Road which came up with the idea of hiding a fluffy toy somewhere around the fair.

Harry Hill in his TV Burp show challenges viewers to spot the knitted character hidden in other TV programmes.

Brian Turner, spokesman for the committee, said: “We’re using a teddy bear but it’s inspired by Harry Hill’s knitted character.

“If people give a contribution they get a map and if they find the bear they can mark the position on the map and then all the correct maps will go into a prize draw.”

As well as that there will be bric-a-brac, a beer tent, cakes, food, bouncy castles, song and dance and more.
Last year the event raised £10,000 and the Mr Turner is hoping to raise the same amount this year.
He added: “We raise money and some of it goes towards the church’s missions all over the world and locally and the rest of it goes back into the church’s funds.”

The fair will be opened by Bracknell Forest Mayor Councillor Bob Wade at 2pm on Monday, May 3, and will carry on until 4.30pm.


Joseph Turner, 10, Holly Turner, 6, and Callum Sutherland, 9, with the 'knitted' bear you’ll be seeking out at Crowthorne May Fayre

(Knitted) Hats off to our soldiers

THE TORY parliamentary candidate for Burton has been putting his knitting skills to the test to raise money for British soldiers in Afghanistan.
Andrew Griffiths joined members of the East Staffordshire Conservatives’ women’s branch, who are knitting ‘Hats for Heroes’ — woollen inserts provided to troops to fit under their helmets, making them more comfortable and providing warmth at night.

Beatrice Hall, who is leading the knitting drive, said : “Our troops in Afghanistan can feel reassured by all the hard work being undertaken by the knitting circle. It helps our brave lads know how much we are thinking of them back home.” Mr Griffiths said: “Knitting is one of my lesser-known skills.

“However, despite being a little rusty, I am proud to have a go for our troops.

“It is important that our serving troops know they are being supported back home. While they are putting their lives on the line we need to support them 100 per cent.”

The group is one of many across the country knitting for the troops. Anyone who would like the knitting patterns and details of where to send the woollen inserts is asked to telephone the Conservatives’ Burton headquarters on 01283 568894.

April's news

Phew! It's been busy here at the K&S offices in Swansea this month. We're constantly adding new items to our stores, both online and in our real store in the city centre, adding to existing ranges and bringing in new ones.

To keep it brief, here's a list of what is new:

• SALE needlework kits are now available online at http://www.needle-work.co.uk/
• Popcorn the Bear and friends range comntinues to expand, now available as cushion & rug kits http://www.needle-work.co.uk/Popcorn_Bear.htm
• We continue to expand our online networking with pages on Twitter and Facebook. Do find us and follow us! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=159279&id=83939721313&saved#!/pages/Swansea-United-Kingdom/Knit-and-Sew/83939721313?ref=nf and http://twitter.com/KnitandSewcouk
• Our original site http://www.knitandsew.co.uk/index.html has had a slight facelift with an easy to navigate front page and links to the needlework site.
• We have introduced a testimonial page, so you can log in and leave comments about the service you have received http://knitandsew.co.uk/comments/gbook.php
• We continue to modernise our storage solutions, with new knitting and sewing bags and boxes being added regularly.

Do call soon and see for yourselves!