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

Knitting scheme to fight cancer

From Wakefield Express, Date: 28 August 2009

KNIT one, pearl one and create a comfort blanket to raise awareness for a leading cancer charity.
Macmillan Cancer Support is asking for Wakefield’s knitters to pick up their needles and create anything from a single patchwork square to a full blanket.

Blankets that are donated to Macmillan will be used to support and raise awareness of the charity’s campaign to freeze out fuel poverty for cancer patients.

Maria Amos, Macmillan fundraising manager for Wakefield, said: “People undergoing cancer treatment have to spend more time at home as they’re often too ill to work.

“They feel the cold more because their immune system is weakened and they need more heating so their fuel bills are higher – and at a time when their household income plummets. They’re trapped.

“It’s a vicious circle and that’s why it’s so important to freeze out fuel poverty for cancer patients.”

Contact www.macmillan.org.uk/theknitter

The Big Knit

It’s time to get knitting to help older people stay healthy this winter.

Fancy helping older people keep healthy this wintertime? Then dust off those knitting needles, find a ball of your favourite yarn and cast on to help make this year’s Big Knit the biggest ever.

It’s a sad fact that in the UK, 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 are malnourished. So when it’s nippy outside, it’s even more important for older people to look after themselves and make sure their bodies are in tip top shape.

Innocent has joined forces with Sainsbury’s again to raise over £250,000 to support Age Concern and Help the Aged healthy living and healthy eating projects during the winter months. And we need your help to knit lots of little hats for our bottles.

For every behatted smoothie sold, innocent and Sainsbury’s will give 35p to Age Concern and Help the Aged. The monies raised will then be used to fund projects and advice centres offering information on healthy eating as well as cooking clubs and get-togethers where older people can sit down and enjoy a meal in each other’s company. Hot Christmas dinners all round.

There’s lots of knitting tips, patterns and pictures on Innocent's web pages to help you get started. And when you’re done knitting, just send finished hats to: The innocent Big Knit, Fruit Towers, 1 The Goldhawk Estate, Brackenbury Road, London W6 0BA (remember to include your name, address and number of hats you've knitted).

Upload your latest hat photos onto the Big Knit 2009 flickr group and the most creative ones could end up being our hat of the week (starting from September).

Deadline for hats is Friday 16th October 2009 and hats will be in store from 4th November 2009.

Happy Knitting.