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

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Darwin's animals recreated by knitting team

Charles Darwin's treasured animal collection, including creepy creatures in jars and a stuffed tortoise, have been recreated by a team of knitters.

The woollen versions of Darwin's Victorian paraphernalia is part of an exhibition at Bristol Zoo Gardens.

The show, called Darwin's Leftovers, includes knitted hummingbirds, fossils, a life-size iguana, tribal souvenirs and a tarantula.

The stuffed animals once owned by Darwin have been copied by a team of 60 knitters from Gloucestershire to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth.

The exhibition is funded by the National Lottery and supported with materials from wool company Patons.

The creations were knitted by members of Stroud Knitting Group, along with children from three Gloucestershire schools and a team of volunteers.

Knitter Liz Lancashire said: "Darwin's Leftovers pushes the boundaries of knitting into a wild, wacky, three-dimensional world, and shows just what can be achieved with two knitting needles and some interesting wool.

"Charles Darwin had many hundreds of stuffed animals in his cupboard and I wanted to recreate some of the paraphernalia of his scientific collection and capture the day he had an office clear-out.

"Each element of the display celebrates a key part of Darwin's work and thinking.

"My aim is to spread understanding about Darwin's key ideas and to re-awaken people's interest in knitting, which is a dying craft.

"Fifty years ago most women would have been confident knitters making much of their own clothes.

"Now knitting is on a par with other hand-based skills such as dry-stone walling, and expertise is being lost with each generation."

Darwin's Leftovers will be on display in the Zoo's terrace theatre from Monday until Sunday August 23.

Published by Hannah Wooderson for 24dash.com in Communities
Friday 31st July 2009 - 2:58pm

Teddy love fills police stations

The teddies will be handed to children brought to police stations

Cuddly toys will be kept at every police station in Northamptonshire to help children cope with stressful and traumatic situations.

Teddies with Love are hand-knitted by the Mothers' Union from the Peterborough Diocese.

The women have already knitted more than 1,000 teddies for child protection teams, family liaison officers and domestic abuse centres.

Now enough there are enough for every Northamptonshire police station.

'Friendly face'

Barbara Haynes from the Mothers' Union said: "The idea of Teddies with Love was formed when we saw a TV documentary about an ambulance service in the north of the country which gives teddies to children in times of stress.

"The teddies are knitted to help reassure children who may be experiencing trauma.

"In addition, knitting the teddies is a great way to get all our members involved, some of whom may not be able to get out much."

Sgt Sharan Wildman of Wellingborough Incident Resolution Team said: "It's the friendly face of the police, helping to reassure children and their families in times of need."

from BBC News