David James: knit-wit

From Mirror Football
By The Mole

Sarong wearing David Beckham led the way in proving that top footballers do have a feminine side and now his England team-mate David James has revealed how his womanly ways ended up giving him the needle.

For the Portsmouth goalkeeper learned to knit when he was growing up and he put his skills to good use by creating fashion for his toys.

“My mum actually taught me to knit," James told channelbee.com. "I knitted my teddy bear a jumper, I couldn’t round off though.”

No pulling the wool over his eyes, then...

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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