The Bear Club - News & Events - Bi-Monthly Competition for February/March

The Bear Club - News & Events - Bi-Monthly Competition for February/March

Bears on Location

Bears on Location

New Friend.......... conclusion
After we had all eaten to much the three of us drifted of to sleep it had been a very exciting day and I have to say exhausting.
As I sat sleeping in my chair I dreamt of old bears and people who made them, what wonderful stories they can tell I dreamt that I was 100 yeas old telling of times long ago, Suddenly Tat 2 was tugging on my paw “Tat Tat wake up” He said “ “oh what is it Tat 2 what do you want” I said in a grumpy sore head sort of way, “Its Master Jeremy he's gone” Tat 2 said looking quite disturbed.
“Well he must be in the house somewhere Tat 2 he's only just arrived” we looked in the kitchen but no Jeremy He must be upstairs as there was nowhere else to look, “over here Tat He's on the stairs come quick” Tat 2shouted “Oh Master Jeremy what an earth are you doing we were worried about you” I said to him as he sat half way up the stairs, “Oh I'm sorry Bears but I need to find something out” Jeremy replied “find what out” Tat2 and myself said at the same time.
Well you see bears (he seemed to like calling us bears for some reason) I was telling you of my life then we all fell asleep but you don't want to hear about all that!!” we looked at each other “oh yes we do, we would love to hear the rest of your story”.
“Alright then now where was I, ah yes on the foot plate of great steam engines it was on one such trip we were heading into Paris my owner was driving and I sat in my usual place as we approached the station my owner was taken ill and collapsed as we arrived in Paris he was taken off to hospital
I stayed by the boiler fire that night waiting for him to return, that was a long night the next morning I heard voices and my heart skipped thinking my owner was coming to collect me but it was not him.
The relief driver climbed aboard there was nowhere for me to hide, He saw me and I heard him mumble something about a lost bear the next thing I knew he had put me in the lost luggage cage on the platform, I stayed in that cage for I don't know how long” “Didn't your owner come back for you” Tat 2 asked rather quietly “Well my dear bear I'm afraid not I did have some people look at me a small boy picked me up but his mother said you don't want that dirty old thing, I looked down at myself I was quite grubby from all the coal dust and soot from the steam, I started to feel there was no hope.

Then one sunny morning a girl who from England found me she showed her Mum and her Mum said oh you poor Bear we will take you with us and clean you up you can live with us in England.
So I found myself arriving at a huge manor house in the heart of England and luckily for me there were some other bears there, I have fond memories of them”.

“But how come you have come to Cornwall to our house I don't understand” I said to Jeremy
“Oh its quite simple Tat you see whist I was at the Manor house the other bears there sent word out to see if anyone knew of me or my owner, several years went by but one day I received a letter It was from a German bear called Giles turns out he is my cousin and he is living in England Cornwall to be precise” “You mean to say that Giles is your cousin” I said with my jaw nearly touching the ground “What are you on about Tat who's Giles” Tat 2 said “Giles our friend upstairs you silly bear” “but how can he be”

“Here I still have the letter, now is he here I think I have spent long enough talking about it as I have not seen him for some 70 odd years I don't want to wast any more time”
So there we were Tat 2and myself staring at an old letter hand written by Giles Bear to Master Jeremy Who would have believed it such a SMALL WORLD.


The End

New Friend part 2

We set out the table with turkey and
cranberry sauce sandwiches some mince pies a jar of honey each and
some dandelion & burdock cordial yummy.

Master Jeremy sat down “well this
looks wonderful I am so very hungry you bears are so very kind” he
said “Thank you Master Jeremy please help yourself” I said, at
that point Tat 2 started to ask his questions again “Master Jeremy
could I ask how old you are” oh Tat 2 I told you not to be so rude
to our new friend” I said “Haha that's alright Tat you know
people and Bears have been asking my age for the last 40 years or
more! So I am quite used to it by now. I was born in Germany in 1916
which makes me 93 now (Tat 2 nearly choked on his mince pie when he
heard Jeremy's age) yes I am getting on for a small bear” Jeremy
said.
“Wow so you were born as the first
world war was on why would someone make a bear with all that trouble
going on” I said “Well Tat the lady that made me said there was
so much darkness in the world she wanted to bring some love and
happiness at such a terrible time so I was born, I then went to my
new owner who was a small boy he gave me lots of love and I was
always by his side, the years went by and my owner became a train
driver I found myself up on the footplate of large steam locos with
the wind in my fur and the steam in my face as I remember we
travelled to many countries, could you pass me the mince pies
please”.

New Friend

I hope you all had a special Christmas with friends and family and Santa Bear brought lots of presents
Us Tat's had a great time we were slightly concerned about one of our presents under the tree as it seemed to move at times so on Christmas day Tat 2 and myself were very interested when it came time to open the present, we sat eagerly unwrapping it thinking there may be a Guinea pig or something like that for us Tat's.
Well we ripped off the last piece of warping to reveal a box, we lifted the lid and our eyes nearly popped out of our heads, as there laying in the box was an old Teddy Bear, I said "are you alright Bear" "The name is Master Jeremy and yes I am alright, but a little squashed" the Bear said, we helped Master Jeremy out of the box "can we get you anything" I said "Yes some cake and a drink would be nice young Bear" he said to me Tat 2 asked "Master Jeremy how old are you, where do you come from, are you going to stay with us" "Slow down Bear I will tell all in good time" he said.

Time for Tea

New Forest

Now two weeks ago us Tat's were visiting the New Forest in Hampshire, on the Saturday the sun was shinning so we set off driving through the forest, we got to a place called Beaulieu what a lovely place. well our eyes nearly popped out of our heads as we walked up the main street in the village as there on the corner was a Teddy Bear shop woo hoo our little legs had never run as fast except when we were chased by a bull once.
The shop called Bear it in Mind turns out to be home of Bartie Bear and all his friends, well us Tat's were welcomed in with open arms I have to say I now know what a child feels like in a sweet shop as this Bear shop was fantastic, Julie and Amanda two lovely lady's who run the shop said we could please ourself s, they introduced us to Bartie Bear who happened to be having a tea party on the day we visited he said he was waiting for some friends to turn up so we joined him for tea and cake, we took turns telling stories and learning about each other.
Then Bartie showed us his hotel and spar for Bears if a Bear is sick and needs fixing up they can go to the hotel and enjoy a luxury stay whilst being in hospital "can we meet some of the patients now" I asked "of course you can" said Bartie.
We started to meet some of the Bears who were in the hotel spar and hospital one Bear had some nose stitching which had frayed another had some paw pad trouble but were all very happy to be in the hospital for treatment, Bartie said we could go through to the intensive bear unit if we wanted, so I warn you now if you are a Bear with a nervous disposition don't read on.

We walked through into a lovely clean room with pictures of Bears on the walls three Bears were laying on beds Tat 2 said "They are not saying much Tat" I was just going to explain about intensive Bear ward but it was too late Tat 2 had gone over to one of the old Bears lying under a blanket and on a honey drip, before I could stop him Tat 2 had lifted up the blanket to see what was wrong with the old Bear.

The fur was there but no stuffing inside the Bear, he did not look well at all and at this point Tat 2 passed out cold fell from the counter top and banged his head on the floor he lay not moving. Amanda the nurse heard all the commotion and came in to see what we were up to she gasped what has happened here I told her of Tat 2's inquisitive nature "will he be alright" I asked as I was getting quite concerned at the time,


Amanda told me about the honey drip and its special powers as she connected it to Tat 2 he will be fine just give him some time.

Now I have seen Tat 2 get into all sorts of trouble but this time I was really worried he was just not moving Amanda the nurse kept checking him and the honey drip adjusting the flow, Bartie was by my side and telling me some tales of Bears he had met at the hospital when all of a sudden Tat 2 sat up in the bed “Tat where am I thought we were going to see the patients what's this drip why can I taste honey” “Its ok Tat 2 you had a fall the nurse put you on the honey drip to make you better” “Nothing wrong with me where's my pony” Tat 2 said.


Woo hoo Tat 2 is back to normal talking nonsense, so there we were visiting a hospital in the New Forest and meeting the patients then Tat 2 ended up as a patient just another normal day in the lives of Tat's