Great excitement in Nutwood! The 22nd annual meeting of the Followers of Rupert Bear took place Saturday August 27th.

For some years now several hundred Followers of Rupert have converged on Warwick, to meet, talk about Rupert, drink beer (and tea & coffee!), buy Ruperty stuff and enjoy what we have come to call "Fellowship" and this year was no exception.

General view of the Fair	Another view of the Fair

We enjoyed the company of Mary Cadogan who gave us a foretaste of her new book about the women in Rupert's world, with Mary Tourtel, Rupert's creator, of course being the most important. This year's play was "Rupert And Gaffer" and once more the theatre was turned into the world of Nutwood with all Rupert's chums, the Sage of Um in his flying Brella and, making his first appearance, a magnificent sea serpent! (see below).

Above, and right: images from "Rupert & Gaffer"

Not forgetting the opportunity to add to our Rupert collections from the thousands of books and Rupert goodies on sale. There seemed to be more than ever on display this year.

Items to tempt the collector...

Stella & Rose's Books were delighted to sponsor the Junior Followers Painting Competition . 

Judging the colourful entries was difficult as they were all excellent. 

Cash prizes, a Rupert mug and certificate were awarded to the winners in each of the three age groups.

The winners were Hannah Caine (Group 1 aged 4-5), Alexander Gardner (Group 2 aged 6-8) and Gemma Gardner (Group 3 aged 9-13 ).
 Membership of the Junior Club is free - for joining details click here.

	Hannah Caine	Alexander & Gemma Gardner

If you would like to join us next year and are not already a Follower Of Rupert click here for membership details. We look forward to seeing you at the 23rd annual meeting!

Links to Rupert items in stock:-

All Rupert items
Rupert (General)
Rupert Adventure Series
Rupert Annual
Rupert Annual pre 1970
Rupert Colour Library
Rupert Ephemera
Rupert Little Bear Library