July's Competition - Clan Portraits - 3 July 2008
This month's TBC Competition is set to get your artistic juices flowing!  We want you to create a portrait picture of your Clan Leader - this can be a pencil drawing, watercolour, oil painting, computer generated art, collage....anything that produces a picture...  more >

Winner

June's Competition Winner Announced - 2 July 2008
Last month's competition - to win a copy of Paddington Bear's latest collection of stories 'Paddington Here and Now' - has been won by Noel, with his epic tale of adventure and intrigue. A classic treasure hunt, Noel is mysteriously summoned to Paris by his French penfriend NouNou, to help...  more >

Number 2

Bruang's Position at No.2 Looking Shaky - 29 June 2008
June's Clan League table, released today, shows no overall change in the Clan Leader positions for the first time since records began. Share of the overall membership percentage, however, sees Bruang's long-held position as number two to the longstanding leader Kinamon slowly declining, with Aswail...  more >

50th Birthday

Happy Birthday Paddington - 25 June 2008
Today, the 25th June 2008, is the official date of Paddington's 50th Birthday! Created by former BBC cameraman Michael Bond, Paddington first appeared in October 1958 in a book called 'Here Comes Paddington', in which our hero arrives at a London train station from Darkest Peru, where he is...  more >

Vote for Me

Vote to make the Moon Bear one of Asia's Big Five - 24 June 2008
News from the Animals Asia Foundation: Here’s your opportunity to bring worldwide recognition to our beloved moon bears – and it takes less than a minute. I’m sure you’ve heard of Africa’s Big 5 – the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Now Asian Geographic magazine is running...  more >

Final Issue

TBC in the Last Ever Printed Issue of Teddy Bear Scene - 13 June 2008
TBC has received confirmation that the July issue of Teddy Bear Scene magazine - which contains a full-page feature on The Bear Club - will be its last ever printed edition.  It will, however, continue to exist as an online magazine. The issue contains a fabulous article on...  more >

AAF

Animals Asia UK Roadshow - 9 June 2008
Join Jill Robinson and Animals Asia’s China Relations Director Christie Yang at their 10th anniversary UK Roadshow. Help them celebrate their achievements over the past 10 years, including the rescue of 225 bears from the horrific bear bile farms and the opening of a new sanctuary...  more >

Paddington

June's Competition - Win a Copy of 'Paddington: Here & Now' - 2 June 2008
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Paddington Bear we're offering you the chance to win a copy of his brand new collection of stories, entitled 'Paddington: Here & Now'. Created by former BBC cameraman Michael Bond, Paddington first appeared in 1958 in a book called 'Here Comes...  more >

My Town

May's Competition Winner Announced! - 2 June 2008
Well, picking just one winner for our 'My Town' competition has been the most difficult decision we've had to make so far! I can't begin to tell you how long we've agonised over whose blogs to choose when the quality of entries has been so fantastic. So, in addition to the first prize (courtesy...  more >

Add a Link

Add a Link to The Bear Club on Your Website - 28 May 2008
Want to add a banner or text link to The Bear Club on your own website?  It's really easy to do - just choose one of the options below. Option...  more >

Moving Up

Kodi Clan Makes Gains in May - 27 May 2008
The Clan League Table for May, published today, sees the Kodi Clan moving up one place to fifth, at the expense of Buka, who now drops to sixth. There's no change at the top, with Kinamon remaining a firm favourite with new TBC members, while poor old Basindo is still rooted to...  more >

Threatened

Polar Bear Added to US Threatened Species List - 15 May 2008
On the eve of a court deadline, the U.S. Interior Department is adding the polar bear to the list threatened species. This comes after evidence that rising temperatures are causing Arctic Sea ice - the bears' habitat - to vanish. This makes the mighty polar bear the first animal to be listed as...  more >

TBC News

Word from Fred - 14 May 2008
Hello Everyone! Firstly, a huge welcome to our newest Members.  The quality of blogs coming in from the likes of Tat, Califia, Noel, Troy, Gogo, Ren, Katie, Dao, Beryl, Bella, Nigel (and many others) is just superb!  Combined with those from our more established members (you know who...  more >

On the Radio

Goldie on Radio Taiwan International - 6 May 2008
Watch The Bear Club's teddy bear reporter Goldie as he gets interviewed on Radio Taiwan International! The interviewer asks him about his travel reports for The Bear Club, his life in Taiwan and about the local food.  Click Here to see the video. The Bear Club's Marketing...  more >

My Town

May's Competition - My Town - 30 April 2008
For a chance to win a TBC Mug & Mouse Mat all you have to do is tell us about your teddy bear's Home Town. We want to get you and your teddy bear out of the house. Actually, to be more precise, we want to embarrass you by getting you out of the house and in to your home town to take photos with...  more >

Postcard

Fancy Some Free TBC Postcards? - 23 April 2008
If you'd like a batch of free TBC Postcard Flyers for your teddy bear to hand out to friends and family, just send your name and address to fred@thebearclub.co.uk and we'll send them at absolutely no cost to you. Enquiries are also welcome from shops (pop a few on your counter), online...  more >

Unloved?

New! Clan League Table - 21 April 2008
A new monthly feature on The Bear Club - find out which Clan Leaders have the most teddy bear members with our League Table. Still way out in front, with 31% of all members, is the Kinamon Clan. Only 4% of teddy bears in The Bear Club have chosen to join the Basindo Clan! Surely he's not that ugly!...  more >

Mystic Fred

Mystic Fred's Horoscopes 2008 - 7 April 2008
Want to know what the stars hold for you in 2008? Let our very own Mystic Fred guide you through the year, in his own inimicable teddy bear style (in other words, it barely makes sense).... Capricorn | 22nd December - 20th January Life’s journeys aren’t carved in stone. ...  more >

Goldie Reports

Latest Goldie Reports Video from Wulai - 6 April 2008
The latest Goldie Reports Video is now available to view in our Videos & Games section. See teddy bear Goldie as he reports from the traditional Taiwanese village of Wulai, just south of Taipei city. He rides in a cablecar, does a daring rope swing, and has a rather rude encounter... Click...  more >

Showcase

Latest Featured Artist - Jennie Sandahl - 6 April 2008
Visit the Showcase area to see the work of our latest featured artist, Jennie Sandahl of TeddyBears Sweden. This is a real favourite of staff at The Bear Club, not only for the wonderful and unique teddy bears but also for a beautiful website. Click Here to see more  more >

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Buka Clan

The Clever & Elusive one. Buka’s are timid but highly intelligent nocturnal creatures. They love novels, and are renowned for reading pawtner’s (owner’s) books late at night and telling them the ending... more >