Bear of the Month
Every month, one bear gets the spotlight. Here they all are, going right back to the beginning.
98 months
April 2026
Ursula
Ursula
Looking for a HomeFor being present at every event without ever making a fuss about it
Meet Ursula2026
2025
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December 2025 Quinn For being a bear that proves good materials last -
November 2025 Vera For the kind of quality that holds up under scrutiny -
October 2025 Gabriella For being a bear with the kind of face that makes people slow down - September 2025 Vera For looking right in any light
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August 2025 Raff For outstanding shelf presence -
July 2025 Lewis For surviving a car boot sale in November - June 2025 Gabriella For giving every indication of knowing exactly where they belong
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May 2025 Walter For consistent results on the middle shelf -
April 2025 Percy For making the stall better just by being on it -
March 2025 Kameron For making other selection criteria feel beside the point -
February 2025 Brody For being the obvious choice, which is not as common as it sounds - January 2025 Vera For looking as though nothing could rattle a cat like them
2024
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December 2024 Yasmine For a repair that held across four events and shows no sign of going anywhere - November 2024 Vera For looking like the sort of cat who keeps everyone else calm
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October 2024 Kori For reliable performance across four consecutive events -
September 2024 Whitney For patience that sets a standard others have not met -
August 2024 Ester For being a bear who needed only minor repairs after what was evidently a full life -
July 2024 Kai For joints that tightened up cleanly and held -
June 2024 Odette For demonstrating that a loose joint, once fixed, stays fixed -
May 2024 Xander For giving every indication of knowing exactly where they belong -
April 2024 Dixie For being a bear whose patched ear only adds to the impression - March 2024 Kameron For being the obvious choice, which is not as common as it sounds
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February 2024 Ruth For consistently looking ready -
January 2024 Ash For demonstrating that a loose joint, once fixed, stays fixed
2023
- December 2023 Odette For making it easy to imagine the right shelf
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November 2023 Wilson For a calm that is good to have at the front of the table -
October 2023 Esme For coming back from the back of the stall three times running -
September 2023 Barbie For ears that are doing exactly what ears should do -
August 2023 Wendy For seeming entirely unbothered by the whole thing -
July 2023 Jemma For a calm that is good to have at the front of the table -
June 2023 Florence For coming back from the workbench looking like themselves -
May 2023 Cobey For services to the stall that are easier to recognise than explain - April 2023 Wendy For consistently looking ready
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March 2023 Lucas For coming back from the workbench looking like themselves - February 2023 Florence For being exactly what this stall is for
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January 2023 Arla For being picked up by more visitors than any other bear this month
2022
- December 2022 Lucas For being the most approachable bear on the stall
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November 2022 Honey For an air of mild authority that is hard to explain -
October 2022 Billy For fur that photographs exceptionally well -
September 2022 Princess For responding to careful work in exactly the way hoped -
August 2022 Bear For making it easy to imagine the right shelf -
July 2022 Geoffrey For consistently looking ready -
June 2022 Lexie For being the reason the soft brush gets regular use -
May 2022 Thomas For surviving a village hall sale and still looking this good - April 2022 Bear For being a bear with steady and dependable shelf presence
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March 2022 Grayson For being the bear most likely to end up on a mantelpiece -
February 2022 Mr Wayne For character that does not require a label - January 2022 Kori For making it easy to imagine the right shelf
2021
- December 2021 Thomas For being a bear who was passed over twice and responded with continued excellence
- November 2021 Mr Wayne For being the obvious choice, which is not as common as it sounds
- October 2021 Thomas For simply being a very good bear
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September 2021 Benny For drawing people in without any assistance -
August 2021 Andy For a ribbon that was already perfect on arrival -
July 2021 Paul For fur that photographs exceptionally well -
June 2021 Lavender For being reliably good across every measure that matters -
May 2021 Duffy For giving every indication of knowing exactly where they belong - April 2021 Andy For being a bear that is impossible to put back down
- March 2021 Paul For not requiring a lengthy deliberation
- February 2021 Lavender For resilience beyond what the job requires
- January 2021 Cobey For looking as though nothing could rattle a bear like them
2020
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December 2020 Edison For services to the bottom shelf - November 2020 Andy For arriving in better condition than most
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October 2020 Tess For the kind of appeal that is hard to walk away from - September 2020 Gabriella For services to the bottom shelf
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August 2020 Little John For arriving in better condition than most -
July 2020 Pete For being a bear in exactly the right condition - June 2020 Andy For being easy to be around
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May 2020 Buddy For being the sort of bear someone has been looking for without knowing it -
April 2020 James For consistent results on the middle shelf -
March 2020 Sky For having clearly been somewhere and not letting it show - February 2020 Bear For being the most distinguished bear on the table
- January 2020 Duffy For services to the bottom shelf
2019
- December 2019 James For services to the front row
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November 2019 Bunty For joints that tightened up cleanly and held - October 2019 Tess For being a bear with a settled sense of self
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September 2019 Peter For the kind of making that still holds after a long time -
August 2019 Becky For being a bear where new stuffing made a genuine structural difference -
July 2019 Chris For being the bear most likely to end up on a mantelpiece -
June 2019 Madison For keeping the standard high when the standard needed keeping -
May 2019 Molly For a calm that is good to have at the front of the table - April 2019 Becky For the kind of patience that earns recognition
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March 2019 Chloe For consistently looking ready -
February 2019 Jimmy For services to the front row - January 2019 Molly For coming back from the workbench looking like themselves
2018
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December 2018 Noel For making the table look like something is going on -
November 2018 Aaron For the kind of making that still holds after a long time -
October 2018 Drake For being a bear who maintained composure throughout the spring market season -
September 2018 Milo For surviving a car boot sale in November -
August 2018 Susie For size that is exactly right -
July 2018 Pat For being easy to be around -
June 2018 Norman For patience that sets a standard others have not met -
May 2018 Charlie For arriving needing one thing and being entirely sorted after it -
April 2018 Tobee For making other selection criteria feel beside the point -
March 2018 Poppy For being a bear that proves good materials last