Devon Bear Festival
Kingswear Bears have announced that they will be hosting a brand new teddy bear fair, the DEVON BEAR FESTIVAL at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday 15 April 2012. This is a great location with easy road access from the A38 & A380 (just off the M5) & the venue offers ample free parking for all visitors & catering facilities. There has been a great buzz in the bear community about this fair & many exhibitors have quickly signed up to attend. There will simply be hundreds of bears to choose from & whether you prefer new bears, artist designed or antique there will be a bear for you. Teddy bear shops will be represented by Kingswear Bears of Kingswear, Dartmouth who along with Urchins of Boscastle will bring a fantastic selection, including Charlie Bears and Kaycee Bears. Apple Pie House will have a great range of collectables including bears from Steiff & R John Wright. Many bear artist/designers will bring along their wonderful handmade creations for you to adopt. Amongst these will be local bear artists such as Hidden Cove Bears of Newton Abbot & acclaimed artist Chloe Wilson of Dusty Attic Bears from Glastonbury. The Festival will also welcome bear artists from further afield including Sue Quinn, Ann Made Bears, Teddycraft and Haven Bears who are very well known & supported in the West Country. If bear making is for you then you will marvel at all the fabulous Schulte fabrics, hand died mohair, bear making accessories and patterns that Bear Basics of Somerset and BSB Bear Supplies of Cornwall will bring along. Christopher’s Chairs will be in attendance with a fantastic array of hand made chairs for bears and Teddy Bear Bling of Sheffield will bring some exquisite teddy bear design jewellery. The Devon Bear Festival will feature a prize draw, which will be drawn at 1pm. The three prizes will be £50, £20 & £10 vouchers from the Festival organisers to use at any one of the stalls exhibiting on the day. There will also be a stallholders’ competition to design a bear around the theme "A Day at the Races" & the winner will be voted by visitors to the fair. The 2012 Devon Bear Festival will be open to visitors from 10.30 until 15.30 on Sunday 15 April 2012. The entrance fee is £2.50 for adults, with free admission for accompanied under 14s. For further information & the latest news about this wonderful event, including an exhibitor list, please visit the website www.kingswearbears.com , search Facebook for Devon Bear Festival or contact Sarah & Steve, Kingswear Bears, 2a The Square, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0AA Tel: 01803 752632 Email: teddies@kingswearbears.com The Devon Bear Festival looks forward to welcoming you .... go on, treat yourself.