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Title: The story of a lost bear... Post by: thetrout on December 15, 2013, 20:39:51 Not quite like Paddington Bear...
However this story as it unfolded on Facebook was a really good read. Goes to show how powerful and positive Social Media can be ;D :) :D https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=579955058743747&set=a.528408863898367.1073741825.446108865461701&type=1 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=579955058743747&set=a.528408863898367.1073741825.446108865461701&type=1) Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: trainer on December 15, 2013, 22:24:54 Lovely. Do you think it would work for my several hats lost when travelling on trains?
Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: stuving on December 15, 2013, 22:44:08 Lovely. Do you think it would work for my several hats lost when travelling on trains? How cute and photogenic are they - or you, come to that? Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: trainer on December 15, 2013, 23:04:32 :( I've lost on both counts :'(
Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: stuving on December 16, 2013, 12:27:16 Watch out for a flood of news/media coverage, as it's the kind of cuddly item that some editors can't resist. I've just seen quite a long piece on France 2 lunchtime news.
Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: JayMac on December 16, 2013, 13:54:29 Indeed:
The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/devastated-girl-reunited-with-lost-teddy-bear-following-remarkable-social-media-appeal-9007114.html) The Mirror (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lost-teddy-bear-reunited-young-2931650) news.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/world/heartbroken-young-girl-reunited-with-teddy-bear-after-social-media-campaign/story-fndir2ev-1226784029785) Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/16/lost-teddy-bear-reunited-little-girl-fantastic-twitter-facebook-hunt_n_4452344.html?utm_hp_ref=uk) And in French: Le Figaro (http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2013/12/16/01003-20131216ARTFIG00346-l-incroyable-destin-d-un-doudou-londonien.php#xtor=AL-155) According to the finder of Roar, the story made it onto Good Morning America today as well. Title: Teddy Campaign by FGW Post by: John R on November 21, 2014, 19:30:54 I'm not sure I can bear to share this story with you, but a nice touch from FGW. Should have been launched at Paddington though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30141111 Title: Re: Teddy Campaign by FGW Post by: grahame on November 21, 2014, 20:09:18 Should have been launched at Paddington though. Or at 837 grams, in the lighter side ? ;D Title: Re: Teddy Campaign by FGW Post by: TaplowGreen on November 22, 2014, 10:08:39 Should have been launched at Paddington though. Sadly cancelled due to a bear being unavailable! ;) (puts on coat and runs away dodging flying rocks!) ;D Edit note: Quote marks fixed. CfN. Title: Re: Teddy Campaign by FGW Post by: Super Guard on November 22, 2014, 21:07:59 That coat isn't going to help.. ;) :P
Title: Re: Teddy Campaign by FGW Post by: TaplowGreen on November 23, 2014, 09:10:07 That coat isn't going to help.. ;) :P Thanks for the warning! ...........but with FGW's ability to hit targets, I'm confident of emerging unscathed! :D Title: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 15, 2015, 19:11:07 I'm posting this item on our 'lighter side' board, if only because James Davis of First Great Western seems to share my own inclination to offer you some apawling puns. :P
From the FGW press release: Quote Show some Valentine^s Teddy Lovin and get these lost bears home Can you share the Valentine^s Day love and help reunite these lost teddy bears and other cuddly toys with their families? Show a little heart and help us to get them home. Show some Teddy Lovin. Separated from their loved ones, they have all been found travelling on the First Great Western network, stretching across 10 counties from London Paddington to Furze Platt, from Bere Alston to Patchway, and from Honeybourne to Peru^sey. Unable to negotiate the gap unaided, these little bears and other cute cuddly toys have lost their families. Eventually, aided by our helpful and friendly staff, they have found their way to Lost Property in the vaults of Bristol Temple Meads Station. They have been fed, looked after and many adventures have been had. But now they are missing loved ones and want to return home. Can you help them? Should you recognise any of our most wanted cuddly toys please email teddyrescue@firstgroup.comdescribing the lost bear, highlighting any distinctive features, the direction of escape (where they were lost); their name, your name, full address and contact details. The campaign Since Teddy Rescue was launched in November 2014, many people have offered to provide a new home for a lost toy, but we have been unable to reunite single bear or cuddly with their original family. Help us get them home. Lost bears and other cuddly toys not reunited with their owner within three months will embark on new adventures with a Children^s charity. (My highlighting. CfN.) Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: the void on August 10, 2015, 13:26:14 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/your-child-lost-teddy-bear-6220261
Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: ChrisB on August 10, 2015, 13:30:32 The full press release from FGW
Quote Monday 10 August Lost teddy bears escape train company If you go down to the beach today, you are sure of a big surprise^. For every bear that ever was lost, has gathered there for certain because^. Today^s the day the teddy bears have escaped Lost Property^. Do you recognise any of these shady characters? Unable to negotiate the gap unaided, these little bears and other cute cuddly toys have been separated from their families on board First Great Western trains. Eventually, aided by our helpful and friendly staff, they found their way to Lost Property in the vaults of Bristol Temple Meads Station^. But have now escaped. Having been fed and looked after, they seek new summer adventures across the First Great Western network, stretching 10 counties from London Paddington to Furze Platt, from Bere Alston to Patchway, and from Honeybourne to Peru^sey. But what they really want is to go home. Can you help them? Should you recognise any of our shady soft toys please email teddyrescue@firstgroup.com describing the lost bear, highlighting any distinctive features, the direction of escape (where they were lost); their name, your name, full address and contact details. The campaign Since Teddy Rescue was launched in November 2014, many have offered to provide a new home for lost toys, but we have been unable to reunite a single bear or cuddly toy with their original family. Help us get them home. Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: TaplowGreen on August 10, 2015, 14:50:14 Clearly some people at FGW don't have enough work to do.....it is the silly season I guess ::)
Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: JayMac on August 11, 2015, 14:12:02 Still not a single bear reunited with its owner. :(
From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33845215): Quote First Great Western lost teddy bears to go to charity (http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/media/images/79171000/jpg/_79171714_teddy6_lrg.jpg) The train firm has taken mug shots of the bears and their descriptions Unclaimed teddy bears found on First Great Western trains are be donated to children's charities following an unsuccessful campaign to reunite them with their owners. The firm launched its campaign last November, but has so far been unable to reunite a single toy with its owner. There are currently more than 40 soft toys in its lost property. A spokesman said some would be donated to charity if not claimed within the next three months. The toys were all found travelling on the First Great Western network, which covers the Thames Valley, Hampshire, London, Dorset, Sussex, Wiltshire, Somerset, Avon, Gloucestershire, Hereford, Worcestershire, Devon, Cornwall and South Wales. (http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/931B/production/_84795673_43c21432-49c0-4f1b-9e18-a974d7a6db89.jpg) Some of the soft toys have been photographed against a beach backdrop for summer A spokesman for the firm said it receives about 15 lost toys every three months. As well as bears, he said there was a "huge range" of different cuddly animals including monkeys, rabbits, a hedgehog, penguin and lion. He said toys found towards the start of the campaign would be washed and sent to children's charities if they remained unclaimed in November. The train company, which originally hoped to return the toys to their owners in time for Christmas, had used mug shots of the toys on its website and posters but has now also photographed some against a beach backdrop for summer. The train company's website enables people to submit a search (https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/contents/teddyrescue) for a teddy, even if they are unable to remember exactly where it was lost. (http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/44FB/production/_84795671_c88991d6-40a6-4492-85b2-2e4b7f862439.jpg) A range of soft toys have been found, including monkeys and rabbits Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: grahame on August 11, 2015, 16:27:53 I have been working out the Body Mass Indexes of those bears ... and it would appear that Paddington is seriously underweight and probably needs medical attention. The one at the bottom found in Plymouth is obese, but not morbidy so, and should probably have a carefully controlled food intake and more gentle exercise.
Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: Kernow Otter on August 11, 2015, 16:52:36 My daughter has that Gorilla on the left, complete with banana, or at least I thought so.
Railcard has gone missing here. Will go and check that the Gorilla hasn't taken it off on a jolly to Plymouth. Title: Re: Could you help to get these paw bears back to their homes, please? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 03, 2016, 21:53:09 An update, from the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35706970):
Quote Railway campaign reunites lost toys with owners (http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/6300/production/_88544352_fac16508-0c13-44d7-a02a-3c9293e9c5f7.jpg) The train firm took mug shots of the bears and their descriptions for the campaign Two soft toys found on trains have finally been reunited with their owners following a year-long campaign. Great Western Railway (GWR) launched a campaign to find the owners of more than 40 toys in its lost property in November 2014. It had previously failed and the cuddly animals were due to be donated to charity. However, GWR said two bunny toys had successfully been returned to their owners. (http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/17088/production/_88544349_rabbits.jpg) Two bunny toys have now been claimed and reunited with their owners The toys, which also included bears, monkeys, a hedgehog, penguin and lion, were all found on GWR trains. Any remaining unclaimed toys have been washed and are expected to be donated to children's charities. (http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1792A/production/_88545569_7f0b3502-1c8c-4c03-8e7c-2ffc26e14ff8.jpg) The remaining unclaimed toys have been washed and are expected to be donated to children's charities Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: chuffed on March 07, 2016, 08:04:13 The teddy in the washing machine reminds me of BNM ( without the flat cap of course!)
Title: Re: The story of a lost bear... Post by: JayMac on March 07, 2016, 19:39:10 Um, thanks? ;)
Title: Re: Teddy Campaign by FGW Post by: BerkshireBugsy on April 07, 2016, 07:29:17 That coat isn't going to help.. ;) :P Thanks for the warning! ...........but with FGW's ability to hit targets, I'm confident of emerging unscathed! :D Very good TG :) This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |