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« 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 Grin Smiley Cheesy

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=579955058743747&set=a.528408863898367.1073741825.446108865461701&type=1
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2013, 22:24:54 »

Lovely.  Do you think it would work for my several hats lost when travelling on trains?
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« Reply #2 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?
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2013, 23:04:32 »

 Sad I've lost on both counts  Cry
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« Reply #4 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.
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2013, 13:54:29 »

Indeed:

The Independent
The Mirror
news.com.au
Huffington Post

And in French:
Le Figaro

According to the finder of Roar, the story made it onto Good Morning America today as well.
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« Reply #6 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 (First Great Western).  Should have been launched at Paddington though.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30141111
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2014, 20:09:18 »

Should have been launched at Paddington though.

Or at 837 grams, in the lighter side ?  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2014, 10:08:39 »

Should have been launched at Paddington though.

Sadly cancelled due to a bear being unavailable!  Wink

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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2014, 21:07:59 »

That coat isn't going to help..  Wink Tongue
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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2014, 09:10:07 »

That coat isn't going to help..  Wink Tongue

Thanks for the warning! ...........but with FGW (First Great Western)'s ability to hit targets, I'm confident of emerging unscathed!  Cheesy
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« Reply #11 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.  Tongue

From the FGW (First Great Western) press release:

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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.

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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.


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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2015, 13:26:14 »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/your-child-lost-teddy-bear-6220261
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« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2015, 13:30:32 »

The full press release from FGW (First Great Western)

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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.
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2015, 14:50:14 »

Clearly some people at FGW (First Great Western) don't have enough work to do.....it is the silly season I guess  Roll Eyes
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