Bear it in Mind - News & Updates

SPA BARTIE

"Spa Bartie" arrived on January 1st 2008 after much anticipation. Made from beige alpaca and wearing his room key and brochure, Spa Bartie has been launched to coincide with the opening of the Bartie Bristle Hotel and Spa here in the New Forest.

Spa Bartie is an open edition for the year and can be purchased for £85.00 + pp at the shop or by telephone.

Please click here to download our PDF "Bartie Bristle Hotel & Spa" brochure!

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Click here to read our article in The Daily Echo

...in conjunction with BEAR IT IN MIND and HAIRY HUGS, are pleased to announce the date for the first New Forest Bear Festival!

This exciting event will take place on Sunday 29th June 2008 in and around Beaulieu village and will offer something for everyone. Attractions will include:

bear artists
vintage bears
teddy bears' picnic
bear making supplies
valuations
competitions
demonstrations
crafting
and more ......

Please contact us for further details.

This event is Free Admission, some attractions may charge

Download our Bear Festival Brochure - click here

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Bear Festival promo shots

Bear It In Mind is pleased to announce that the New Forest Bear Festival is proudly sponsored by...

Thank you also to...

Gund Uk Ltd

Beaulieu Delicatessen

Abbey Stores
Fairweather's Garden Centre
Beaulieu Chocolate Studio
Margarete Steiff GmbH
Hansa Toy UK

Children from Beaulieu Primary School will be entering a 'design a poster' and 'dress a bear' competition. Entries will be displayed by The Friends of Beaulieu School on the school forecourt throughout the day. Our thanks go to our judges for their time. Vicky Roberts, Jill Fry and Carol Douglas.

What a wonderful day!

Sunday 29th June saw the first ever New Forest Bear Festival take place in and around Beaulieu village. The day was very well attended, the sun shone and the bears picnicked although blustery winds made it essential for exhibitors to hold on to their gazebos and the craft marquee had to be opened to allow for free air flow!

We have so many people to thank for their support not least the village residents and traders for their cooperation, especially Eva and Steffi at Beaulieu Delicatessen, Fairweather's Garden Centre,
Trevor and team at the Chocolate Studio and Brenda at Flowers of the Forest.

Thank you Chris and Irene from Festive Friends for manning the pay-as-you-play games all day and helping to create a wonderful family fete feel to the proceedings. Thank you to the Beaulieu Estate for allowing us to use the Motor Museum car park and Vitalise for running the park and ride bus service all day. (Huge thanks John!) A special thank you also goes to the Beaulieu volunteer fire crew for opening up the fire station and joining in the day. (I will speak to them later about selling the treasure hunt clue to visitors if they polished the crew's boots!)

Big thanks to the Community Police Officers who kept vigil over things and joined in the spirit of the day allowing children to explore a real police car!

Finally a huge thank you to all the exhibitors and all the visitors without whom the day would never have been. Next year's date is set for Sunday 28th June 2009.

Hope to see you all there.

With grateful thanks from

Julie and Amanda xx

PANCAKE DAY RACE - BEAULIEU 2008

NAME OUR BEAR!

Name our Bear Competition Winners! Click above images or here..

BARTIE BRISTLE OF BEAULIEU

Children's craft parties, studio hire and bookable workshops

In the studio at Bear It In Mind we offer a range of different craft sessions for children of all ages.

We aim to achieve a relaxed and friendly environment and we try not to put time constraints on our budding artists. However we do ask for consideration towards any families waiting during busier times. Crafts on offer include beadwork, mosaic, wool and textile, printing, plaster mould/tile decorating and also seasonal crafts where appropriate.

The studio is also available to hire for birthday parties or other similar occasions.

The cost to hire varies depending on which day of the week you require and the length of time it would be needed. Please contact us with your specific requirements.

We can also provide a craft/activity for each child and food if requested.

Our summer 2007 crafting sessions were a huge success! Keep a look out on this page for details about our summer crafting workshops for 2008.

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