CHERISH
a celebrity signed George
and CHERISH a Charity George
Several
famous people who have each represented England in some special way
signed the special tags of this limited edition of
GEORGE CHUBBLEY BEAR
The tags were laminated and the bears were presented in display cases
There were
three sets of auctions listed on eBay
with the first starting on St George's Day, 23rd April
Total raised before auction fees was £1666.18
The names of the celebrities, in alphabetical order, are listed below.
| The Marquess of Bath | Frank Bruno MBE | Sir Bobby Charlton CBE |
| Lord (Sebastian) Coe OBE | Robin Cousins MBE | Steve Cram MBE |
| Annabel Croft | Sharron Davies MBE | Dame Judi Dench |
| Chris Eubank | Duncan Goodhew MBE | David Gower OBE |
| Sir Edward Heath KG MBE | Glenda Jackson CBE MP | Gary Lineker OBE |
| Ellen MacArthur MBE | John Major | Nigel Mansell OBE |
| Sir George Martin | Sir Steve Redgrave CBE | Baroness Thatcher |
| Daley Thompson CBE | Jane Sixsmith MBE | Earl Spencer |
| Paula Radcliffe MBE |
I would
like to thank the people listed above for giving their support to
CHERISH and Cancer Research UK
CHERISH a Charity
George
Bean Bag and Collectables Magazine launched an offer for readers to buy a special
edition George with numbered extra ear tag and certificate
The edition was limited to seventy
and the first applicant
received the number 1/70 tag signed on the reverse by Darren Barker
All seventy bears were sold less than two weeks after the magazine was published
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to see pictures of the whole campaign