Lee Mack confesses to Womble assault
Comedian Lee Mack has admitted ‘assaulting’ a Womble as a teenager - though he was secretly devastated. As team captain on the BBC One comedy panel...
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Wombles theme park announced in April Fools joke
“Shock plans unveiled to build Wombles theme park in Plough Lane,” revealed the Wimbledon Guardian at 6am on 1 April. “The future of Wimbledon...
Kids’ TV coverage: irreverent or just irrelevant?
What is it about children’s programmes like The Wombles that makes journalists so self-conscious? Talking heads on nostalgic clip shows suffer...
Wombles storytelling at Wimbledon BookFest 2012
The Wombles storytelling and singalong has quickly become an annual tradition at Wimbledon BookFest, with two sold-out sessions in the ‘Big Tent’ on...
The Wombles book is Starbucks Pick of the Week
The Wombles ebook is today’s Pick of the Week at Starbucks in the UK and Ireland (15-21 October). It’s a free download from iTunes - you need to pick...
Surprise Wombles appearance at the Paralympics
Having missed out on the London 2012 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, the Wombles managed a surprise appearance (of sorts) during the...
Dean Parsons (Haydon the Womble) carries the Olympic Flame
Dean Parsons, better known as AFC Wimbledon’s mascot Haydon the Womble, was an Olympic torchbearer in south London on 23 July 2012. He carried the...
Wombles exhibition opens on Alderney
“It’s a typewriter. It’s like a computer.” As two young boys looked at the old desk, I was quite impressed that children nowadays even know what a...
Wombles exhibition on Alderney confirmed
Elisabeth Beresford on Alderney in 1979 An official exhibition paying tribute to Elisabeth Beresford and the Wombles will go ahead this summer on the...
Wombles in Carphone Warehouse adverts
The Wombles and Bernard Cribbins are appearing in the latest advertising campaign for mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse. Press, radio and...
Elisabeth Beresford’s home for sale on Alderney
Elisabeth Beresford’s children, Kate and Marcus, have decided to sell her house on Alderney following the author’s death in December 2010, and they...
Street named Orinoco Lane in Wimbledon
A road in Wimbledon has been named Orinoco Lane by the local council. Officially, it’s named after the river in South America - from which Orinoco...