Bernard Cribbins honoured with OBE
Bernard Cribbins, the voice of the Wombles, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2011. The 82-year-old actor, who was rewarded...
Wombles news
Glastonbury’s Wombles booking ‘a bit of a mistake’
A throwaway comment by Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis kicked off quite a media storm - dubbed ‘womblegate’ - after he said he was ‘cross’...
Wombles band spotted around London
The Wombles have been popping up all over London, from Wimbledon town centre to the London Eye and Abbey Road. As they prepare for their Glastonbury...
New Wombles cuddly toys from Past Times
A new range of Wombles cuddly toys is available, mainly from Past Times, the high-street and online store which sells unique and unusual gifts...
The Wombles begin Glastonbury rehearsals
With exactly one month to go, The Wombles have begun rehearsing for their live performance at Glastonbury Festival, at a ‘secret location’. On the...
The Wombles confirmed for Glastonbury 2011
Following last year’s rumours, this year it’s really happening: The Wombles will play the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury Festival. The festival takes...
Join the hunt for Britain’s best storyteller
Bernard Cribbins and the Wombles have joined a nationwide hunt for Britain’s best amateur storyteller. Broadband provider TalkTalk is campaigning to...
Elisabeth Beresford obituary on Radio 4
Elisabeth Beresford is featured in BBC Radio 4’s weekly obituary programme, Last Word, which marks the lives of significant figures who have died...
Wombles fans pay tribute to Elisabeth Beresford
Elisabeth 'Liza' Beresford: 6 August 1926 - 24 December 2010 Elisabeth Beresford, the creator of the Wombles, has died at the age of 84. After...
Proud Of The BBC, proud of The Wombles
The Wombles is mentioned in I’m Proud Of The BBC, a tribute song by comedian Mitch Benn. The lyrics consist mainly of a rhyming string of BBC...
New official Wombles website and first two books
The first two Wombles books - The Wombles and The Wandering Wombles - are now on sale. They had been out of print for almost ten years, but were...
Pentel recycles with exclusive Wombles toys
Stationery manufacturer Pentel has teamed up with the Wombles to promote its Recycology range of recycled plastic office products. The company got...