Bear had heard Katie was poorly, so flew home from his latest trip to visit her in hospital.
He couldn’t stay long as he had a flight to catch, to Jerusalem, he was NOT going to miss it this time!! He is so pleased he didnt, as he had a great time, he visited the wailing wall of Jerusalem, the dome of the rock Jerusalem and swam in the Dead Sea!! adding a further 4490 miles to his total!
In the Autumn last year, Bear took a fantastic trip over to Asia, where he had some wonderful photos taken and even got beautiful pictures of Mount Everest, take a look at the ‘Bear’s Asian Adventure’, where you can view his photo’s and read all about his trip!! This trip gave him an amazing 12,693 miles together with his 4490 miles in Jerusalem, Bear has now travelled 111,929 miles around the the world!!! How about that??
Whilst Bear was enjoying his Australian trip some weeks ago, Katie was celebrating her 6th birthday, here she is with her Daddy and her 2 year old twin siblings Aaron and Amy.
Bear had a great time in Australia, where he visted the Sydney Opera House and even experienced possibly the worst dust storm seen in Australia for fifty years, it was like ‘Life on Mars’ !! Pictures from Bear’s trip ‘down under’ will be uploaded shortly, this trip takes Bear’s mileage to a staggering 94745 !!!!
Bear Around The World was launched in September 2008, and during that time, Bear has travelled to over 20 different destinations around the world and almost all 7 continents had he not missed his flight to Jeruselam back in April!!! he has mingled with celebrities, completed the London marathon and jumped from a plane at 12,000 feet!!! but most importantly, he has raised an amazing £6790 towards building Katie’s sensory room… well done Bear!!
Bear is still going strong with his fundraising efforts for Katie! We are very proud of you Bear!!
Bear jumped from an aeroplane at 12,000 feet, and no he wasnt ending it all, in fact maybe it is only the beginning!
Bear with the help of a couple of very dear friends, did his first parachute jump, can you believe it? you are so brave Bear!!
Huge thanks to Jacqui & Sukh for jumping, of course Bear couldnt have done it without you! xxx
More parachute pictures here, and dvd to follow!!
Bear is also now a world record breaker and will be making his way to the Guinness Book of World Records 2009…. (okay so maybe Bear didnt actually break the record alone, and of course being a bear couldnt officially register, but whos getting technical?)
Along with 851 others, Bear helped break the Guinness World Record for ‘The most people to play the same song, in same place, at the same time on the ukulele’ !!!
Congratulations and Well Done to all 851 of you!!
Bear has just returned from a fabulous break in Tunisia with Gemma & Martin, look out for details and pics shortly!!
Bear’s West End debut saw him at London’s Aldwych Theatre for what can only be described as a brilliant show!
with Bear’s recent celebrity status, he found himself at the stage door!!
and he was lucky enough to meet the stars Leanne Rowe and Martin Harvey…… aka Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman and Johnny Castle
I carried a watermelon?!!!
All in all, Bear really had ‘The Time Of His Life’ and so did Katie’s Mum and Dad. A big Thank You to Production Manager David Curl and the stars of Dirty Dancing, Leanne Rowe and Martin Harvey!!!!
Katie and Bear sitting amongst the sold raffle tickets!!
Congratulations to David Marshall, Chris Beynon & Debbie Flanagan on winning the Funds 4 Katie Raffle! Thank you so much to everyone who took part, together we raised £1276 towards Katie’s campaign to build her sensory room!
Bear is still on a mission to travel the world, and has so far travelled 57853 miles visiting many areas of the globe. Bear recently missed his flight to Jerusalem but managed to get a last minute trip to Cornwall, where he visited Lands End and also managed to stop off at Stone Henge on the way!!
After meeting McFly recently, Bear feels like a bit of a celebrity. He was even recognised by a passerby recently at Woburn Safari Park in Milton Keynes!!
He has a parachute jump booked for June 18th and a meeting with the Dirty Dancing cast in London’s West End the day after, keep up the good work Bear!!
If you would like Bear to accompany you on holiday, to an event or anywhere you think Bear will like, then get in touch, he is already planning his 2010 trips!!
We have some fantastic prizes up for grabs in our first ever ‘Funds 4 Katie Raffle’ Tickets cost just £1 and look what you could win
2 x tickets for Take That @ Wembley Stadium, July 3rd 2009
2 x guest list tickets for Sugababes @ Thetford Forest, July 11th 2009
2 x guest list tickets for James Morrison @ Thetford Forest, June 4th 2009
Anyone wishing to buy or sell tickets should contact charmaine@funds4katie.com these are fantastic prizes and all proceeds from ticket sales go towards our campaign in building Katie her very own sensory room.
Draw will take place at 10.00 on Saturday 30th May 2009. Winners will be notified by email and telephone on the day of the draw. You must be 16 or over to participate in this draw.
I must apologise for the long delay in updating you all on Bear’s latest adventures, this was unfortunately due to Katie being quite poorly with Pneumonia. Thankfully, she is now well on the road to recovery and even went back to school this week, well done Katie x
Bear’s recent escapades have seen him visit Prague the very centre of Europe, Oxford University and the beautiful ski village Anzere in Switzerland where he learnt to ski and enjoyed many a vin chaud (mulled wine to you and me!) thanks to Anmar and her wonderful friends. Check out Bears photos here! more now added!
These trips added a further 2442 miles to Bears total, now at an astonishing 48,466 miles!!
Bear’s next trip takes him to Keighley, West Yorkshire where he will be accompanying 10yr old Simone and her sister Zoey aged 6 to a freestyle dance competition in nearby Pudsey!! Good Luck!!
