These bears are all members of the L&H Teddy Bears Club. If your pet is a member please send us a photograph for
the Gallery.
Your teddy can join too for a small one-off donation - visit our Membership Page
Gateshead is a happy, if slightly mischievous, bear who can usually be found on a train somewhere riding around the country. He’s got a family that enjoy their boats and he also enjoys boating around the midlands. He’s been responsible for getting his family to join LHCRT because he’s heard about a cake & coffee morning.
Could this be our oldest teddy bear member? Wee One is a very frail and much loved elderly gentleman of 76 years and is proud to be a L and H Teddy Bear member. He lives in Sutton Coldfield.
Archibald is probably our second oldest teddy bear member. He lives with his human in Lichfield and is a close friend of Wee One.
Ted is a well-travelled little bear. When he isn't travelling, he spends much of the year in the Adriatic.
Darnford Bear normally lives with Bev & Paul Marshall. This year he has volunteered to spend Christmas and New Year's Eve on the L&H Christmas Tree in Lichfield Cahedral!
This is Huddlesford Bear, so named because that's where his family found him. He lives in north Staffordshire with his bear hug; Sonning, Hanley, Endon, Waverley, Langwathby, Cosford and Tunstall.
He's wearing his best boating clothes including a nice boater's belt embroidered for him by one of his friends.
Huddlesford has agreed to be our mascot due to his connection with boating and Huddlesford Junction.
Follow his adventures on Twitter: #HuddlesfordsMission
Bob C Bear lives in West Sussex with his friend Bozza. Together with his human, he is very supportive of canal restoration
Baz The Bear lives in Kent with his keeper. He loves animals of all kinds. Follow him on Twitter: @Bazthebearuk
Eccles Elf lives in Middlesex but can often be found travelling the country by bike with his human and stuffie companions. Follow them on Twitter: @Sunniethehoob
Queek lives near Reading and thinks he's a mouse but isn't sure. Follow him on Twitter: @Queek53950616.
Jinjah Bear is from Surrey and is thankful to Huddlesford Bear for inspiring him to join LHCRT.
Mr FH Bear ia small bear from London who enjoys tea, history, travel and hanging out in surprising places. He's less worried than he may appear. You can follow him on Twitter: @MrFHBear.
The Berkshire Bears come from Newbury and are extremely happy to be helping their pal Huddlesford Bear with #HuddlesfordMission, the #BoatingBears are some of their beary best friends.
Hattie Otter is from Winchester and like trains as well as canals Follow Hattie's adventures on Twitter: @HattieOtter.
TourGuideTed, Frank and Theo from Oldbury - Ted is a suave, debonair travel writer in a small, furry package. Furrier than the average tour guide! Frank and Theo are just as furry and cute too!
Chomper bear-ver is from Lytham St. Annes and likes tea and cakes, and is an advocate of the marmite and hunny sandwich. Follow Chomper on Twitter: @chomper_TC
Meet Tarlie Bear from Birmingham. Tarlie is a little bear who loves big travels and exploring.You can follow Tarlie's travels on Twitter @tarliebear.
This is Wellington, he lives by the sea and dreams about eating ice cream, walking his doggy and snoozing.
You can follow him on Twitter: @bear_wellington.
 Fellow travellers aboard 'Paws 4 Thought'l Joined October 2021 The idea of furry toys as ‘ornaments’ started when we were in the Merchant Navy, where boats rock around a little more than narrowboats do – if they fell off the shelf they wouldn’t break. All had names and personalities then (there were fewer). I’ve been told, however, that I’m not allowed to get any more! Tony, Pat and the teddies. |
 Signal Joined September 2019 A much travelled mascot of Chris Murray. In this photo he was on a Bullet Train in Japan and you can see the GPS showing we were doing 262 km/hr! If you have a look at his home page you will see he has clocked up 126,246.7 miles! https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=6406276 |
 Fred joined 6th June 2005 lives with Sian & Steve Edkins in Northfield, Birmingham (nb Broadsword) |
 Polo White joined by post 23rd August 2005 Polo features on the Browne Bears website and lives with Richard Chester-Browne in Warrington |
 Tumbly joined at the IWA National Festival, Preston Brook, August 2005 (Seen here working at the Festival, promoting the Club) lives with Libby Bradshaw in London |
 Edward the Boating Bear joined at the IWA National Festival, Preston Brook, August 2005 (Seen here visiting the Trust stand at the 2006 Festival at Beale Park) lives with Janet Dunning, Egremont, Cumbria |
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| Our first Bear Family: Berkeley, Tarquin, Alexander & Lynton. They joined by post on 23rd September 2005 and live with Mrs M L Sim in Newquay, Cornwall |
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 Little Ted joined online 24th June 2006 lives with David Henley in Southampton |
 Panther1, Pantherkitten & Grommit joined online 17th March 2007 live with Laurence Hogg, Willenhall, West Midlands Panther1 and Pantherkitten, mascots from the filming of "A Canal Too Far" and "Wash & Go!", both sat on the roof of NB Progress in the North Sea, Bristol Channel and edge of the Atlantic! Grommit from my first 186mph ride on Eurostar |
 Jilly Bear & Friends Jilly (she's the pink bear) joined on 22nd April 2007 and her friends (not wanting to be left out) joined on 24th May They all live with Jill Belshaw in Lichfield |
 Lichfield joined at the Crick Boat Show on 28th May 2007 He lives with Chris Coburn in Berkshire and aboard nb Progress (Gives a brilliant performance of "Singing in the Rain") |
 Dave WRG joined at the IWA National Festival, Wolverhampton on 23rd August 2008 lives with Margaret English in Middlewich, Cheshire |
 Eric & Ernie joined at the IWA National Festival, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, August 2009 they live with brother "Edward the Boating Bear" and Janet Dunning, Egremont, Cumbria |
 Fred the Bear joined online Christmas 2012 lives with the Retallick family in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, N.Wales |
Other members with no photographs are
| Bear's Name | Lives with | joined at | date| HARDY
| Lt.Cdr.Gerald Glover, Burntwood, Staffs (nb "Midnight")
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| 23rd August 2005
| JIM BEAR & HARRY
| Shelagh Dunning, Long Bennington, Lincs
| IWA Waterways Festival | Burton-on-Trent 31st July 2011 |
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