WINNIE-THE-POOH 80th ANNIVERSARY

Early day motion 2639, tabled 24 July 2006 by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative). Signed by 64 members.

That this House joins in celebrating the 80th birthday of Winnie-the-Pooh, the much loved golden bear with a love of hunting Woozles, gorging on honey and catching Heffalumps, whose chums include Christopher Robin, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit and Piglet; recognises the significant contribution Mr A. A. Milne's characters have made to influencing the early development of fine values, honest principles and decent morals amongst many generations of children worldwide; notes the timeless appeal of his great British bear and, most notably the way in which this character of fiction, who began life in the imagination of an English schoolboy, Christopher Robin Milne, has reached the farthest corners of the globe, from Poland, where Pooh-Bear has a street named after him, to Hong Kong, where he recently successfully challenged characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Sleeping Beauty to be named the best Disney character of all time; and looks forward to another 80 years of tales from the 100 Acre Wood.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 18, Conservative 11, DUP 6, Independent Labour 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.