Teddy Bear Ladies Book Signing

Weald & Downland Living Museum celebrate the launch of the Teddy Bear Ladies first book ‘Bartie Bristle & other stories’ with an exclusive book signing event on Friday 23rd August at 6:30pm.

To celebrate the launch of ‘Bartie Bristle & other stories ‘book written by ‘The Teddy Bear Ladies’, we are hosting an exclusive book signing event in our Museum gallery, with Julie Tatchell & Amanda Middleditch.

About the book:

Step into the magical world of Bartie Bristle and friends in this stunning treasury written by the Teddy Bear Ladies, Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, best known as stars of the BBC’s The Repair Shop.
Set in a village in the heart of the Old Woods, the magical world of the teddy bear shop and the heart-warming stories of Bartie and his teddy bear friends will captivate children and parents alike.

About the authors

Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch are best known as “the Teddy Bear Ladies” on the much-loved BBC show The Repair Shop. But before they joined the repair team in the BBC barn they ran a business restoring soft toys from their shop in a beautiful little village. The shop’s logo featured Julie’s sketch of an adorable bear, which Amanda made into a teddy known as Bartie Bristle.

Julie and Amanda began writing short stories all about Bartie Bristle and the other favourite toys for the children that came to their shop, with Julie reimagined as Mrs T and Amanda as Rose.

The Event

This event will take place in the Museum gallery, on Friday, 23 August at 6:30pm.

Tickets for the event are limited and priced at £22 each. The ticket gives you x2 admission tickets and x1 hardback copy of the book. There will be no access to The Repair Shop during this event.
Due to the capacity of the venue we will not be allowing additional guests to enter the book signing event. Additional books are not able to be purchased on the evening to enter the book signing.

Tickets can be booked via the link below. Tickets are limited in number, so book now to guarantee your space.

Please note: This event is not not included in our Museum memberships, so all attendees will require a ticket. Doors will open at 6.30pm. The main Museum will be closed at 5pm so you will not be able to enter the Museum after the book signing.