The Followers of Rupert Bear

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Please note, we are a Society for Members and

unless you are a member, we are NOT:

  • able to advise about the value of Rupert Books or other Rupert-related items
  • answer specific questions about Rupert stories or publications
  • offer any facility for sale of your own Rupert items

Such information is, of course, discussed amongst Society Members.

If you are interested in the Society and wish to join us, please send us an email, or if you prefer to contact us by post or telephone, our contact details are below.

Postal address

The Followers of Rupert Bear
The Secretary, John Beck
29 Mill Road, Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 2RU

Contact number

John Beck (Hon Secretary) - Tel: 07367 351916 - for general queries

Email the Followers

General queries: Followers' Secretary John Beck: beck3861@gmail.com

Membership queries: Membership Secretary, Chris Hellen at membership@rupertbear.co.uk

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The Followers of Rupert will hold the name and e-mail address of individuals who have contacted us through our website. We will use this information only to reply to the specific query raised and any subsequent follow up requested by the individual making contact. If the individual has given their consent at the time of making initial contact, we will hold and use the information to provide further details of membership and other activities of the Followers, otherwise it will not be held beyond the time necessary for dealing with the request.  It will not be supplied to any other organisation of individual or used for any other purpose in either case

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  • Rupert in the Express, March 2024

    Rupert in the Express, March 2024

    Rupert and the Capricorn story commenced in the Express on Wednesday 27th March. This was originally an autumn adventure appearing in the newspaper in 1966 and makes an interesting break …
  • AGM & Fun Day 2024

    AGM & Fun Day 2024

    AGM & Fun Day 2024 Hello Followers, This is the first notice that The Followers’ 2024 AGM will take place on: Saturday 31st August at 12 noon at the Radcliffe …
  • How A Cartoon Bear Saved Paul McCartney’s Career

    How A Cartoon Bear Saved Paul McCartney’s Career

    YouTube channel Parlogram (a channel dedicated to The Beatles and his members) has recently uploaded a video essay about Sir Paul McCartney (former Beatle and honorary member of the Followers) …
  • The Followers in the Collectors Gazette

    The Followers in the Collectors Gazette

    The February issue of the Collectors Gazette magazine published a 2 page article on The Followers. Reporter Ann Evans spoke to our secretary John Beck and former membership secretary Tony …
  • Curious Kent: Rupert Bear’s Canterbury roots

    Curious Kent: Rupert Bear’s Canterbury roots

    Curious Kent: Rupert Bear's Canterbury roots It's 150 years since the birth of Mary Tourtel, creator of Rupert Bear. Steve Ladner from BBC radio Kent visited the city of her …
  • Rupert in the Express February 2024

    Rupert in the Express February 2024

    Rupert in the Express February 2024
  • Superb Compendium of Tourtel Stories

    Superb Compendium of Tourtel Stories

    In celebration of Mary Tourtel's 150th birthday
  • Rupert in the Express January 2024

    Rupert in the Express January 2024

    Rupert in the Express January 2024
  • Members – Important note

    Members – Important note

    Members - you will have received the Winter Newsletter, no 117. There is an error. Please note that the 'Castles' piece on page 32 has been produced by our member …
  • Rupert in the Express November 2023

    Rupert in the Express November 2023

    Rupert and the Little Bells, a Bestall newspaper story from 1962/63, commenced on Wednesday 15th November for a first newspaper reprinting.  The story also featured in the 1974 Rupert Annual. …
  • Rupert in the Express October 2023

    Rupert in the Express October 2023

    Rupert’s Strange Party, a Bestall story originally appearing in the Daily Express in 1942, commences on Sunday 22nd October with Rupert getting an invitation to a Fancy Dress party. Nice …
  • The Archive of Jenny Kisler

    The Archive of Jenny Kisler

    In 2020 Jenny Kisler sadly passed away at the age of 84. Her Rupert archive had been kindly handed over to The Followers of Rupert by her children in 2022. …

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