AGM and Fun Day 2025 notice

March 2025: Please be aware that plans for this year's AGM and annual gathering have yet to be formalised. As soon as the arrangements have been made, we will notify all members on the website (on the members page) and of course full details will be printed in the...

Rupert in the Express, March 2025

March 15, 2025 Beginning in today's Daily Express is the delightful James Henderson (Author) John Harrold (Artist) story "Rupert and the Sum Bean which originally appeared in the Daily Express in early May 1987 . This lovely Spring story features the Imps of Spring ,...

In Memoriam: John Beck

Sad News We are desperately sorry to have to tell you that John Beck, who has been a huge figure in The Followers and in Rupert’s world more broadly for decades, died on the 9th March 2025. John had been recovering well from a broken hip, sustained during a fall, but...

Rupert podcast episode from When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger

Episode 498 of the online podcast 'When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger' recently (24 february 2025) devoted an episode to Rupert, and espcially to the 1970's Rupert puppet tv-series from the BBC. It's available to listen to via Spotify, Apple podcast and LibSyn. When Wagon...

Mark Manley talks about inspirtation & influence for Rupert Bear

Illustrator and artist Mark Manley talked at our last AGM on August 31, 2024 about his inspirations and influences on his work when illustrating Rupert Bear for the Followers of Rupert society. He took us behind the scenes of his work known from our Nutwood...

Rupert in the Express February 2025

Following Rupert and the Flavours, which concluded on 4th February 2025,  Rupert on Um Island commenced on 5th February 2025. Starting in the Daily Express is the lovely story Rupert on Um Island illustrated by John Harrold and written by James Henderson (JH22).The...

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