The Doll and Teddy bear sale held on the 14th of January featured a large collection of Charlie Bears, plus Steiff, Merrythought, and Chad Valley, plus artist bears and vintage British, German and French bears. Further items included artists dolls, Barbie, Sindy, My little Pony, and Robertson’s Gollys and badges. The sale also included The Peter Dowsett Collection of Antique, Vintage And Scratchbuilt Dolls Houses And Their Furnishings, of which the funds raised from the collection will go to the following charities: Macmillan Care Reg 263218; Salvation Army Reg 214779; RNLI Reg 209603 and Marie Curie Reg 207994.