On a bench in Newbury, England, the nation’s most beloved bear sits as soon as extra, sporting his acquainted pink bucket hat and blue duffel coat. Round his neck, a label reads, “Please take care of this bear.”
Native officers unveiled a repaired statue of Paddington Bear on Wednesday, including one other ingredient of pleasure to the already good — and oh-so-rare — springtime situations in England. The return of the well-known bear drew adults and kids alike.
Final month, two members of the British Royal Air Power vandalized the statue of the storybook bear, leaving solely Paddington’s shell. A choose sentenced the pair to 150 hours of group service and ordered them every to pay 2,725 British kilos, or about $3,500, to restore the statue. It was one in every of 23 put in final 12 months throughout Britain and Eire to advertise the discharge of the film “Paddington in Peru,” although it held particular significance in Newbury, the birthplace of Michael Bond, the creator of the kids’s guide collection in regards to the well-meaning bear.
Each males expressed regret for the harm that they’d accomplished. And with the statue’s restoration, this chapter now appears closed. As Paddington’s aunt Lucy would say: “If we’re sort and well mannered, the world shall be proper.”
Paddington will once more be taken care of by the folks of Newbury. He’ll be there, peacefully snacking on a marmalade sandwich.
