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The Wombles World

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THE WOMBLES WORLD
THE WOMBLES WORLD

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View fullsize It's true, this is the real reason as to why they do it every single year. Zzzz 😴 - Orinoco
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Be More Womble

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Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish

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Look After Your Local Patch

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Love Your Community

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Be More Womble ⚙ Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish ⚙ Look After Your Local Patch ⚙ Love Your Community ⚙

Watch The Classics

All your favourite stories from Wimbledon Common, remastered and ready to watch on YouTube!

THE WOMBLES CLASSICS

  • The first book 'The Wombles', written by Elisabeth Beresford, was published by Ernest Benn.

  • BBC1 broadcasts the first episode of 'The Wombles' TV show. It ran for 60 episodes and aired in over 40 countries.

  • 'The Wombling Song' was released, reaching number 4 in the UK charts.

  • 'Wombling Merry Christmas' was released, climbing to number 2 in the charts - sitting just behind 'Lonely This Christmas'.

  • Ernest Benn publishes 'The Wombles Go Round The World' by Elisabeth Beresford. The final of 6 historic Wombles novels.

  • 'Wombling Free'

    'Wombling Free', a feature length live action film, was released. It featured Bonnie Langford, David Tomlinson and others.

  • The Wombles return to screens with a new look, broadcast on ITV. The series ran for 52 episodes.

  • Haydon Womble becomes AFC Wimbledon's official mascot, having been named by Elisabeth Beresford.

  • The Wombles band plays 12 songs on the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury.

  • The Wombles Community Charity is registered, celebrating the work of over 260 official local litter-picking groups.

  • Richard E Grant narrates the original Elisabeth Beresford stories, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

  • Two new YouTube channels are launched, 'The Wombles Classics' and 'The Wombles World'.

Be More Womble

The Wombles Community Charity wants to inspire and empower everyone, from every generation, to act like Wombles and do their bit to improve the quality of their local environment.

From cleaning up  your local park or waterways, planting trees, shrubs and wildflowers to encourage wildlife, or committing to shopping more sustainably, there are many ways to Be More Womble!

GET INVOLVED

“Today's children will be as charmed as their parents by Great Uncle Bulgaria, Orinoco, Bungo and Tobermory and their quest to recycle rubbish and put it to good use”

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