# Bagpuss badge achieves record sales for Asthma UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/04/18/bagpuss-badge-achieves-record-sales-asthma-uk/
- Published: 2005-04-18T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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A pin badge of children’s TV character Bagpuss has raised more than half a million
pounds for Asthma UK in 18 months.
The saggy old cloth cat that first appeared on
TV screens in the 1970’s sold faster in 2004 than badges featuring Pooh Bear, Thomas
the Tank Engine and Lord of the Rings.

The Badges (made by The Big Badge Company) have been sold through branches of Barclays,
Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Moss Pharmacies. The total amount raised currently
stands at £521,759, with the total rising daily.

“We deal with a lot of licensed characters for charity pin badges, but Bagpuss has
consistently ranked in the five most popular, despite competing with modern-day 
favourites like Tweenies,” explains Richard Wood of The Big Badge Company. “We’re
so confident in him that we’ve extended the contract for a further two years.”

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Building on the success of the badges, a trial range of exclusive Bagpuss mini plush
will also be on sale in a number of branches of Barclays this May.

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