# Barnardo’s in merchandise and event partnership with Teletubbies - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/20/barnardos-teletubbies-partnership/ - Published: 2016-12-20T12:41:05+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Children’s charity Barnardo’s is to benefit next year from a partnership with children’s TV show Teletubbies.  ** From May 2017, the public will be able to buy special Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po limited edition merchandise from Barnardo’s shops across the UK, with income from their sales helping [Barnardo’s](http://www.barnardos.org.uk) work supporting disadvantaged children in the UK. ## Barnardo’s Big Toddle Both organisations are sharing a 20th anniversary next year. Teletubbies will be 20 years old in 2017, and so will Barnardo’s Big Toddle, the largest annual fundraising event for under five year-olds. Consequently Teletubbies will be part of next year’s event. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) Javed Khan, Barnardo’s Chief Executive, said: > “We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with Teletubbies next year. 2017 > is going to be a very exciting year for Barnardo’s and we’re thrilled Teletubbies > will be a part of that.” ![Teletubbies - photo: Piers Allardyce with children from Teddies Day Nursery in Twickenham](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/12/teletubbies-banardos-3. jpg) _Photo: Piers Allardyce with children from Teddies Day Nursery in Twickenham_ Teletubbies is managed by DHX Brands, the brand-management and consumer-products arm of [DHX Media Ltd](http://www.dhxmedia.com). It specialises in creating, building and managing high-profile global entertainment brands within the children’s and young-adult markets. Teletubbies returned to television with a new series last year, and a second series of the new-look Teletubbies will launch on CBeebies in 2017. Charlotte Hill, Teletubbies’ Senior Brand Manager at DHX Brands, said: > “Teletubbies celebrates play, love and laughter, so working with the UK’s leading > children’s charity that helps to improve vulnerable children’s lives is a natural > fit for the brand.” ![Teletubbies - photo: Piers Allardyce with children from Teddies Day Nursery in Twickenham](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/12/teletubbies-banardos-1. jpg) _Photo: Piers Allardyce with children from Teddies Day Nursery in Twickenham_ * **[National Doughnut Week to raise funds for The Children’s Trust](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/07/national-doughnut-week-raise-funds-childrens-trust/)**( 7 April 2017) * **[Tales and Teapots campaign launches for second year, supported by Nadiya Hussain](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/24/tales-teapots-campaign-launches-second-year-supported-nadiya-hussain/)**( 24 May 2017) * **[Ramadan fundraising appeals round-up for 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/01/ramadan-fundraising-appeals-round-2017/)**( 1 June 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)