An urgent search has been launched to find a space travelling bear.
He’s not lost in space but lost on earth and the hunt for the furry friend is now on.
Pupils from Hawkedon School in Lower Earley took part in an exciting project to launch a bear into space and, true to the adage what comes up must go down, the bear returned to earth.
It is known that the bear’s rocket touched down in a field in Basingstoke Road, Shinfield but the school can’t find him and are now hoping you can help locate him.
We don’t know if he’ll respond to jars of honey or Nutella but he is friendly and will not bite, unless he caught a space plague on his travels.
A poster of Facebook told the story of the school’s project:
“Okay need some help, please feel free to share: This morning at 4.45 Hawkedon school Yr 1 and Yr6 launched a Bear into space it was all very exciting watching him rise up and get smaller and smaller as he climbed higher and then we all had breakfast while we tracked him floating high up over various parts of Reading.
“He eventually came to rest in a field just of the Basingstoke Rd in Shinfield….but Teddy is missing!
“He has managed to come loose at some point during his exciting early morning jaunt and is now somewhere in the Reading area if anyone finds him yr1 & yr6 would really appreciate his safe return (especially the little ones ?) and it would be really great to know where he ended up!”
The searchers have created a special hashtag for spotters to use – #findthehawkedonbear
Can you help? If you have seen the bear contact us by emailing news@wokinghampaper.co.uk
