FORCE'S four-foot teddy bear is looking for his forever home

If you head to Honiton High Street, you may well notice Bertie the bear sitting near the window of estate agents, Greenslade Taylor Hunt.

The four-foot-tall soft toy was donated by Maggie Wynn, owner of the shop Just Cards next door, who wanted to raise money for FORCE Cancer Charity – a local organisation that provides support for people who are receiving cancer treatment.

Bertie is now the prize for a raffle - the proceeds of which will go to FORCE Cancer Charity, with the ticket to be drawn on Friday 13 December.

People are encouraged to pop into Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH), located at number 111 on the High Street and say 'hi' to Bertie, who has come all the way from London on the train and is keen to find a home with a family he can adopt as his own.

Raffle tickets cost just £1 a strip.

Doreen Cook, who is part of the Friends of FORCE group in Honiton, came up with the idea of putting the bear in the estate agents.

She said: "The FORCE centre rang me after they heard that Bertie had been donated to the charity and asked what we could do to raise money and I thought the best place for him to find a new home is an estate agents - so here is at GTH as the raffle prize for one lucky winner."

Stephen Gardner, Residential Partner at GTH, said: "Doreen got in touch and told me all about it and I thought it was a lovely cause to support.

"We're going to use our online channels to spread the word and try and sell as many tickets as we can for Bertie the bear."