So, we are now all in our 40's and some of us apparently have even retired! Michael King we believe, although informed could retire, has opted for semi-retirement having been spotted on the train going into town where he is doing the odd bit of consultancy work. Macca will probably never retire, Warts is too busy to retire, Wally is enjoying work too much to retire, Alan Thomas still wants to make "just one more ice-cream" before he retires and the rest of us have no choice in the matter.

Speaking of never retiring, our Media Mogul (Nicholas Austin King) is STILL travelling after 20 years on-and-off the road and is currently residing in South Africa. He sends us the occasional e-mail berating us for not updating the details on the Where are they page and tells us we are never to call him "Killer" again. To help speed things up please drop us a line to add those who we have forgotten. We would also like to link to your own or your company web pages and invite you to send your details to one of the editors.

Have you seen our photos yet? We are starting to put together a collection of some of the photies people have taken over the years. Some of them are suffering a bit from time and loss of colour but I think you will find them a great "blast from the past". Why not send us a few of your favourites? Just scan your photo(s) and send them to one of the editors. If you know how to "zip" them this will reduce their size and make it easier for us to receive them via e-mail.

Have any stories to add to the BT? We are updating the edition as we receive contributions so book-mark the BT and visit us now and then to see what's new.


Over the years I have often been asked why did the group choose to be called "The Bears"? Well, originally we didn't call ourselves anything, but we were known as "The Hairbears". So where did the term Hairbear originate? Click here to find out… 


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