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Two British Icons Celebrate Anniversaries- Paddington Bear and Sharrow Bay hotel Posted on 03/02/2008
Two British institutions, Sharrow Bay hotel (60 years) and Paddington Bear (50 years) are kicking off their anniversary celebrations with the launch of the Marmalade Festival on February 7th, sponsored by Sharrow Bay in aid of the Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland.
Both have iconic status in their industries and are famed for different but equally popular British dishes with Michelin starred Sharrow Bay having invented the sticky toffee pudding in the 1970’s and Paddington Bear famed of course for his marmalade sandwiches.
“I wanted to mark the occasion with a special dish that celebrates both anniversaries so I’ve created a sticky toffee marmalade pudding just for Paddington Bear!,” said Sharrow Bay’s Head Chef, Colin Akrigg.
‘I just hope he doesn’t ask for Marmite icing,” added Akrigg.
Sharrow Bay was founded in 1948 by Francis Coulson and with it the first country house hotel was born. One of the founding members of the British Relais & Châteaux delegation, the hotel has been built upon innovation over the years including the recent creation of a Sharrow food range available in Harvey Nichols and Lakeland stores nationwide. Paddington Bear was created 10 years later by Sir Michael Bond. Bond based the bear on a lone teddy bear he noticed on a shelf of a London store near Paddington station on Christmas Eve, which he then bought as a present for his wife. The bear from Darkest Peru, with his old bush hat, battered suitcase and marmalade sandwiches is a classic English children's literature icon. Paddington books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and recently has appeared in an advertisement for marmite and will also appear in the future in a film adaptation to be produced by Warner Brothers.
