Tufty Fluffytail, the iconic and much-loved red squirrel who was instrumental in helping millions of children to learn about road safety from the 1950s-1990s, is celebrating his 65th birthday. Created ...

For many people, the Tufty Club was an integral part of growing up. Tufty Fluffytail, a childlike red squirrel character, was created in 1953 by Elsie Mills to introduce clear and simple safety ...

When Beatrix Potter wrote The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, it was 1903, and the squirrels that populated her books were the English countryside’s native Eurasian red (Sciurus vulgaris), with tufted ears, ...

For nearly four decades, a squirrel in a blue coat and yellow trousers did the country a great service by helping to cut the number of road deaths amongst children. Tufty Fluffytail was the RoSPA’s ...

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Bobby Beacon certainly held the attention of Sunderland school children back in the day. After all, there can’t have been too many talking Belisha beacons in the world, but this one was doing a great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Tufty Club presentation at Inglewood Infant School, Carlisle, from mayor Tommy Johnston in 1974 (Image: The Cumberland News ...

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