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A signed photo from Womble creator Elisabeth Beresford<br />
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An environmentalist is selling the world's biggest Womble collection after the famous furry creatures inspired her to save the planet as a child.<br />
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Gill Seyfang, a senior lecturer in Sustainable Consumption at the University of East Anglia, owns over 1,700 items relating the furry creatures.<br />
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Her vast collection ranges from soft toys to rubbish bins and was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records in 2016.<br />
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Ms Seyfang, from Norwich, Norfolk, began amassing the group in the 1970s and it has continued to grow ever since.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: GillSeyfang/BNPS

A signed photo from Womble creator Elisabeth Beresford

An environmentalist is selling the world's biggest Womble collection after the famous furry creatures inspired her to save the planet as a child.

Gill Seyfang, a senior lecturer in Sustainable Consumption at the University of East Anglia, owns over 1,700 items relating the furry creatures.

Her vast collection ranges from soft toys to rubbish bins and was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records in 2016.

Ms Seyfang, from Norwich, Norfolk, began amassing the group in the 1970s and it has continued to grow ever since.