Marlborough Puppetry Festival

What a fabulous weekend at Marlborough! The weather was beautiful; we met some wonderful people and were entertained by some fantastic and talented puppeteers! The festival was superbly organised by David Leech of Pelham Puppets to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pelham Puppets. So why Marlborough – I hear you ask? Well, Bob Pelham the founder…

Muffin with some fans from the 40's

Muffin 70 years old Today!

??Happy 70th Birthday Muffin the Mule?? What a fantastic day and who would believe it – Yes 70 years ago to the day on Sunday 20th October 1946 Muffin the Mule first appeared on BBC TV with Annette Mills at the piano and Ann Hogarth pulling the strings. Who would have thought after that very…

Muffin 70 years old on Sunday 20th October!

Muffin’s 70th Birthday Party

The sun was shining on Sunday as Muffin the Mule had his 70th Birthday Party at Pennywell Farm. In the morning the team delivered one of their presentations / shows to the Pennywell Farm customers where they were introduced to Muffin and his friends, shown an original programme of ‘Muffin and the Squeaking Shoes’ which was…

Muffin at East Budleigh Scarecrow Festival 12th June 2016

Once again Muffin the Mule and friends will be making a special guest appearance at this year’s East Budleigh Scarecrow Festival. The festival runs over both the Saturday and Sunday 11th & 12th June, with Muffin making his special appearance on Sunday 12th June. He will be doing 2 performances on the day of the short play ‘Just Good Friends’…

Muffin the Mule at Pennywell Farm

We will be back at Pennywell Farm, Devon, very soon with 6 more days booked to celebrate Muffin’s 70th year! On each day we will be telling the story of Muffin and how he came to be such a star and part of Children’s TV history. You will be introduced to the ‘original’ Muffin the Mule and…

Muffin visits the Donkey Sanctuary

What a fantastic day! On Sunday 8th May we all packed up to visit one of the Donkey Sanctuary farms, Town Barton, on the outskirts of Tedburn St Mary. Muffin and all his friends were extremely excited as we were not only meeting donkeys but mules too! They have the largest barren (I’m reliably informed…

Drake Circus Mayhem!

Wow – this was really unexpected but rather wonderful! A long, tiring but a most rewarding day was had on Saturday 30th April at Drake Circus shopping mall in Plymouth.  Muffin and his friends were displayed just outside M & S for all those who were interested, where they were brought to life so people could…

Muffin in the News over Half Term!

What a fantastic time over half term at Pennywell Farm. Muffin appeared on 3 days and had some great audiences to cheer him on. Muffin thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many people and making lots of new friends. It was so much fun being back in the limelight with a TV appearance on ITV West Country News…

Muffin the Mule at Pennywell Farm!

Muffin will be at Pennywell Farm this year for some special one off days. You will be able to hear his story, meet his friends and sing his song in a fun and friendly show. The highlight being when the puppets come to life and the magic begins! On these days Muffin and his friends…

Thank You SADS

Thank you so much to Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society (SADS) for the wonderful backdrop for Muffin’s performances at Pennywell Farm this half term. Special thanks must go to Chris, Viv and Ron for all their hardwork and a wonderful design. I’m sure it will be greatly admired!