"Winnie-the-Pooh first featured in the short story The Wrong Sort of Bees published in the newspaper London Evening News on 24 December 1925. The bear soon became loved world-wide, alongside Tigger, Christopher Robin, the game of Pooh sticks and the fictional 100 Aker Wood, which was in reality Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, where author AA Milne had a country home."
"In 1925 AA Milne, a Londoner, bought a country home a mile to the north of the forest at Cotchford Farm, near Hartfield. Winnie-the-Pooh, featuring the imaginary adventures of Milne's son Christoper Robin and his toy bear, was published in 1926 and its sequel The House at Pooh Corner in 1928. There were also two books of poems featuring the much-loved characters."
"Pooh's enormous fame still generates a substantial income for the area to this day, with 450,000 of public money being used to fund a programme of events locally to mark the anniversary. The original bridge where Milne and his son Christopher Robin created the game Pooh sticks became worn and unsafe in the late 1990s. It was dismantled and replaced with a replica which is still in place in Ashdown Forest. The original structure sold at auction in 2021 for 131,000."
Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared on 24 December 1925 in the short story The Wrong Sort of Bees and later in the 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh with a 1928 sequel. The stories are set in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, where AA Milne bought Cotchford Farm in 1925 and where features such as Pooh Sticks Bridge inspired real-world locations. Disney acquired the rights in 1961, increasing the character's global fame. Local attractions like Pooh Corner have operated since 1978. The character continues to generate income for the area, with public funding allocated for anniversary events and memorabilia sales.
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