Clutching her Pooh bear Laura Glover prepares to take part in the annual Pooh sticks race held on the bridge at Little Wittenham in Oxfordshire in January. In spite of rain and wind, 240 adults and children took part in the race, held over a course of 10 yards. This year's competition made £220 for the RNLI, something Christopher Robin, Pooh, Piglet and the others would surely be delighted about. photograph by courtesy of The Times.