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December 1978

Paul & Linda McCartney donate 1000 teddy bears to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow

Last updated on February 28, 2022

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Previous article Sep 06, 1978 • 3rd Buddy Holly Week

Album Nov 02, 1978 • "Wings Greatest" by Wings released in the UK

Album Nov 13, 1978 • "Wings Greatest" by Wings released in the US

Article December 1978 • Paul & Linda McCartney donate 1000 teddy bears to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow

Session December 1978 - February 1979 • "Back To The Egg" sessions #4

Article January 1979 • Paul McCartney gives £5,000 for the reopening of Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre

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From McCARTNEY LEGACY on Twitter:

In December 1978, Paul and Linda donated 1000 teddy bears to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow. They are said to have set McCartney back £5000. Not a bad Christmas gift for the youth of Glasgow Bear face #paulmccartney #teddybears

From Laurence Juber (@OM28LJ) / Twitter – Wings 1978 DennyLaine #LindaMcCartney #PaulMcCartney #laurencejuber #steveholley
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The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001

"An updated edition of the best-seller. The story of what happened to the band members, their families and friends after the 1970 break-up is brought right up to date. A fascinating and meticulous piece of Beatles scholarship."

We owe a lot to Keith Badman for the creation of those pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - a day to day chronology of what happened to the four Beatles after the break-up and how their stories intertwined together!

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The Beatles - The Dream is Over: Off The Record 2

This edition of the book compiles more outrageous opinions and unrehearsed interviews from the former Beatles and the people who surrounded them. Keith Badman unearths a treasury of Beatles sound bites and points-of-view, taken from the post break up years. Includes insights from Yoko Ono, Linda McCartney, Barbara Bach and many more.

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