Tufty, everybody's favourite squirrel, is to be immortalised in a limited edition of ceramic figures.

Founders of Cotswold Collectables, Stuart Mitchell and Caroline Murray, were both members of the Tufty Club in the seventies and Stuart still has his club badge to prove it.

They approached RoSPA with the idea of producing a range of the Tufty figures, including the Furryfolk Friends.

Wade Ceramics, based at Stoke on Trent , have been commissioned to produce the first figure in the range, Tufty himself, of course. There are 7,000 Wade Collectors worldwide.

The first models were launched at the Wade Extravaganza at Alton Towers in November.

And Tufty will still be helping road safety as a royalty will be paid to RoSPA for every model sold.

You can order your own Tufty figure for £39.95 from Cotswold Collectables, 16 Foxes Close, Bussage, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 8JZ; Tel 01452 741151; email: cotswoldcollectables@lineone.net.