Virginia McKenna OBE & Will Travers Support TeapotOne

We are honoured to be supported by Virginia McKenna OBE and Will Travers.

Virginia McKenna, with her late husband Bill Travers, founded the Born Free Foundation after travelling to Kenya to star in the classic wildlife film ‘Born Free’, based on the best-selling book by Joy Adamson. Released in 1966, the film told the true story of George and Joy Adamson’s fight to return Elsa the lioness to the wild.

Virginia said of TeapotOne, “You are truly wonderful, amazing and with a heart as big as the world.  Thank you for wanting to include Born Free as one of your bike ride charities.  We are with you all the way”.

The Adamson’s story was enjoyed by tens of millions around the globe, inspiring a generation, and changing the world’s attitude to lions forever. Making Born Free profoundly affected Bill and Virginia. Working with George and Joy influenced the rest of their lives. Their close contact with the lions sparked a lifelong commitment to wildlife and they realised wild animals belong in the wild, not incarcerated in captivity.

Their son, Will Travers, serves as the Executive Director of Born Free and is responsible for seven major campaigns to help wildlife in need including the Zoo Check Project, Elefriends Project, Wolf Project, Orca Project, Primate Project, Big Cat Project and UK Wildlife Project.

Will said of TeapotOne, “On behalf of Born Free I would like to thank you for choosing us along with your other charities to be part of your journey of a lifetime.”

We are very grateful to them both for their support and thank them for their kind words.