POETRY COMPETITION: WRITE FOR PEBBLES

We asked you to pen the purr-fect tribute to our feline icon and would like to thank all of those who submitted your poems!

We announced the winner of the competition on Campus Cat Day after the unveiling of our bronze Pebbles statue, and we can confirm Damien Bell won with his poem 'Ode to Pebbles' 😻

You can read his poem using the link below 👇

WHO CAN SNAP THE BEST PIC? 📸

We asked you to submit your best Pebbles photo. We had one rule, it had to be taken between the 20th Feb and Tuesday 5th March. It was tough deciding between the photos and we thank everyone you sent one into us!

We announced the winner on Campus Cat Day, but in case you weren't there, Debbie Hall won! To see this gorgeous picture of our handsome Campus Cat, click the link below 👇

THE ORIGINS STORY

In the period of late 2010, a small black and white cat was seen wandering the University of Essex campus. No one was sure where he came from, but by early 2011 people were beginning to notice that he seemed to have taken up residence. Capturing the crafty cat, a staff member took him to the vet to check his chip, leading us to find his owner in Greenstead. He was, of course, returned to his family but within 24 hours he had appeared back on campus again! We tried to return him but Pebbles the cat had decided for himself that he wasn’t leaving campus any time soon. The owner agreed that he seemed happy, and Pebbles was soon adopted by the CEO of the Students’ Union, Craig Stephens.