With Christmas upon us, the Wallace & Gromit Foundation has released some cracking Wallace & Gromit Christmas cards.

The packs have two designs featuring the inventor and his faithful companion getting into the festive spirit. With 15% of sales going straight to the Wallace & Gromit Foundation, the cards will help raise money for children in hospices and hospitals throughout the UK.

The cards will be available from John Lewis, Waitrose and many independent greeting cards retailers throughout the UK.

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The eccentric cheese-loving inventor, Wallace, and his faithful dog Gromit first burst on to our screens in 1989. To celebrate their twentieth anniversary, all four smashing adventures from the four-time Academy ® Award winning director Nick Park are available for the first time ever on one DVD.

The disc includes:

A Grand Day Out: Wallace likes a nice bit of cheese with his crackers, so when he finds his fridge empty and the local cornershop shut for the Bank Holiday, he is forced to look further a field for his cheddar. Gromit is used to his master's flights of fancy but this time his ears prick up with excitement because our two heroes are about to blast off in their home-made rocket on the ultimate day trip - Wallace and Gromit are off to the moon!

The Wrong Trousers: Its action and laughter all the way as our stars are plunged into a hilarious tale of skullduggery involving an extraordinary pair of automated trousers and a villainous penguin. Posing as an innocent lodger, the fiendish fish-eater sets about recruiting mild mannered Wallace as an unwitting accomplice to his dastardly plot - a diamond heist with a technically advanced, trouser-inspired difference. It is left to the faithful Gromit to turn detective and save the day as malice and mayhem culminate in a breathless train-top chase - around the sitting room!

A Close Shave: Trade is booming for Wallace and Gromit's Wash'n'Go window cleaning service and love is in the air as Wallace falls for the owner of the local wool shop, the lovely Wendolene Ramsbotom. But Wallace has a new invention - a Kinit-O-Matic machine - and adventure looms: sheep are being rustled, wool is in short supply and Wendolene's malevolent pooch is on the prowl...

A Matter Of Loaf And Death: Wallace and Gromit have opened a new bakery – Top Bun – and business is booming, not least because a deadly Cereal Killer has murdered all the other bakers in town. Gromit is worried that they may be the next victims, but Wallace couldn’t care – he’s fallen head over heels in love with Piella Bakewell (Sally Lindsay), former star of the Bake-O-Lite bread commercials. Can he save his master from becoming the next baker to be butchered?

20 years on, the clay animated duo haven't lost their appeal, with their latest outing “A Matter of Loaf and Death” becoming the highest rating TV show of 2008. Packed with extras, this fun-filled animation collection is perfect for the whole family.

The complete collection is available from all good entertainment stores, or order your copy online from Amazon UK now »

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As part of their Great British Tea Party, the Wallace & Gromit Foundation has set an Extreme Tea Drinking Challenge!

Every week until November 17th they will be awarding the most inventive and extreme tea drinking photo with a Yorkshire Tea Gift Box. So get your best china out and upload your pictures to the Extreme Tea Drinking Facebook Group or send your photos directly to the Wallace & Gromit Foundation at www.wallaceandgromitfoundation.org/p...

For more information visit the the Extreme Tea Drinking Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?ei...

Half Price Wallace & Gromit Cake Book

While you've got the kettle on, the Wallace & Gromit Cracking Celebrations Cake Book is currently being sold at half price, with £1 of every sale going towards the Wallace & Gromit Foundation. To get your copy full of cracking cake recipies,go to http://www.squires-shop.com/ibf/inde...