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Sculpture trail unveiled to help regenerate town
A sculpture trail aimed at regenerating a Norfolk town through art and culture will be officially unveiled on Friday. Great Yarmouth Borough Council invested £380,000 in the project, largely through the government's Town Deal Fund. Artworks commissioned by local, national and international artists have been installed over the past six weeks. Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ''The new trail is simply fantastic. I, like many others, have watched it take shape over the past few months and am delighted it is now complete." The pieces all celebrated the best of Great Yarmouth, from its role as a circus capital, its maritime and medieval history, through to its embrace of clean energy and transport links. The launch will start at midday with a ceremonial unveiling of the "Yarn with Ernie" sculpture - created in honour of local artist and potter Ernie Childs - in the town's recently revamped Market Place. A walking tour of the sculptures will take place, with members of the public invited to join civic dignitaries, including High Steward of Great Yarmouth Henry Cator OBE, who is chair of the Great Yarmouth Town Deal Board. A number of the artists who created the pieces will also be at the launch to talk to people about their works. Among the guests will be a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy, attending in honour of Alex Lidagovsky - whose seven-metre-tall Tightrope Walker is the UK's first permanent sculpture by a Ukrainian artist. Mr Lidagovsky was forced to leave Kyiv after the Russian invasion in 2022. His studio was subsequently bombed before he arrived in the UK. The trail also featured a unique section of tiled paving outside Christchurch created by Great Yarmouth's Reprezent Project to reflect the cultural impact of the town's Portuguese community. It is the only piece of traditional Portuguese pavement art - or Calçada Portuguesa - in the UK, and depicts Phillippa of Lancaster, who became Queen of Portugal through marriage to King Joao I. Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides will be on hand to lead tours and distribute free maps of the route. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Artworks previewed before sculpture trail begins Portuguese pavement mosaic would be 'UK's first' Artist honours Black Beauty author on model horse First look at painter Ernie for town history trail
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Sculpture trail unveiled to help regenerate town
A sculpture trail aimed at regenerating a Norfolk town through art and culture will be officially unveiled on Friday. Great Yarmouth Borough Council invested £380,000 in the project, largely through the government's Town Deal Fund. Artworks commissioned by local, national and international artists have been installed over the past six weeks. Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ''The new trail is simply fantastic. I, like many others, have watched it take shape over the past few months and am delighted it is now complete." The pieces all celebrated the best of Great Yarmouth, from its role as a circus capital, its maritime and medieval history, through to its embrace of clean energy and transport links. The launch will start at midday with a ceremonial unveiling of the "Yarn with Ernie" sculpture - created in honour of local artist and potter Ernie Childs - in the town's recently revamped Market Place. A walking tour of the sculptures will take place, with members of the public invited to join civic dignitaries, including High Steward of Great Yarmouth Henry Cator OBE, who is chair of the Great Yarmouth Town Deal Board. A number of the artists who created the pieces will also be at the launch to talk to people about their works. Among the guests will be a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy, attending in honour of Alex Lidagovsky - whose seven-metre-tall Tightrope Walker is the UK's first permanent sculpture by a Ukrainian artist. Mr Lidagovsky was forced to leave Kyiv after the Russian invasion in 2022. His studio was subsequently bombed before he arrived in the UK. The trail also featured a unique section of tiled paving outside Christchurch created by Great Yarmouth's Reprezent Project to reflect the cultural impact of the town's Portuguese community. It is the only piece of traditional Portuguese pavement art - or Calçada Portuguesa - in the UK, and depicts Phillippa of Lancaster, who became Queen of Portugal through marriage to King Joao I. Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides will be on hand to lead tours and distribute free maps of the route. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Artworks previewed before sculpture trail begins Portuguese pavement mosaic would be 'UK's first' Artist honours Black Beauty author on model horse First look at painter Ernie for town history trail
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Great Yarmouth sculpture trail unveiled to help regenerate town
A sculpture trail aimed at regenerating a Norfolk town through art and culture will be officially unveiled on Yarmouth Borough Council invested £380,000 in the project, largely through the government's Town Deal commissioned by local, national and international artists have been installed over the past six Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ''The new trail is simply fantastic. I, like many others, have watched it take shape over the past few months and am delighted it is now complete." The pieces all celebrated the best of Great Yarmouth, from its role as a circus capital, its maritime and medieval history, through to its embrace of clean energy and transport launch will start at midday with a ceremonial unveiling of the "Yarn with Ernie" sculpture - created in honour of local artist and potter Ernie Childs - in the town's recently revamped Market Place.A walking tour of the sculptures will take place, with members of the public invited to join civic dignitaries, including High Steward of Great Yarmouth Henry Cator OBE, who is chair of the Great Yarmouth Town Deal Board.A number of the artists who created the pieces will also be at the launch to talk to people about their works. Among the guests will be a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy, attending in honour of Alex Lidagovsky - whose seven-metre-tall Tightrope Walker is the UK's first permanent sculpture by a Ukrainian Lidagovsky was forced to leave Kyiv after the Russian invasion in 2022. His studio was subsequently bombed before he arrived in the trail also featured a unique section of tiled paving outside Christchurch created by Great Yarmouth's Reprezent Project to reflect the cultural impact of the town's Portuguese is the only piece of traditional Portuguese pavement art - or Calçada Portuguesa - in the UK, and depicts Phillippa of Lancaster, who became Queen of Portugal through marriage to King Joao I. Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides will be on hand to lead tours and distribute free maps of the route. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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08-02-2025
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Great Yarmouth sculpture trail's Ernie Childs statue is revealed
A sculpture paying tribute to a seaside resort's well-loved artist has been revealed ahead of the town's trail of artworks."Yarn with Ernie" depicts the late potter and painter Ernie Childs as if he were in mid-conversation in his beloved Great Mark Goldsworthy is due to put the finishing touches to statue is due to be positioned in the Market Place in the Norfolk town this summer, when nine other sculptures will form a trail leading to the seafront. ''We have an incredibly rich and vibrant range of sculptures that I know people will take to their hearts and that will be a real asset for the borough," said borough council leader Carl Smith. Historical tales The artworks "celebrate the best of Great Yarmouth", from its role as a circus capital, its maritime and medieval history, through to its embracing of clean energy and transport links, the council Goldsworthy, of Bungay in Suffolk, previously told the BBC the Ernie statue represented the town's characters and historical was born in 1947 in the medieval streets known as The Rows and lived in the town all his died in 2019, aged outdoor circular walking route will take visitors from the Market Place to the seafront, taking in St George's Road and park, Regent Road and Church what is believed be to a UK first, a mosaic will be created on a section of tiled paving outside Christchurch, to reflect the cultural impact of the town's Portuguese £330,00 project was on track for completion, the council local authority has submitted a planning application for the sculptures, which is due to be considered at the end of the month. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
