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BBC News
2 days ago
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Last-chance display of giant Gromits to be held at Cribbs Causeway
Fans of Wallace & Gromit will be able to see 53 sculptures together before they go up for auction in October. Giant versions of Aardman characters Wallace, Gromit and Feathers McGraw, along with new character Norbot, the smart gnome – have been on display in a trail across Bristol since the end of will all be gathered outside The Mall at Cribbs Causeway from 13 September for two trail, called Gromit Unleashed, raises money for The Grand Appeal, which supports Bristol Children's Hospital by funding research, helping families and paying for life-saving equipment. It ends on 31 August. This is the third Gromit Unleashed trail – the first was unveiled in 2013. The trails have raised more than £20m for The Grand Appeal to date, thanks to auction sales and Masters, director of The Grand Appeal, said: "It's the one and only time to see all 53 large sculptures together before they go off to auction."She told BBC Radio Bristol that 100 Norbot sculptures painted by local pupils will also be displayed before returning to miniature Wallace, Gromit and Feathers McGraw artefacts, currently hidden within Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, will also be on display."People are being incredibly generous when they're out and about on the trail," Ms Masters said."It's for a really serious cause."
BBC News
18-07-2025
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Teens recall Gromit Unleashed trail memories 12 years on
Teenagers who grew up with the Gromit Unleashed trails in Bristol have been reminiscing on the latest version of the charity project, 12 years after it all completed the first and second trails as young children and have returned to relive special memories with the latest installation. Seventeen-year-old Naomi, who was five years old in 2013, the year of the first Gromit trail, said: "Because I'd done previous trials, it's a sentimental walk down memory lane."The sculptures will be in place across Bristol until 31 August before they are auctioned off later this year in aid of The Grand Appeal, Bristol Children's Hospital charity. Barney was only just tall enough to touch Gromit's nose when he took part in the first more than 6ft tall, the 15-year-old dwarves the famous beagle and said he still loves collecting models of the Aardman characters. "I don't think you ever grow out of these characters really because you've been seeing them since such a young age, it was one of the first things I was really properly into," he said."When the first trail went up in 2013, I was three years old and I remember being really excited because I'd watched all the Wallace and Gromit films," he added."We decided as a family it would be nice to go out and hunt them all down." Brothers Leo and Hugh both remember doing previous trails as a family, as they have a special connection to The Grand began fundraising for the charity after their sister, Lydia, died of a heart condition and have since raised £65, was two when he went on his first Gromit trail with his dad, said: "I think the Wallace and Gromit trails are great fun because it gets you to places you wouldn't usually go to usually."Hugh added: "I think the Grand Appeal is amazing because it helps people." Anna Hitchcock, head of commercial at The Grand Appeal, said: "Gromit is really important to lots of people in Bristol and the character pulls people in."They've taken it [the trail] to their hearts, they want to collect the figurines and then do it again the next time."Something about the trail is about getting back to basics, going out with the family in the good weather and you get to explore Bristol and spend quality time together."
BBC News
05-07-2025
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Gloucestershire in pictures: Sculptures and celebrations
Gloucestershire has had another scorcher of a week - and has provided the usual stunning settings. This week, the Gromit Unleashed trail has kicked off in Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire - including WWT Slimbridge. There have also been celebrations for twins in the county who have received an international award for archery. Gorgeous: Doesn't this look like a painting? It's a stunning shot captured in Cirencester by our weather watcher, C F always keen to see your corner of the county so please do keep sending your photographs to us. Clampdown: A new initiative is starting in Gloucester in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in the city. Chris Nelson, Gloucestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner, said anti-social behaviour increases in the summer, with his office recording 256 incidents in July, August and September in 2024, at a rate of about three incidents per day. Stunning views: What a beautiful shot! This was captured by our weather watcher Space Walker and shows a stunning setting across Birdlip. Meet El Plumas: This sculpture is part of the Gromit Unleashed trail and will be on site at WWT Slimbridge until the end of design was by director Jorge R. Gutierrez - with inspiration from The Book of Life and the Mexican holiday The Day of the Dead. Congratulations: Identical twins who won an international 'child prodigy' award in archery say they have set their sights on the 2032 and Amber Snell, who are 14-years-old, are known as the "archery twins of Gloucestershire" and have broken 13 national records. Celebrations: Stroud General Hospital has been celebrating its 150th anniversary this week with former and current moved to its current site in 1875 and provides the surrounding area with inpatient and outpatient services, including a minor injuries and illness image above shows a model replica of the hospital made from old items from the hospital over the years, like floor scourers and bits of sponge. Beautiful Stroud: This is a firm favourite for us this week. How beautiful is this? And the splash of purple makes it even more so. Thanks to our weather watcher, Abstract Emotion, for sending in this stunning photo taken at Painswick.
BBC News
26-06-2025
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Headlines: 'Glastonbury opens', 'Gromit Unleashed' and 'celeb spotting'
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories A meeting is taking place on Friday following a spate of arson attacks in Fishponds, Oldbury Court and Frome Vale, according to Bristol West Somerset Free Press has spoken to a campaigner who claims the cost of building less than a mile of a cycle lane on the A39 could have fixed 45,000 potholes Live spoke to a musician from Bristol who used to perform in pubs and has landed a gig at Glastonbury Festival this ITV West Country featured some of the punters arriving at Worthy Farm, including one woman who went to the very first Glastonbury Festival in 1970. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Nailsea residents are unhappy as they say visitors are parking down a residential road to avoid paying for car illustration graduate from UWE Bristol was one of the artists involved in designing a sculpture for this year's Gromit Unleashed the Harry Potter and Star Wars star, Warwick Davis, has been pictured with fans who met him while shopping in Swindon.
North Wales Chronicle
25-06-2025
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- North Wales Chronicle
Steam train brings Wallace & Gromit sculptures to Bristol for summer arts trail
The heritage train was loaded with a dozen unique character sculptures and driven by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park to mark the start of Gromit Unleashed 3. The sculpture trail is a joint initiative by The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital Charity, and multi-award winning independent studio Aardman. The harbour railway train was greeted by school children before one of the sculptures was lifted onto the harbour's heritage cranes and another sent off to its summer location onboard Bristol's former fire-boat, the Pyronaut. Over the coming days, all 53 sculptures will be delivered to their trail locations, throughout the city of Bristol and beyond ahead of next Monday's launch. Joining Park's two sculpture designs were creations by Sir Paul McCartney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Richard Curtis, Jorge R Gutierrez and Peter Lord. 'It's amazing to see such imagination and originality from the artists taking part in our trail this summer,' Park said. 'I've had the privilege of watching the work of such talented creators coming together all in support of a great cause – The Grand Appeal. 'I look forward to a summer of Gromiteering around Bristol and beyond this summer.' The Gromit Unleashed 3 trail will run from June 30 to August 31. The trail will be followed by The Greatest Dog Show on Earth exhibition before all the sculptures are auctioned to raise money for The Grand Appeal. Nicola Masters, director of The Grand Appeal, added: 'It's a cracking day to unleash our 2025 sculptures today – setting the wheels in motion for a grand day out the whole city can enjoy. 'Each sculpture has been brought to life through the magic of film, fables, tales and folklore – a dazzling celebration of storytelling (and) imagination. 'A star-studded spectacle that brings glitz, glamour and a touch of movie magic to the trail.' Gromit Unleashed 3 is now the fourth sculpture trail by The Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations. It builds on the success of Gromit Unleashed, Shaun in the City, and Gromit Unleashed 2.
