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BBC News
12-05-2025
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Rat sculptures on Hull and East Yorkshire trail vandalised
Two rat sculptures that form part of a charity art trail have been vandalised within days of going on show.A Mischief of Rats, which includes exhibits in Hull and East Yorkshire, features 6ft (1.8m) painted sculptures for people to enjoy on a walking exhibit in Gower Road, Hull – called The Rat Race – has been graffitied, and damage to a sculpture in Brough – Beauty and Brains – has also been co-director Clare Huby said it was disappointing, but added that the vast majority of people "love them and look after them". The trail was inspired as a tribute to Mick Ronson, who was born in Hull and was a member of local 1960s band the Rats before becoming David Bowie's guitarist."If you couch it in terms of how many thousands of people see them, it is a shame that people focus on the negative," Ms Huby said."It's temporary and we fix them – these things happen."The rat sculptures will remain on show until August and will be auctioned in project is in support of the health charity Daisy Appeal. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
02-05-2025
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Hull prepares for 50 giant rats in new art trail
A city is preparing for its streets to be filled with 50 giant rat sculptures as part of a new art trail to honour a local musician.A Mischief of Rats will be on display from 3 May in Hull and features 6ft tall (1.8m) painted rat sculptures for people to enjoy on a walking trail in the city. The art trail was created to pay tribute to rock musician Mick Ronson, who was from Hull and a member of the local 1960s band the Rats, before becoming David Bowie's Clare Huby previously said the trail would be launched ahead of what would have been the musician's 80th birthday on 26 May said: "I know people in Hull have been keen to have something that will honour Mick Ronson, so this just seemed like the perfect opportunity." Ms Huby added the project would also help the Daisy Appeal charity, which supports Cottingham's Castle Hill hospital, with the sculptures being auctioned in charity hopes to raise up to £250,000 for "cutting-edge research" into Ronson died of cancer in 1993 aged art trail, which is similar to previous projects, including Larkin with Toads, A Moth for Amy and Puffins Galore, will run until August. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
12-02-2025
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Why are rat statues coming to Hull?
Some colourful additions to the city of Hull will be scurrying their way to the city's streets very soon.A new trail of decorated rat statues are soon going to be put up across the East Yorkshire city, and the first of them has already been revealed. It's called Daisy Rat - isn't she cute?There will be 45 rats in total, and each of them will be about 6 feet tall, which is as tall as a fully grown man. Why are rat statues coming to Hull? The 45 rats are being placed around the city to commemorate a 1960s band called The were from Hull, and the guitarist Mick Ronson also went on to play guitar for super famous singer David art installation will be called A Mischief of Rats, as 'mischief' is the word for a group of the furry rodents. Organisers said the project would help the Daisy Appeal charity, which helps treat people with Stafford, chairman of the Daisy Appeal trustees committee said: "I think it'll be a real credit to the city to have the rat trail and it's wonderful for the charity."It brings us into people's vision and hopefully they will support us not just by supporting the rat project, but by supporting the charity in the longer term." The charity hopes to raise up to £250, it's not the first time they've raised money in this way; other similar art displays include Puffins Galore which raised £120, Mischief of Rats sculpture trail is expected to be completed by April 2025 and will open for three months from May.
