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BBC News
31-03-2025
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Dorset charity elephant sculpture damaged day after trail starts
An elephant sculpture that forms part of a charity trail of almost 60 has been found damaged a day after going on elephant in West Bay, Dorset, was found with a number of holes smashed along its head on charity art trail, Stampede by the Sea, said "as an event organised by, and raising money for, local charity Weldmar Hospicecare, this is really sad".The free trail, in place until 27 May, is followed by a map or app around Bridport, West Bay, and Lyme Regis. The charity added it was "disappointing" to find the damage after "so much positivity with the launch of the trail."Featuring 31 large and 28 smaller elephants it has been created by the specialist end of life care charity and public art trail producer Wild in the trail has ended its large artist-decorated sculptures are set to be auctioned at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester in June to raise money for the of the elephants been painted by Royal Academy artist Phillip Sutton, 96, who is partially features a cartoon of Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast host, Steve Harris, by cartoonist Lyndon Wall.A map of the trail can be found on the Stampede by the Sea website. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
BBC News
28-03-2025
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- BBC News
Stampede by the Sea: Elephant sculpture trail unveiled in Dorset
A public art trail featuring individually designed elephant sculptures painted by different artists has been unveiled in by the Sea is a collaboration between local charity Weldmar Hospicecare and public art trail producer Wild in than 50 elephants are on display around Bridport, West Bay and Lyme Regis for eight event aims to raise money and awareness for the charity. One of the elephants been painted by Royal Academy artist Phillip Sutton, 96, who is partially features a cartoon of Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast host, Steve Harris, by cartoonist Lyndon Wall, who draws primarily for the West Dorset Magazine, said: "The suggestion from the magazine was to draw lots of cartoons, covering all aspects of Dorset - famous people, places and things that were newsworthy as well."A map of the trail can be found on the Stampede by the Sea artist-decorated sculptures will be auctioned at the end of the trail. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
