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BBC News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Wallace and Gromit: Locations revealed for Bristol sculpture trail
The locations for the upcoming Gromit Unleashed sculpture trail have been characters Wallace, Gromit and Feathers McGraw, along with new character Norbot the smart gnome, will be on display across Bristol from 30 Gromit Unleashed 3 trail will raise money for The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital 53 locations include Aerospace Bristol, WWT Slimbridge and Clifton Suspension Bridge. The original 80 Gromit sculptures attracted 1.2 million visitors in the summer of 2013 and raised £2.3m at then, Gromit Unleashed has generated more than £20m for The Grand Masters, co-founder and director of The Grand Appeal, previously said "Aardman and Bristol go together like cheese and crackers". The Gromit Unleashed 3 locations are:Aardman Animations, Gas Ferry RoadAerospace BristolAshton Court, Long AshtonAshton Gate Stadium, Ashton RoadBeaufort Arms, Hawkesbury UptonBrabazon, PatchwayBristol Bus & Coach Station, Marlborough StreetBristol Children's Hospital, Upper Maudlin StreetBristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens RoadBroadmeadCabot CircusCheddar Gorge and Caves, CheddarClifton Observatory, CliftonClifton Suspension BridgeCollege GreenCribbs MallCrossFit Henleaze, Henleaze RoadFlaxpits Lane, WinterbourneFreemasons Hall, Park StreetGardiner Haskins Interiors, Straight StreetHargreaves Lansdown, Anchor RoadIKEA Bristol, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Eastgate RoadKingswood Park, High Street, KingswoodM Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping RoadNarrow QuayNoah's Ark Zoo Farm, WraxallNorth Street, SouthvillePuxton Park, HewishQuakers Friars, BroadmeadSt Mary Centre, ThornburySt Mary Redcliffe, RedcliffeSt Nicholas Market, The Corn ExchangeTemple Meads StationThe Kendleshire, Coalpit HeathThe New Inn, BlagdonThe Rose & Crown, PucklechurchThe Wave, Easter ComptonThunderbolt SquareTOUT'S, Main Road, CleeveUnderfall Yard, Cumberland RoadValentine's Bridge, Temple QuayVictoria Park, Windmill HillVictoria Rooms, Queens RoadVictoria Square, Clifton VillageWai Yee Hong, Eastgate RoadWarmley Waiting Room, Bristol and Bath Railway PathWe The Curious, One Millennium SquareWest Country Water Park, Frampton CotterellWhiteladies Road, CliftonWillow Brook, Bradley StokeWWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
BBC News
11-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'Gromit art trail charity was lifeline during our baby's hospital stay'
"It's just one less thing to worry about when you've got a poorly child in hospital."For Emma-Louise and Scott, a home funded by money raised from Bristol's well-loved Gromit Unleashed art trails "was a lifeline".Their son, Ronnie-James, is five years old and living with Dandy-Walker Syndrome, a rare condition affecting the part of the brain that controls movement, balance and the Cots for Tots House, Emma-Louise says she and Scott would have needed to travel an hour to hospital every day to visit their son. Ronnie-James is one of thousands of children in Bristol who have been supported by money raised from the Gromit art 2013, more than £20m has been donated to The Grand Appeal, with funds providing a "home away from home" for families across the west of England when they need to visit St Michael's Hospital or the Bristol Royal Hospital For was born with a hole in his diaphragm, which meant his stomach had been moved into his chest, squashing a lung and moving his heart. Emma explained that Ronnie-James suffers from headaches and is "in pain". She said the family had used the accommodation provided by the charity from the very start of Ronnie-James' life."We came into the house the day I had him," she said. "It was good because you had everything that you needed and everything was sorted for you."She added that if the family had needed to travel to and from their home near Cheltenham it "would have been so expensive" and she did not want to leave her baby "ages away". Scott said: "At first it was worrying because you didn't know what was going to happen."But, he said, when he met other parents in the house, "they know what we've gone through because we've gone through the same so it was the best of both worlds".Emma explained that doctors had told her and Scott that Ronnie-James would most likely not be able to walk or talk."One day he just stood up, then he started walking, then he started crawling."Now he's found his voice." This June, the third instalment of the Gromit Unleashed art trail, inspired by Aardman's Wallace and Gromit universe, will be landing on the streets of sculptures, funded by local businesses, will go on to be sold at auction and raise further funds for The Grand Appeal, run by Bristol Children's Hospital operates three accommodation houses: Cots for Tots House, Pauls House and Grand Appeal for Tots House alone has seen more than 2,000 families director of The Grand Appeal, Anna Shepherd, said: "Our families don't only come from Bristol, they come from Devon, Cornwall, South Wales. "It takes away that anxiety of 'where am I going to stay?'. Some of our families come unexpectedly," she said.
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Lunar New Year 2025: Celebrations across Bristol
Hundreds of people are set to take part in celebrations to welcome the Lunar New Year in including traditional dances and food are being staged in Eastville's Chinese supermarket on Saturday and the City Museum museum on 8-9 Paintworks in Brislington has already celebrated the event, when the building was transformed last weekend into a huge Chinese market, with Guzheng music and cooking demonstrations. Rachel Ting, event organiser, said the celebrations are a "way for us to share our heritage". "The event is a bridge between cultures, inviting everyone to experience the richness of our traditions while celebrating the resilience of those starting fresh in the UK," she attending was given a red envelope to celebrate 2025's Year of the Snake. In Chinese culture, the snake is a symbol of wisdom, elegance, and mystery. Events across Bristol Despite the Lunar New Year falling on Tuesday, celebrations are set to last for 15 days and traditionally conclude with a lantern University of Bristol is the only university in the country to have a Lion Dance Troupe, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year."We're going to many events to help locals celebrate the Lunar New Year, including a huge party at Wai Yee Hong Chinese supermarket in Eastville, which is raising money for The Grand Appeal and also a big celebration at Bristol Museum next week," said Jasmine Mok, from the troupe. "Historically only men did lion dances, but as time passed a lot of girls are doing it and we're now encouraged to do the art, which is a very physically demanding thing to do," she added.
