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MINI ‘PUP-UP’ VERSION OF GROMIT SCULTURE TRAIL LAUNCHED
WALLACE & Gromit’s Grand Appeal has created a new mini version of their much-loved sculpture trails to give visitors to The Mall at Cribbs Causeway an enjoyable and Covidsecure experience while they shop this autumn.
From Saturday, October 24, Gromit Unleashed: The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall to enhance the shopping experience, with new measures in place to ensure visitors can enjoy the mini trail in a socially distanced way.
Featuring Gromit, Wallace, Shaun the Sheep, and Feathers McGraw, visitors can travel around the world visiting brand new designs as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country. The one-off special edition has been created to bring some light relief and joy to visitors to The Mall as they near the end of a very challenging year.
Gromit Unleashed: The Grand Adventure is organised by The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, in partnership with Aardman to celebrate 25 years of a trailblazing partnership. Since 1995, the multi-Academy Award®-winning Wallace & Gromit characters have been spearheading the charity’s fundraising.
Nicola Masters, director of the Grand Appeal, commented: “Over the past few months we’ve been working out a way to bring some of the magic and fun of Gromit Unleashed to life this autumn. We want to help bring a smile to the faces of shoppers and their families while they are visiting The Mall at the end of such a difficult year for everyone.
“Gromit Unleashed: The Grand Adventure will take visitors on a safe adventure, while helping raise awareness of the sick babies and children in our region that still need our help and support.”
Working together with Aardman and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, the charity has worked hard to make the mini trail safe for visitors and put measures in place to follow the latest Government guidance regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
All the 15 sculptures will be located out of reach to minimise the risk of virus transmission. However, special selfie spots will carefully be marked out to encourage people to use set locations that allow them to keep their distance from others, while still having a great vantage point for photos.
A mini adventure map will be available, with visitors encouraged to download and print their own version at home.
The recommended adventure route will follow The Mall’s oneway system to make it easy for visitors to comply with social distancing.
For those who do not plan to visit The Mall, or who are unable to, an online digital tour of all the sculptures will be available via The Grand Appeal’s website.