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In July 2005 we went up in the air on a tethered helium balloon in Castle Park in Bristol.
This was before Cabot Circus and the Quakers Friar redevelopment.
Broadmead was less tired than it is now.
Quakers Friar was a car park.
We now have the Castle Bridge crossing the water and much of the old brewery has now been developed.
Though John Lewis had gone to Cribbs, what is now Primark was House of Fraser back in 2005.
So 2020 sees another trail featuring Aardman’s characters from Wallace and Gromit. This one though is much shorter and all the sculptures are at the Mall at Cribbs Causeway.
Before lockdown we managed to find them all within a couple of hours.
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At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Yodeleyheehoo. This sculpture was in the basement in John Lewis.
I think this was my favourite.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Arabian Lights. This sculpture was in a glass cabinet at John Lewis, which made it difficult to photograph.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
Arabian Lights was part of the 2015 Shaun the Sheep trail and was in the musuem entrance foyer.
