Description
Did you know that a penguin has no sweet taste buds? Although ice cream isn’t widely available in the Arctic, it’s crazy that they wouldn’t be able to enjoy such sweet delights. To combat this, the artists thought it was only right to transform their penguin into Sprinkle, a giant sugar-coated ice cream. Trailgoers will likely enjoy a refreshing ice cream when completing the trail in sunny Worcester, so Sprinkle will be the perfect penguin to have a selfie with.
Audio read by: Tammy Gooding from BBC Hereford and Worcester
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Reilly Creative
Reilly Creative are the artistic husband and wife made up of Kieron and Lynsey Reilly. They have been painting for sculpture trails since 2015 and have continued to work together on many other creative ventures. When they aren’t on a project together, Lynsey is a freelance Artist, painting for theatres and theming companies across the UK as well as commissioned murals for schools, businesses, and homes. Kieron draws caricatures live at corporate events, weddings, and many other special occasions. He also draws digitally from photos for private commissions and gifts.
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Location
15. The Shambles (rear of St Swithun’s Church)
Nearby to this site you’ll find a quaint old Tudor building known as Queen Elizabeth House, reputed to have hosted Queen Elizabeth I on a royal visit to Worcester in 1575. Local legend states that she waved to crowds from its balcony. Sadly, no evidence exists to corroborate this.
It’s thought more likely that the name stems from a grant made by the Queen to the Trinity Guild whose complex of buildings once occupied the area for a new school room.
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15. The Shambles (rear of St Swithun’s Church)
The 1960s saw Worcester take the decision to pull down many of its historical buildings, but 70 years previous to the decade termed by some ‘The sacking of Worcester’, the city authorities took the extraordinary decision to jack the building up and move it on rollers 10 metres to the south when they were widening the road!
This location fact has been provided by Joe Tierney of Faithful History. To learn more stories of the ancient city of Worcester, spanning thousands of years of history in ‘The Faithful City’, visit https://www.facebook.com/faithfulhistoryworcester
Take home your own feathered friend
In October 2024 all 40 large penguins and one chick will be auctioned to raise funds for the care provided by St Richard’s Hospice.
In 2021, 31 stunning elephant sculptures raised a mammoth £368,800 to support the care provided by St Richard’s Hospice across Worcestershire.
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