Amateur and professional artists are being invited to coming up with designs for Lincoln Big’s upcoming Imp Trail.
As previously reported, 30 full-sized Imps will invade Lincoln when the trail hits the city’s streets in 2020.
Lincoln BIG is working with public art expert Wild in Art on next year’s trail.
Artists previously created designs for the sculptures at Lincoln Barons’ Charter Trail in 2015 and the Knights’ Trail in 2017.
Any interested artists can submit decorative designs for the full-sized Imps. Those whose designs are chosen by Lincoln BIG’s sponsors will then work with a business or organisation on their final design.
Lincoln BIG is working with the Education Business Partnership, who will be engaging with schools as part of its education programme, and participants will have their own medium-sized sculptures. It is looking to have up to 60 half-sized Imps in its education trail.
Working together for Success: Charlie Langhorne, Wild in Art Chief Executive; Michele Duggan, St Barnabas Hospice Director of Income Generation & People; Michelle Allison, the EBP’s Chief Executive Michelle Allison; Sarah Loftus, Lincoln BIG Chief Executive. Photo: Mick Fox
Sarah Loftus, Chief Executive at Lincoln BIG, said: “This is a brilliant opportunity for artists to demonstrate their creativity and win the chance to have their work featured in a trail which is expected to create worldwide interest.
“Artists can really let their imaginations run wild because they have a wide brief to work to. We are welcoming designs in a huge variety of art forms, from traditional to digital media, fine art, illustration, graffiti, mosaic, embroidery or metal work.
The Great Reveal – Sarah Loftus, Lincoln BIG Chief Executive, unveiled one of the new Imp statues during the event. Photo: Mick Fox
“Overall, we are looking for designs which will add drama, fun and a wonderful flourish to our sculpture trail – making it irresistible to everyone and a major talking point.”
Lincoln BIG is also looking for organisations and businesses to sponsor one of its 30 Imps. There are also special, as well as mainstream, sponsorship opportunities – for more information email [email protected]
Lincoln BIG is also working with charity partners St Barnabas. The hospice will be the beneficiary of monies raised when the individual Imp sculptures go under the hammer in a bumper auction after the public trail finishes, along with the Lincoln Creates Fund.
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Can you help us identify the woman in these CCTV images?
We are appealing for help to identify the woman shown in these CCTV images following a theft that occurred on Wednesday 22 June in Grimsby.
A 92-year-old woman was walking through Freshney Place Shopping centre, Grimsby when it is believed that her purse was taken from her shopping trolley.
The woman in these images we believe may be able to assist with our investigations and we would ask anyone who believes they recognise her to please contact us on our non-emergency 101 line quoting log 246 of 23 June.
A retired fire engine that used to operate in Grimsby was used in Ukraine to help combat a missile attack on a shopping centre, which the G7 has described as a ‘war crime’ by Russia.
On Monday, footage emerged of a missile striking a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky claiming is is evidence of a deliberate attack by Russia.
At least 20 people were killed and around 56 were injured following the incident, with G7 leaders saying the attack is considered a war crime. More than 1,000 people were inside the building when it was hit by the missile.
A familiar looking fire engine can be seen in video footage of the blaze shared across news outlets and social media platforms, in the form of an old Humberside Fire & Rescue vehicle.
Large shopping mall in Kremenchuk with hundreds of civilians inside has been hit by a Russian strike. Russia is a disgrace to humanity and it must face consequences. The response should be more heavy arms for Ukraine, more sanctions on Russia, and more businesses leaving Russia. pic.twitter.com/Uvi6fbyShK
The fire engine used to operate here in North East Lincolnshire, covering Grimsby and Immingham, and it is one of many vehicles sent out by Humberside Fire & Rescue to various countries across Europe in recent years.
Fire Aid recently sent a convoy of around 75 vehicles, equipment and clothing to Ukraine to help provide resources for recovery.
At least 20 people were killed in the incident. | Photo: BBC Look North
Area manager Matthew Sutcliffe told BBC Look North: “We’ve sent a number of fire engines since 2015 over there. These are end of life fire engines for us in Humberside, so we share them across Eastern Europe where we can.
“It’s an absolute tragedy what we saw yesterday. Firefighters there were using one of our old fire engines to protect the property but also save lives.”
"Absolute terrorism" – says @ZelenskyyUa and publishes a video of a deliberate missile strike on the Kremenchuk shopping center with people inside. Russian propaganda always lies: there is no coincidence, it is a deliberate blow to intimidate the population and mass victims. pic.twitter.com/Gx1f90cMta
During a regular nightly address to the nation on Monday, president Zelensky said: “The Russian missile hit this very object, purposefully. Obviously, that was the order. It is obvious that Russian assassins received such coordinates for this missile.
“They wanted to kill as many people as possible in a peaceful city, in a regular shopping mall.”
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