Gromit Unleashed 2

Wind him up and watch him go! After 350 hours of hard work, this clock-inspired Gromit, ‘A Grand Gromplication’, has come to life. This groundbreaking Gromit from University of Bristol engineering students Christine Braganza, Ella Allan & Octavia Clark was inspired by ‘Bristol time’, when historically Bristol was 10 minutes behind London – just imagine the jet lag! Find him inside Bristol Museum. Thank you to the technicians in the faculty of engineering Kieran Elliott, Mike Welsh, Mike Bracey, Mike Penney and Rob Davies for their support.

How best to honour the much beloved voice of Wallace himself, Peter Sallis? By immortalising him in bronze, to sit amongst other legends of the film industry in Millenium Square. Best known for his truly iconic catchphrases (which even feature in the lifts at Bristol Children’s Hospital), Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park thought it essential to incorporate these into his Wallace design for ‘A Grand Tribute’. Visit this chatty chap in Millennium Square and make sure you press the button – do you recognise any of his signature sayings? Thank you to We The Curious for sponsoring – truly a cracking tribute if you ask us.

‘Amazing Grace’ is seeing the world through rainbow colored glass(es)! Artist Tim Sutcliffe has replaced Gromit’s normally smooth look with geometric shapes reminiscent of stained glass. You’ll find this kaleidescope of color shining brightly in Baptist Church Garden on High Street in Chipping Sodbury. Thank you to Chipping Sodbury Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring!

In the good old British summertime, we dream of sun, sand, a light breeze, and take a moment to highlight this *pineapple* of our eye. Say ‘aloha’ this summer to this prickly but sweet ‘Banana-arm-a’, sporting his sunnies on North Street. This fruity sculpture, painted by artist Katie Wallis, is kindly sponsored by Jeremy Gumbley.