Elmer © 2017 David McKee. Licensed by Andersen Press, London
Scrutton Bland has signed up as a sponsor for Elmer’s Big Parade 2019, a unique art trail featuring fifty individually designed elephant statues, which will be taking place throughout Ipswich next year in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich. B ased on the much loved children’s book character Elmer the patchwork elephant, Elmer’s Big Parade 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of both St Elizabeth Hospice and Elmer. The parade will consist of fifty uniquely designed Elmer statues placed in an art trail around the town. Elmer is one of the best known and instantly recognisable children’s book characters. Written and illustrated by David McKee Elmer the Patchwork elephant has sold over eight million books worldwide. Nick Banks, Business Advisory partner at Scrutton Bland said: “We are delighted to sponsor an Elmer and support St Elizabeth Hospice to raise much needed funds to continue their amazing work. We are looking forward to our Elmer being sited outside our Ipswich office as part of the trail which will be a colourful and engaging draw for the town.” Schools and youth groups will also be invited to take part in an art event called The Learning Herd, to celebrate the uniqueness of Suffolk, and it is hoped that the art trail will attract at least as many visitors as the 250,000 people who visited Ipswich to see ‘Pigs Gone Wild’ in 2017.
Each 1.1 metre high Elmer statue in the parade will be individually decorated by an artist and is being sponsored by a local business – which is where Scrutton Bland has joined the herd. Organised in collaboration with Wild in Art, who are behind some of the UK’s most successful animal parades, and new partner Andersen Press (the owners of the publishing rights to Elmer), the parade is due to start in June and finish in September next year.
More information about Elmer’s Big Parade is available at www.elmersbigparadesuffolk.co.uk
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