# Big Sleuth Trail sees bears raise funds for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/20/big-sleuth-trail-sees-bears-raise-funds-birmingham-childrens-hospital-charity/
- Published: 2017-07-20T09:08:40+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Big Sleuth Trail is taking place across Birmingham and the surrounding area
this summer to raise funds for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity.**

Organised by [Wild in Art](http://www.wildinart.co.uk/) and [Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity](https://www.bch.org.uk/),
the ten-week [Big Sleuth Trail](http://thebigsleuth.co.uk/) sees more than 100 sun
bear sculptures placed in a variety of locations for people to spot.

The Big Sleuth went live on 10^(th) July, and is the region’s largest ever free 
public art trail, covering around 70 miles in and around Birmingham and its surrounding
areas of Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Sandwell and Resorts World. People can use 
the [map on the trail site](http://thebigsleuth.co.uk/art-trail/) or download an
app for £1.99 to help them find the bears, and are asked to share their photos on
social media using #TheBigSleuth.

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The trail is called The Big Sleuth because ‘sleuth’ is the name of a group of bears.
Each one has been designed by an artist or celebrity, including artists Temper and
Reuben Colley, pop-rock star Bradley Simpson from The Vamps, actor Adil Ray A.K.
A Citizen Khan, Birmingham Bears and England cricketer Chris Woakes, adventurer 
Bear Grylls, and a Peaky Blinders bear endorsed by the show’s writer Steven Knight.

[⌊blig sleuth⌉⌊blig sleuth⌉[

 

137 bear cubs sculptures have also been designed by school children from over 130
schools, and placed inside museums, shopping centres and libraries to mark the start
of the schools Big Sleuth Learning Programme trail, which saw the schools participate
in a range of activities as well as experimenting with pattern, texture and colour
to bring their bear to life while also fundraising for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Charity. The cubs can be seen until 17th September, with a cluster of 22 cub sculptures
on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and a sleuth of 18 at Millennium
Point before being returned to the schools that created them.

Sally-Ann Wilkinson, Director of Wild in Art, said:

> “We’re delighted that this year’s exciting trail is here. We very much hope that
> The Big Sleuth will bring hours of enjoyment discovering the wonderful world of
> creativity – celebrating Birmingham’s talent, rich culture and heritage. We would
> like to thank everybody who has supported this important project. The contribution
> from communities, schools, artists and sponsors is at the very core of the success
> of The Big Sleuth, and for that we are immensely grateful.”

At the end of the trail, the large bears together with the special celebrity bear
cubs will be auctioned off in October to raise vital funds for Birmingham Children’s
Hospital Charity. The Big Sleuth’s predecessor, The Big Hoot, raised over £500,000
for the charity at auction, with The Big Sleuth aiming to do the same.

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## Comments

### By: HowardLake

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- Published: 2017-08-06T22:19:00+01:00

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