# The Grand Appeal’s 2018 Gromit trail goes contactless - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/07/03/grand-appeals-2018-gromit-trail-goes-contactless/ - Published: 2018-07-03T09:30:05+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Interactive sculptures and contactless donation points are part of The Grand Appeal’s 2018 Gromit Unleashed 2 trail in Bristol, which launched yesterday (2 July): the first time they are believed to have been used in a charity arts trail.** This is [The Grand Appeal’s](https://www.grandappeal.org.uk/) third sculpture trail, starring Gromit for the second time and joined by Wallace and Feathers McGraw. [Gromit Unleashed 2](http://www.gromitunleashed.org.uk) aims to showcase both Bristol’s engineering heritage and the city’s reputation as a creative and technological hub. [[ Amazing Grace The trail launched on 2 July, and continues until 2 September, with over 60 giant sculptures designed by artists, designers, innovators and local talent positioned in high footfall and iconic locations around Bristol and the surrounding area. ## Advertisement Led by Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity The Grand Appeal, and in partnership with Aardman, Gromit Unleashed 2 has worked with Renishaw, Rolls-Royce and the University of Bristol to create three interactive sculptures: Renishaw’s Gromitronic, Rolls- Royce’s Gromjet, and the University’s A Grand Gromplication. [⌊A Grand Gromplication, Gromjet, & Gromitronic⌉⌊A Grand Gromplication, Gromjet,& Gromitronic⌉[ The interactive Gromit sculptures: A Grand Gromplication, Gromjet, & Gromitronic Payments solution provider [Creditcall](http://creditcall.com/?utm_source=iseepr) and [Payter](http://www.payter.nl/en/), the contactless payment terminal manufacturer, have installed 17 contactless donation points for free, together with the development of a new online donations portal and a charity of the year fundraising partnership. 17 out of 67 sculptures will be equipped with contactless payment points. Trail visitors will be able to donate £2, £5 or £10 to Bristol Children’s Hospital using credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. [⌊contactless donation point⌉⌊contactless donation point⌉[ Contactless donation point A Detect-O-Gromit 2 app is available to purchase from app stores on both iPhone and Android devices to help navigate the trail, while a map is also available from a number of locations. On the day of launch, the app was number one on the App Store. > We're number 1 on the App Store! THANK YOU so much to everyone who has already > downloaded the app – ALL proceeds go to [@thegrandappeal](https://twitter.com/thegrandappeal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > to support young patients at Bristol Children's Hospital. [#GU2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GU2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#AppStore](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AppStore?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/X7BjsH7aH1](https://t.co/X7BjsH7aH1) > — Gromit Unleashed (@GromitUnleashed) [July 2, 2018](https://twitter.com/GromitUnleashed/status/1013791452093140992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Gromit Unleashed 2 was [announced early last year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/17/grand-appeal-aardman-bring-another-arts-trail-bristol/), and follows the Gromit Unleashed and Shaun in the City arts trails, which saw the Aardman characters raise over £6 million for Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal. This year, the event has also teamed up with game show The Crystal Maze, with a special sculpture ‘The Brystal Maze’, inspired by each of the four zones of The Crystal Maze: Medieval, Industrial, Aztec and Future. [⌊Brystal Maze Gromit Richard Ayoade⌉⌊Brystal Maze Gromit Richard Ayoade⌉[ Brystal Maze Gromit with Richard Ayoade in Future Zone Nicola Masters, Director of The Grand Appeal said: > “Gromit Unleashed 2 will be unlike any arts trail in the world, thanks to the > support of our ‘trailblazing’ partners. We’re hugely grateful to Creditcall for > its amazing support in helping to transform the donation experience for trail > visitors. > “The babies and children cared for by the expert teams at Bristol > Children’s Hospital sit right at the heart of our popular arts trails, so we’re > really excited to see the difference that contactless donations can make to our > fundraising for them.” ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)