# Legacy elephant joins Havens Hospice’s Herd in the City - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/08/07/legacy-elephant-joins-havens-hospices-herd-in-the-city/ - Published: 2023-08-07T09:00:00+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Havens Hospice’s elephant-themed [Herd in the City](https://www.herdinthe.city/) trail runs in Southend-on-Sea until Monday 4 September, and includes a sculpture that highlights the need for conversations around legacies and encourages people to consider leaving to the charity in their will.** Elephant In The Room was designed by Havens Hospice’s Creative Partner 6rs, and painted by artist Luke Bryant. The elephant is painted blue and says ‘Let’s start the conversation’. Yellow speech bubbles include lines such as ‘A gift in my will is a lasting legacy to supporting others’, ‘It was important my family and friends were taken care of once I died’, and ‘A gift in your will can secure care for future generations’. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) The information for the sculpture reads: _Have you made a will yet? Do your loved ones know what your wishes are for when you die? Elephant In The Room aims to start up these conversations before it’s too late. Making plans when you’re alive will help avoid uncertainty or stress for your family when the time comes. The Care Teams at Havens Hospices know this all too well, so we’re making it our mission to get people talking about the ‘Elephant In The Room’ – dying.One way you can create your legacy is by leaving a gift in your will to Havens Hospices. This type of donation will cost you nothing in your lifetime, yet help secure the future of hospice care for local families.Visit [www.havenshospices.org.uk/wills](http://www.havenshospices.org.uk/wills) for support in making your will today. The trail sees 46 large elephant sculptures and 72 baby elephants nestled among the landmarks of Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea and Shoeburyness. To date, the charity has seen almost 4,000 downloads of its trail app, with the sculptures ‘unlocked’ 108,000 times. ## 5 more summer art trails benefitting UK charities > Happy [#NorthernPride](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NorthernPride?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > to everyone celebrating this weekend! 💛🏳️‍🌈 > Why not stop to say hello to Rainbow > Shaun outside Newcastle City Library 👋Are you going to [@northernprideuk](https://twitter.com/northernprideuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > this weekend? Pop along to our [@stoswaldsuk](https://twitter.com/stoswaldsuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > stall in the Rainbow Village at the Newcastle Town Moor 💙 [pic.twitter.com/fzUAjdJaGH](https://t.co/fzUAjdJaGH) > — Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne (@talesonthetyne) [July 22, 2023](https://twitter.com/talesonthetyne/status/1682676865377648641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #### Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne [Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne](https://www.shaunonthetyne.co.uk/) is raising funds for [St Oswald’s Hospice](https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/). The charity has partnered with creative producers [Wild in Art](https://www.wildinart.co.uk/), Shaun the Sheep creator Aardman and Headline Partners Newcastle City Council for the trail, which follows its Great North Snowdogs in 2016 and Elmer’s Great North Parade in 2019. The trail runs until Wednesday 27 September across Newcastle city centre and surrounding areas with 45 super-sized sculptures inspired by Shaun the Sheep. As of 1 August the trail had seen over 100,000 unlocks of its sculptures in its app. --- #### Big Dog Art Trail Running until the 3 September, Swindon is hosts some giant Swindogs & smaller cute Swinpups, for everyone to enjoy over the summer for the [Big Dog Art Trail](https://www.bigdogarttrail.co.uk/), which supports Julia’s House. There are 30 larger than life balloon dog sculptures to be found, and it’s Swindon’s first trail of this kind. The sculptures will be auctioned off on 19 September. --- #### Morph’s Epic Art Adventure [Morph’s Epic Art Adventure](https://www.morphsadventurelondon.com/) started in June and runs through the summer to 20 August. It features 56 six-foot sculptures of Morph at locations along the River Thames and in central London. It’s the UK’s first step-free art trail of its kind, and hosted by (and supporting) Whizz Kidz. --- > Have you met Bear Play on [#leedsbearhunt](https://twitter.com/hashtag/leedsbearhunt?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > yet?🐻 > There’s still time to join in our family friendly free trail this summer, > meet all of our bears and help raise funds for [@Leeds_Childrens](https://twitter.com/Leeds_Childrens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). > 💜Download the app to start collecting bears today📲 [pic.twitter.com/rqNIYl0WSu](https://t.co/rqNIYl0WSu) > — Leeds Bear Hunt (@LeedsBearHunt) [August 2, 2023](https://twitter.com/LeedsBearHunt/status/1686743480595259393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #### Leeds Bear Hunt [Leeds Bear Hunt](https://leedsbearhunt.co.uk/) runs until 1 September, in Leeds, with some 35 giant bear sculpture dotted around the city for people to track down. The event brings Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt story to life, and is for Leeds Hospitals Charity. --- > Our 'Up' bench is now in place on the corner of Bellands Way, Eye. > The bench is > part of the The Blossom Charity 'Sit With Us' art trail and will be in situ till > September. A big thank you to Wendy Aiken Photography for painting this wonderful > bench and official photos. [pic.twitter.com/NGCuVJOBZ9](https://t.co/NGCuVJOBZ9) > — RosedaleFuneralHome (@RosedaleFuneral) [July 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/RosedaleFuneral/status/1679370071393845248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #### Sit with Us trail The Blossom Charity in Eye, Suffolk is encouraging people to sit, chat, relax and enjoy the town with its [Sit with Us](https://www.eyesculpturetrail.co.uk/) trail. Now in its fifth year, it features 24 decorated benches, five Suffolk-shaped mini tables and eight cushions. The items are sponsored by local businesses and community groups and decorated by local artists. A trail map for Sit with Us is available with the trail live from early July to early September. * **[The elephant in the room](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/04/27/elephant-room/)( 27 April 2008)** * **[Elephant parade art trail in Luton to raise funds for Keech Hospice Care](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/10/06/elephant-parade-art-trail-in-luton-to-raise-funds-for-keech-hospice-care/)( 6 October 2020)**