Legacy elephant joins Havens Hospice’s Herd in the City
Melanie May | 7 August 2023 | News
Havens Hospice’s elephant-themed Herd in the 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’.
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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 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
Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne
Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne is raising funds for St Oswald’s Hospice. The charity has partnered with creative producers Wild in Art, 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, 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 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.
Leeds Bear Hunt
Leeds Bear Hunt 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.
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 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.
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Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.