While I was exploring Stamford with Louise, Katharine was in Leeds, on a bear hunt! Thirty five bears have been decorated by a variety of groups and artists, and they are on display in various places around the city centre.
The trail was in place from 1st July to 9th September, and it has been a popular form of entertainment. After the trail is removed, the bears will be auctioned and the funds raised will go to the Leeds Hospitals Charity.
This rather flowery bear is known as 'Flora', and it was decorated by Hilary Sanderson using a varied range of summery colours. It was located in the Victoria Quarter.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Thes trails have become quite popular in cities across the UK, and have raised substantial sums of money for various charities. We featured several decorated elephants in 2016 from the Herd of Sheffield trail - https://365project.org/fishers/365/2016-07-22 https://365project.org/fishers/365/2016-07-23 https://365project.org/fishers/365/2016-08-14 It will be interesting to see how much the auction of the bears in Leeds raises later this month.
Ian
Thank you Vesna, Katharine enjoyed finding them!
Ian