Rocket Around Leicester is a charity sculpture trail organised in part by Wild In Art that features fourty large rocket sculptures and several smaller rockets around the streets of Leicester. The sculptures will be helping to raise money for LOROS Hospice and will remain in place until the 26th of September. The sculptures are all unique and designed differently by local artists and businesses. Like many of these trails, they aim to include the sculptures in community places and in places to allow visitors and locals to explore new areas. I had never been a tourist in Leicester before, but I had been wanting to visit the museums, so this was a perfect opportunity for me to see the museums and sculptures.
"Discovering the Undiscovered" - Emily Hett
"Scorpius" - Tim Fowler
"Celebrating Community" - Katy Dynes (Kitty Dinners), "Take Off" - Hannah Nelson, "Diversity and Inclusion" - Adam Khalifa
"Patch" - Lucy Loves Design
"Celestial Lotus" - Mr A Singh
"Major Tom" - Sally Adams
"David's Flora and Fauna" - Caroline Coates, "Happy Space" - Sasha Dewitt, "Hopes, Dreams and Wishes" - Lynne Hollingsworth
"Rocky Road Rocket" - Megan Heather Evans
"Leicestersaurus" - David Graham, "Space Jungle" - Lottillo, "Birds of the City" - Helen Sibson
"Laika" - Jina Gelder Illustration
"Rocket Squid" - Andrew Birks
"Relaxing Rocket" - Betti Moretti
"A Spaceman Helter Skelter" - Susan Webber
"Ground Control" - Sally Adams
"Evening Tide" - Jenny Leonard
"Woven Into Space" - Christina Wigmore
"Rocket King - Richard III" - Donna Newman, "We Don't Need Roads Where We're Going" - Mik Richardson, "Rocket Trip!" - Nick Murley
"Galaxy in Mind" - Kristina Butigan
"Retro Rocket" - Mik Richardson, "Stardust" - Julie Vernon, "Moondance" - Jenny Leonard
"Sent With Love" - Emma Everitt
"Diverse-city" - Anita Argent
"Bogswamp" - Sam Grubb, "Star Stuff" - Loz Atkinson, "The Giant Ca-rocket" - Billy Hutchison
As the sculptures are in place until tne 26th of September, you still have a few more days to visit them. They will also all be gathered together at the National Space Centre museum in early October, and they will be auctioned afterwards.
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