Seventeen hog sculptures have been placed around Basingstoke to help support local businesses and to get people back into the city. Known as Hampshire Hogs, the sculptures were placed in mid-August and were on the streets until mid-October. I saw them in early October on a visit back to the city that I lived and worked in for nearly ten years, but by the time that I saw them, many had been either taken off the streets of encased indoors or behind ropes because people had been damaging them. Walking out of my way to visit a sculpture that had been removed due to damage was disheartening.
I was still able to see a few of the seventeen hog sculptures. Some of the sculptures depict imagery relevant to Basingstoke.
"Down and Town" - Samantha Emmons
"Sea Sweetie" - Katy Stevens
"Di Vyne" - Mary Chatburn
"Sunbeam" - Sian Storey
"Winton" - Amy Goodman
"Flower Power Pig" - Rachel Davis
"Tommy the Hog" - Catherine Knighton
"The Elves of War Memorial Park" - Liam Kelleher
"Heritage Hog" - Students of BCoT
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