Leeds Bear Hunt is inspired by the children's book by Michael Rosen, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt". There are over thirty-five bear sculptures released on the streets of Leeds from the first of July, and the sculptures will be in place until the middle of September until they are auctioned off at the end of September to raise money for Leeds Hospitals charities. I visited Leeds to visit the sculptures in the middle of July.
Flora - Hilary Sanderson
Welcome to Leeds Station - Albert Lackey
Billy Breambear - Matt Cockayne
Frankie - Emma Hardaker
Carnival - Lynne Hollingsworth
Gummie - Graham Hearfield
God's Own Country - Helen Naylor
We Are Leeds! - Ekaterina Sheath
A Walk on the Wild Side - Rachael and Phillippa Corcutt
Nettie - Christine Jopling
Bear-lieve in Magic! - Jenny Leonard
X-Bear - Martia Zubieta
Polar - Graham Hearfield
Unfortunately, there were a few drunk women who were climbing all over the bear sculpture and taking photographs. I waited twenty minutes, and they were still there messing around and climbing all over the bear, so I just had to take a photograph with them in it because I needed to move on.
The King - Donna Newman and Grizzly Stardust - Christine Jopling
Leeds Nightlife - Cathy Simpson
Balance Bear - Amelia Fry
Bear-tanical - Lizzie Rose Chapman
I enjoyed seeing the bears in Leeds, and the bears are in place until September 9th. Many of them are within walking distance, although a few of them are further away from the centre of Leeds.
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