Pandemic delays sculpture, wild flowers and noticeboard and reported in the local Champion Newspaper. Pictured: life-sized Rhino frame meticulously up-scaled from a smaller model using a pantograph, by Chris Butler (MD of Castle Fine Art Foundry). Danielle Thompson 12.8.20 Vol 27. Issue 33. https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/SS3320.pdf#page=18 THE Friends of Maghull and District are getting ready to install
Update on Recycling Rhinoceros Sculpture. Following a similar delay due to pandemic restrictions. Chris Butler (Castle Foundry Director) has utilised a small rhinoceros model (pictured) and had it 3-D printed into a slightly larger model, before using a technology to accurately project a life-size model to create the galvanised mesh steel sculpture, with suitable holes
FOMD’s charity scarecrow entry.
Litter bins turned into works of art! Grimm street bins have fairy tale ending after transformation into Wildflower art by local schools, and reported by the local Champion Newspaper. Danielle Thompson 8.7.20 Vol 27.Issue 28 https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/SS2820.pdf#page=2 Youngsters in Maghull have been transforming litter bins along Stafford Moreton Way. Frank Sharp from the Friends of Maghull
Picture from 2020 showing more Kew Garden sourced wild flowers cared for by neighbouring family.
Nurtured Wildflowers in 2020
The picture shows one of the Stafford Moreton Way borders with more of the 400 daffodils making an appearance. However, the 1000 blue bell bulbs remain conspicuous by their absence, so far but I understand that this can happen any time between mid-April and mid-May!
Community appeal for plastic bottle tops to insert in rhino sculpture reported in the local Champion Newspaper. Bottle tops needed to create meadow rhino sculpture Henry James 8.1.20. Vol 27. Issue 2 https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/M0220.pdf#page=8 Following a successful crowdfunding campaign and the planting of trees, hedges and bulbs in November, preparation is being made for the final
Left side border taking shape. Over the last week - we have just finished weeding most of the neighbouring Home Bargain store borders and spread tons of wood chippings (as a weed suppressant) courtesy of Paul Richards. I have been on site every day this week and it was a pleasure to get so much
Our flowerpot men have returned in festive mood (see picture) with a surprising number of people taking pictures with them and social media comments about how they have been missed!
