Curtain to fall on giraffe art trail - The Worcester Observer

Curtain to fall on giraffe art trail

Worcester Editorial 5th Sep, 2018   0

DEDICATED hospice staff are inviting city residents to a spectacular farewell event to Worcester’s colourful visitors as the curtain comes down on the 10-week Worcester Stands Tall giraffe art trail.

All 57 of the painted giraffes from this summer’s trail will go on show under the same roof – for the first and only time – in the Chapter House of Worcester Cathedral between October 4 and 7.

It will be the last chance to see all the giant giraffes before they are auctioned to raise money for the St Richard’s Hospice Build 2020 Appeal.

The rose-gold calf sculpture displayed outside the cathedral, Lily the Pink, will also be auctioned – while the remaining calves will be returned to the schools and groups which decorated them.




Canon Dr Alvyn Pettersen, of Worcester Cathedral, said: “The joy on the faces of families, and especially of young children greeting, stroking and even kissing Lily the Pink on the nose, as they have followed the trail of giraffes through the city to the Cathedral has been a real delight to behold.

“And turning the Cathedral’s Chapter House into a ‘Giraffe House’ which will rival that in any zoo will be very exciting. We invite everyone to join us in hosting all the giraffes, collected together in the Cathedral’s round Chapter House.”


Tickets are now available for the Farewell Event, with visitors able to book one-hour slots to see the giraffes.

Tickets are £6 for adults and £3 for children aged two to 16, while under twos go free. Family tickets for either two adults, two children or one adult, three children are available for £15.

To book visit www.worcesterstandstall.co.uk/farewell-event.

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