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The Bristol Children's Hospital Charity, and the charity that brings you the @gromitunleashed arts trails. Instagram: @thegrandappeal

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The Grand Appeal
1 month
There’s less than one week to go until the grand premiere of #GromitUnleashed3! 🎬 . 12 new sculptures underwent a reveal worthy of the big screen at Bristol's harbourside this morning. Read all about it: Travelling by cranes, trains and water-mobiles,
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Forget the Oscars! 🏆 The most im-paw-tant award of the year is the #GromitUnleashed3 Challenge Badge. Simply sign up as a @girlguiding or @scouts group, pick from the list of activities in our nifty challenge pack and start raising funds for sick kids. ➡️ Get involved:
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Are you ready to ‘Spot the Gromit’ this summer? 🐞🐾 . Every Monday, our tiny pup will move to a new location, one of Bristol’s favourite attractions. 👀 Keep your eyes peeled, as he never stays in one place for long, so try to catch him if you can!. 📍 Today, ‘Spot the Gromit’
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The Grand Appeal
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RT @AmzJS13: 📷 Another successful day spotting @GromitUnleashed @thegrandappeal in Bristol
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@GromitUnleashed Zara’s family is from Cornwall, but they’ve needed to stay in Bristol for more than eight months after her baby brothers were born prematurely. It's thanks to our fundraisers and trail-goers that we can offer families like Zara's somewhere free to stay close to their child. 🏡
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Meet Zara, our tiny Gromiteer! 🐾 . This adorable adventurer has been showing her support of sick babies like her little brothers by taking on the @GromitUnleashed 3 trail. 💙
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RT @StartLicensing: On the trail in #Bristol .@aardman @thegrandappeal #gromitunleashed3.Lovely to see the #statues and also to see how man….
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✨ WIN A GROMIT SCULPTURE ✨ . Our ‘Treasured Island’ raffle is now live, and you could be the one to take home this original Gromit Unleashed 3 sculpture! 🐶 . 🎟️ Tickets cost just £5, and all proceeds go to support sick children and babies at Bristol Children’s Hospital.
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The Grand Appeal
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We have lift off! 🚀 . Join us at the Cribbs Mall, Bristol, today for a cracking tethered flight in Wallace & Gromit’s Moon Rocket hot air balloon. 😁 . 📍Find us at Car Park C at Cribbs Mall, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, subject to weather conditions. ⭐ Tethered flights will
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RT @VisitEngland: Free fun in Bristol? Yes please 🙌. Follow the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail and spot sculptures of Gromit, Wallace and Feather….
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10 days
Shake up your sculpture spotting with Hot Dog Dash! 🏃🌭 . Run, walk or roll to as many #GromitUnleashed3 sculptures as you can. and do it all to support sick kids at Bristol Children's Hospital. Start your challenge: . Plus, once you raise your first
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💭 “As a family, we absolutely love ‘Make a Move!’. There are so many activities to try, Keira’s fully included and everything’s accessible for her.”. Keira was just six weeks old when she was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. An experimental course of treatment at
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The Grand Appeal
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Attention Gromiteers! ‘The Secret Keeper’ has undergone a little wear and tear. Please bear with us as we get him back to tip-top condition. We’ll let you know as soon as he returns to St Mary Centre, Thornbury. For the next closest sculpture, you can either continue on the
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RT @Southgloshead: The @BlackhorsePri Norbot is complete and will join his singling from @EG_Primary at the @thegrandappeal exhibition. Bot….
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We're pleased to say our cheesy outlaw, 'Robin Hood: Prince of Cheese', has returned to College Green. 🧀 Go, go, go! 🏃
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The Grand Appeal
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You might have noticed that ‘Bristol’s Own’ (A.K.A. Private Gromit) has taken his summer holidays early. 🏖️ . The loyal pup has stood guard outside Bristol Children's Hospital since 2018, when his very kind owners, Barcan + Kirby, donated him to the hospital for sick kids to
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Robin Hood: Prince of Cheese is taking a brief break from Sherwood Forest (aka College Green) for a refresh, but don’t worry, he’ll be back on the trail soon, as cheesy and charming as ever! 🧀. #GromitUnleashed3 #Bristol
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The Grand Appeal
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Attention, Gromiteers! . The tides are changing for ‘Oceana’. She's temporarily relocating! 🌊 . During #Bristol Harbour Festival, from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 July, ‘Oceana’ will be moving from her spot outside the Arnolfini and making a splash next to ‘Woolly Capers’ outside
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The Grand Appeal
16 days
We're #hiring! Could you be our next Family Accommodation Manager? You’ll be responsible for the operational delivery of our family accommodation service, ensuring that all families receive a warm welcome, and experience first-rate accommodation during their stay. 🩵 Find out
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The Grand Appeal
17 days
So, this happened. 😮 There was a train, a crane and a water mobile. What a way to kick off Gromit Unleashed 3! 🥳 . Planning a sculpture-spotting trip to Bristol this summer? 👀 Make sure you're prepared. Collect rewards and tick off the sculptures as you find them with The
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The Grand Appeal
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RT @GiveBloodNHS: 🎉 HE DID IT!. 13-year-old George has completed his incredible challenge – running 5k every day for 25 days!. All to inspi….
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