People of Bath will be given the chance to sign their name on one of 100 model lions set to take pride of place in the city next year.
Lions of Bath will be similar to the King Bladud’s Pigs project staged last year, which saw more than 100 life-size models take up various positions on the city’s streets. The first of the lions, named Edgar, will be making a preview appearance in Abbey church Yard next week ahead of the project launch in May. The fiberglass creature, which has been painted gold, will be in the city centre for the duration of the Christmas market, giving people the chance to sign it. Residents and visitors will be able to put their signature on the golden model for £1.
Much like the pigs scheme, the lion project will run for six months and will raise money for charity as the models will be sponsored by individuals and businesses and eventually auctioned off.
Next year’s public art event will support Off The Record, which runs services for young carers aged five to 18 in Bath, the Quartet Foundation, which funds community projects across the west, and the Mayor’s Relief Fund, which gives emergency funding to people in need in the city.