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Blooming marvellous
Wallace and Gromit return
CHILDREN’S favourites
Wallace and Gromit zoomed
BY JOHN EDDEN
into Birmingham on a motor-
in colourful, eye-catching floral dis-
bike made out of flowers.
plays and sustainable environmental
A sculpture of the popular duo, who
projects.
are celebrating their 20th anniversary
“The Wallace and Gromit feature,
this year, has been created from
which was on display in 2007, is back
blooms instead of their usual plas-
by popular demand: it’s a lovely,
ticine get-up to help gear up the city
quirky display that gets everyone
and prepare us for the 2009 national
talking, but also cements the present
finals of the RHS Britain in Bloom
day with Birmingham’s heritage, as
competition.
BSA motorcycles were made in the
The eye-catching display, parked on
city for many years.”
the central reservation in Great
Charles Street, is one of 19 features
springing up along the 3.5-mile City
Centre Floral Trail in readiness for the
judges’ arrival in August.
Crowned
Birmingham will also be judged in
July in the Heart of England in Bloom
contest - last year it won gold and was
crowned overall winner.
Hilary Hall, chairperson of the City
Centre Floral Trail Steering Group,
said: “It is wonderful to see
Birmingham city centre coming alive
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