Well, for today's post I would firstly like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to the blog's 10th birthday celebrations - either by writing a guest post, or reading the guest posts! I hope you all enjoyed writing and reading them as much as I enjoyed hosting them!
Before I follow up on that last post about Miss Mary Tate, I'd like to tell you about a couple of things that are happening at the moment - the Beacon Hill Sculpture Trail and Charnwood Museum’s 'Loughborough Landmarks' exhibition.
A few weeks ago I went off to find some willow sculptures that I’d been told were installed up at Beacon Hill, but despite walking along the path from the bottom to the top, and down the other side, I missed them, and went home rather disappointed. Anyway, I tried again, and this time I found those sculptures - called the 'Up to the Beacon Sculpture Trail' - because someone had kindly told me they were near the top car park! I was really pleased because not only did I finally get to see them, but I also discovered a new path around Beacon Hill that I hadn’t walked before, and whilst walking that path I bumped into one of the artists, Nita Rao!
Some of the willow sculptures were in the Outwoods last year, but many are new, and this new setting was pretty spectacular! It was made even more beautiful as I found myself walking around after tea, and just before the sun set, so it was really atmospheric, and the sunset was absolutely glorious!
The sculptures
are only there until 17th September so if you want to see them you’ll
need to be quick! Here’s just a small selection of some of the things I saw while I was at Beacon Hill - there are many more information boards and sculptures to be seen:
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| Wooden noticeboard telling the story of life on earth |
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| Guardian Angel willow sculpture |
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| Five past midnight |
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| Woodland web |
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| Tree-lined path |
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| Cornucopia |
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| Ants |
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| Wiilow bird in the grass |
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| Sunset on Beacon Hill |
Last week I was lucky enough to be able to attend the launch of the latest exhibition in the Charnwood Museum, which is called Loughborough Landmarks, and showcases some of Loughborough’s iconic buildings, as voted for by the public. You know how much I like buildings, so you won’t be surprised to learn that I think it’s a lovely exhibition! It was created as part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Carillon in Queen’s Park. Do pop along to the exhibition if you can – it’s on until December so you’ve got plenty of time!! Here’s a few photos from the exhibition, which is in the Charnwood Gallery - there are many more information boards and objects to be seen:
The unveiling by Loughborough's Mayor and the Chair of the Leicestershire County Council
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| One of the information boards at the exhibition |
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| Not all landmarks still exist ... |
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