Snugbury's Latest Sculpture!

Snugburys have introduced their latest sculpture - Paddington Bear.

This is our largest straw feature to date, standing at a very impressive 45 feet tall! He is made from straw, larch shingles and a metal frame.

The very impressive frame work is made by the incredibly talented Mike Harper from Harbrook Engineering.

The Snugburys team have been busy straw stuffing and Sarah from @twigtwisters has done some fabulous willow weaving including the hat and suitcase.

It has taken over 1500 hours of work from welding, straw stuffing, willow weaving, painting and cladding, and it has been a true labour of love (and sleepless nights!

With every new sculpture we choose a charity and this year we have chosen the MPS charity.

Very sadly our family friend's little boy Freddie was diagnosed with this cruel rare disease called MPS syndrome, also known as childhood dementia. We hope to raise as much as we can.

We wish to thank everyone who has helped with this project as we could not have done it without you. A particular thank you to Mike from Harbrook, Ed (kitty’s husband), Joe and team from Wilcox and Sarah from Twigtwisters.

Pictured - Paddington Bear at Snugbury's.