A swarm of large, colourful bee sculptures will be landing in Chelmsford’s streets and parks this summer for Buzz in the City – Chelmsford’s new art trail, organised by Farleigh Hospice.
Schools, care homes and community groups can ‘bee’ part of the buzz with their own mini bee sculpture which they can design, decorate and name. It will be displayed in Chelmsford as part of the art trail for visitors to admire and then returned to them as a lasting keepsake of this exciting event.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a major art project and find out more about the important role of bees within our local environment. They can then follow the trail to see their mini bee and the giant bee sculptures while discovering exciting areas of Chelmsford they may not have seen before.
One of the first schools to sign up for a mini bee is Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School in Chelmsford.
Head of School, Jenny Lindop, said, “It’s exciting that it’s an opportunity for all of our children to be involved – it doesn’t matter what age they are. We’re hoping they’ll be inspired to go and visit the bees within the city and be part of the trail that’s taking place in the summer.”
The children have planned a series of fundraising days that the whole school will take part in including a ‘wear your pyjamas to school’ day.
To find out more about adopting a mini bee and joining the swarm,