Draft:Gromit Unleashed 3
{{Short description|Public charity art trail in Bristol}}
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{{About|the 2025 trail|the 2013 trail|Gromit Unleashed|the 2018 trail|Gromit Unleashed 2}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
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| owner = Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations
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Gromit Unleashed 3 is a public charity art trail Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations.https://www.grandappeal.org.uk/gromit-unleashed/trails/gromit-unleashed-3/ It is the third in the series of the Gromit Unleashed trails, including 52 fibregalss sculptures of Gromit, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Feathers McGraw, and Norbot.
Background
= Gromit =
{{see also|List of Wallace and Gromit characters}}
Gromit is a dog belonging to an eccentric inventor, Wallace, in a series of claymation films produced by Aardman Animations, based in Spike Island, Bristol. Three of the films in the Wallace and Gromit film series have won Academy Awards: The Wrong Trousers,{{cite web | title=The 66th academy Awards (1994) Nominees and winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994|accessdate=29 July 2013|publisher=The academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=21 March 1994}} A Close Shave{{cite web|title=The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996|accessdate=29 July 2013|publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=25 March 1996}} and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.{{cite web|title=The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006|accessdate=29 July 2013|publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=5 March 2006}} The second feature film - Vengeance Most Fowl - was nominated for an academy award. {{cite web|title=The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees and Winners|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2025|accessdate=30 June 2025|publisher=The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences|date=2 March 2025}}
= Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal =
The aim of Gromit Unleashed is to fundraise for Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal. Founded in 1995, the charity raises funds for paediatric medical equipment at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and St. Michael's Hospital. In collaboration with Aardman, it uses the characters Wallace and Gromit as mascots for the charity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandappeal.org.uk/our-charity/about-us|title=About Us|website=Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal|access-date=2018-03-07}}
List of Sculptures
=Gromit=
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| Name
! Trail Location ! Designer ! Sponsor |
|---|
| Aladdin {{Cite web|url=https://www.grandappeal.org.uk/sculptures/|title=Meet the stars|website=Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal|access-date=2025-06-30}}
| Rachel Bennett | St Nick's Market Traders |
| Austentatious
| The Kendleshire, Coalpit Heath | Agrumi | The Kendleshire |
| Beagle 3
| Tim Sutcliffe |
| Bobby Dazzler
| Lizzie Tucker | Howden |
| Casperis
| Bristol Museum & Art Gallery | Lily Goodwin | Giles Woodward |
| Cuckoo!
| Gardiner Haskins Interiors, Straight Street | Marnie Maurri | Gardiner Haskins Interiors |
| Edelweiss
| CrossFit Henleaze | Jenny Urquhart | CrossFit Henleaze |
| Emerald
| Angus |
| Gromit Woody
| Pixar / Henel, Rachel, Lily Aardman | LDC |
| Hotdog
| TOUT's, Cleeve | Emily Twomey | TOUT's - Passionate About Food |
| Love, Actually
| Richard Curtis, Sarah Matthews | Cabot Circus |
| Marigold
| Ikea Bristol | Sofia Barton | IKEA Bristol, Eastgate Shopping Centre |
| Mowgli
| The Rose & Crown Pucklechurch | Lindsay Cameron | The Rose & Crown Pucklechurch |
| Oceana
| Jess Perrin | VWV |
| Once Upon a Time
| Beaufort Arms, Hawkesbury Upton | Freya Hartas | Beaufort Arms Ltd |
| Phileas Dogg
| M Shed | Dave Bain | Giles Woodward |
| Pinewoof
| Victoria Square, Clifton Village | Josh and Aimee Williams | Bristol City Council Fostering Service |
| Poppy
| Puxton Park | DreamWorks / Helen Javes | Puxton Park, Hewish |
| Ringmaster
| Tozer Signs | The Hitchings and Milner Family |
| Rosebud
| AJ Homes, Winterbourne | Tanith Gould | AJ Homes |
| Scone With The Wind
| Storysmith, North Street, Southville | Jessica Smith | Jeremy Gumbley |
| The Birds
| Brabazon, Patchway | Hannah Bone | Brabazon |
| The Bristol Barker
| Clifton Suspension Bridge, Leigh Woods side | Paper Walls | Nutricia |
| The Great Gatsby
| CJ Hole, Whiteladies Road | Handsome Vintage | CJ Hole |
| The Secret Keeper
| St Mary Centre, Thornbury | Hannah McVicar | Peer Real Estate Group Limited |
| Treasured Island
| Laura Hallet | S&W |
| Walk the Lime
| Wai Yee Hong, Eastgate Road | Katie Wallis | Wai Yee Hong |
| Yellow Submarine
| Cribbs Causeway | Paul McCartney & Emily Golden | The Wave |
=Wallace=
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| Name
! Trail Location ! Designer ! Sponsor |
|---|
| Fisherman's Friend
| West Country Water Park, Frampton Cotterell | Elaine Carr | West Country Water Park |
| Mr Darcy
| Rhiannon Southwell | The Banfield, Burgess & Maddock Families |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Cheese
| Mister Hope | Bristol City Centre BID |
| Rooster Booster
| Hargreaves Lansdown, Anchor Road | Peter Lord / Rachel Bennett | Hargreaves Lansdown |
| The Big Friendly Wallace
| The New Inn Blagdon | Laurie Stansfield |
| The T.E.A.minator
| Willlow Brook, Bradley Stoke | Peski Studio | Willow Brook |
| Wallace Aurelius
| Mawford Arts | Cheddar Gorge and Caves |
| Wallace Goes to Hollywood
| John Wesley's New Room, Broadmead | Rosalyn Burroughs | Broadmead BID |
=Feathers McGraw=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Trail Location ! Designer ! Sponsor |
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| El Plumas
| WWT Slimbridge | WWT Slimbridge |
| Frostbite
| Cabot Circus | Dave Polonowski | Cabot Circus |
| King of Diamonds
| Thunderbolt Square | Emily Golden | Albert Goodman |
| Nemesis
| Adam Stothard | Pattersons |
| Predator
| Valentine Bridge, Temple Quay | Puppet Place | Redcliffe and Temple BID |
| Super Ply Guy
| Merlin Crossingham | TPAAS Limited |
| Toucan Tango
| Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Wraxhall | Nick Park & Amy Timms | Noah's Ark Zoo Farm |
| Wednesday
| Bristol Temple Meads railway station | Ruth Broadway |
=Norbot=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Trail Location ! Designer ! Sponsor |
|---|
| Astrognome
| Nick Park | Renishaw |
| Gnarlybot
| Gav Strange | Cabot Circus |
| Jolly Roger
| Paula Bowles | Natracare |
| Norbot
| Bridget Phelan | Bristol Masons |
| Spellbound
| Victoria Park, Windmill Hill | Emily Ketteringham | Barcan + Kirby |
| Star Catcher
| Kingswood Park, Kingswood | Oliver Jeffers | Dick Lovett |
| Sweet and Tidy
| Warmley Waiting Room, Warmley | Simon Tozer | Global Furniture Alliance |
=Shaun the Sheep=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Trail Location ! Designer ! Sponsor |
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| Wooly Capers
| Mark Bell | Aardman |