3 – 2 – 1 and we have lift off! Morningside is delighted to reveal that we are sponsoring a giant rocket, as part of LOROS Hospice’s Rocket Round Leicester art trail.
The charity bills the forthcoming event as ‘something out of this world is coming to Leicester’ and will see a free, fun, family-friendly art trail bring the people of Leicester together to share in the biggest art event the city has ever seen.
To reach the launch pad LOROS is working with leading artists to create the 10-week trail, which will comprise of 40 giant, spectacularly-decorated Rockets touching down across Leicester this summer between Monday 19th July, before blasting off on Sunday 26th September.
Visitors to the art trail will steer a voyage of discovery through the city’s streets and open spaces and help even life-long Leicester dwellers discover something new about where they live. Each Rocket will be designed by a professional artist and sponsored by local businesses. With a likely footfall of around 300,000 people, bringing in an expected £6 million to the local economy, Rocket Round Leicester will form a pivotal part of the city’s post-pandemic economic recovery, as well as a brilliant day out for everyone.
We are delighted to reveal that Morningside has chosen a design called ‘Hopes, Dreams and Wishes’ by artist Lynne Hollingsworth for our rocket. We can’t reveal what it looks like yet, as this is still top secret, but what we can say is that the design aligns well with Morningside’s mission of “making quality healthcare an affordable and accessible reality thorough the world.”
After the trail ends there will be the chance to say a final ‘goodbye’ at a Farewell Event, before each Rocket is auctioned to raise funds for LOROS Hospice to enable them to continue to care for over 2,500 terminally ill local people.
John Knight, LOROS Hospice CEO, added: “Rocket Round Leicester will be the biggest and most exciting art project ever seen in Leicester. It will bring fun, colour and creativity to the city all for a brilliant cause. I’d like to urge everyone, local people, schools, community organisations and local businesses to get involved and be part of something amazing for the city of Leicester.”
