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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust seek sponsors for new ‘Puffins Galore’ East Yorkshire trail

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Sir John Lawton, President of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, will be launching the sponsorship drive to recruit East Yorkshire businesses to get involved with Puffins Galore! 

Sir John explained “Puffins Galore! will encourage people to visit, explore and enjoy our beautiful coast and at the same time get to know more about the unique wildlife of the area. YWT is delighted to be associated with this remarkable project and we are all looking forward to 2022 – the year of the puffin!”. Sir John will be talking about how Puffins Galore! can raise awareness of the threats to wildlife of our coasts and seas. 

He will be joined by Clive Rowe-Evans, Chair of Yorkshire Coast BID who will explain the tourist impact that the project will have and its benefits for East Coast small businesses

The Business Sponsorship Launch will be held at Bridlington Spa, 3pm on Wednesday 17 November. Businesses throughout the area have been invited to attend and learn more about the project which aims to increase visitor numbers to the East Yorkshire coastal resorts.

Puffins Galore! is organised by the team that was responsible for the Larkin’s Toads of 2010 and Amy Johnson’s Moths of 2016, both big popular successes and still attracting attention across Hull and the East Riding many years later. Come May 2022, expect to see at least 40 colourful Puffins with unique artists’ designs in locations from Flamborough and Bempton in the north to Spurn Point in the south.

One business that knows all about the impact of these animal sculpture trails is Jim Harris, Manager of St Stephen’s Shopping Centre in Hull. He commented “As sponsors of an Amy Johnson Moth and a Larkin Toad, we have seen at first hand the amazing impact these animal sculptures have on our visitor numbers – Puffins Galore! will be a very popular attraction for all the family.”

At the launch, the trust will be announcing some of the first businesses to get on board as early sponsorship adopters of Puffin Galore!

A full size 1.5ms tall 2D artist decorated Puffin will also be revealed at the event providing excellent photo and filming opportunities. Further images of artists designs are also available on request.

Key partner of Puffins Galore! is Yorkshire Coast BID and project partner is East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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