Big Hoot sculpture flies home to Castle Bromwich

OWL'S ABOUT THAT: The larger birds, above, were put on public display
in Birmingham this weekend.

A SCULPTURE which formed part of a massive public art project has been taken to its new permanent home at Castle Bromwich Junior School.
Pupils there had come up with the colourful design for one of more than 120 owlets which had been strategically placed at venues around Greater Birmingham.

Hands On was designed by

Castle Brom Junior School

Castle Bromwich was one of the select few schools in Solihull invited to take part.
The junior school’s contribution was Hands On! – one of several birds which took pride of place at Birmingham Airport.
The owlet formed part of The Big Hoot – the ambitious art trail which has captured the public’s imagination over the past few months.
The children’s owlets were placed alongside slightly larger statues, whose intricate designs were the brainchild of various professional artists.
This weekend, the bigger birds were all brought together at Birmingham’s Millennium Point so that members-of-the-public had one final chance to see the feathered fellows in all their glory.
On Thursday (October 15), the owls will be auctioned off for charity, with organisers hoping to raise around £500,000 for Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital.
You can find out more about how the project was put together at www.thebighoot.co.uk