The creation of a lasting monument by an internationally famous, local sculptor in the appropriately named Queens Gardens will be a fitting tribute to a life of service, celebrate our connection with Her Majesty, and become a local landmark in its own right. Newcastle Borough Council leader Simon Tagg said: "We believe that this is one of the first statues, if not the first, of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to be commissioned since her death. READ: City council to map out public artworks in Stoke-on-Trent to ensure protection If all the maquettes are not sold, a public appeal will be launched for donations. The collector's items will cost £8,500 each and expressions of interest to buy a maquette can be made here. ![]() The work will be funded by the sale of 11 individually numbered maquettes, each 16 inches high and cast in the same bronze as the intended monument. It will be positioned at ground level looking towards a statue of Queen Victoria, which was unveiled by Grand Duke Michael of Russia in November 1903. The one-and-a-quarter times life-size statue, weighing one ton, will be placed in Queens Gardens when it is unveiled early next year. Stoke-on-Trent artist Andy Edwards, whose works include Stoke City legends Stanley Matthews and Gordon Banks as well as the Beatles, is basing the sculpture on photographs taken when Her Majesty visited Newcastle as part of the borough’s 800th anniversary celebrations in 1973. The sculpture, which forms part of the town's 850th anniversary celebrations, is thought to be the first to be commissioned of the late Queen since her death in September last year. On the right hand side is a variety of short requests such as ‘Let’s lift the flaps and look.A new bronze sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II - showing Her Majesty walking among the people of Newcastle - is set to join her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria's statue in the town's Queens Gardens. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2021 STOP PRESS ~ COMING SOON (at the time of writing): Other titles in the series currently available include: Playing peekaboo is more fun than ever with this rhythmic, whimsical board book from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney. Under the flap is the chance to make the noise of the character along with a repeat on each page of ‘Can you play peek-a-boo?’ On the right hand side is a variety of short requests such as ‘Let’s lift the flaps and look.’ Under the flap is the animal noise repeated, along with ‘Peek-a-boo!’ The left hand side has the question ‘Where’s…?’ ![]() The flaps are matte finish so easy to get hold of the main page underneath has a light sheen finish. Measuring around 17 cm square, the colourful, thick card cover opens to 5 double page spreads with chunky flaps covering the eyes on both pages. Play peek-a-boo with these new friends to find out.Ĭhildren will have so much fun exploring the pages and peeping under the flaps.’ To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.īeautifully illustrated by Zoe Waring ~ a peek-a-boo board book with large lift-the-flaps that cover huge eyes on cheery faces!Ī rather different approach, which does remind me of a little ‘pop-up book’ with animals that was hugely popular in ‘the days back then’ that I had to have reserve copies in hand as some invariably lost their head (eek!) so to speak.īut that was then and this is now, and these thick card flaps are extensions of the main pages, so in no danger of parting company! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. ![]() Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. ![]() If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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