ChestertheGiantCity


 

CHESTER THE GIANT CITY

Taking on the Olympic Challenge: 2011 - 2012

Have you ever thought of taking your Giant to the Olympics in 2012?

At Chester The Giant City we are intending to take 206  - one for every nation taking part. 

How do we hope to achieve that?

With your help.

At the BiG Giant Festival (June 2010) fourty seven community groups walked, wheeled and danced their giants through the streets of Chester to the delight of over 152,000 people.  The Lord Mayor of Chester was so impressed he said:

"...this was the best event we have ever had the privilege of taking part in – with all the Giants as well as the Town Criers and all the entrants it lifted itself to a higher plane than I have ever experienced in Chester. Such colour and imagination, such music and vitality, such enthusiasm and such huge crowds – where else apart from Notting Hill would you see such an event? !!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Neil and Kathie Ritchie
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of the City of Chester
Chairman and Chairman's Lady, Cheshire West and Chester Council"

 


So What Happens Next?

If you want to take part in the 2011 BiG Giant Parade contact us

In 2011 our BiG Giant Parade will be one of "Innovation, creation and cosmopolitanism."

Be innovative about how you design your giant, but keep it safe.  If getting started is a problem contact us because we have developed a starter, flat-pack giant for people who have never built a giant before.  It's dead easy to put the pieces together and everything is supplied.  You don't even need special tools, all you need to do to make it work is tighten 4 nuts and bolts.

Once you have got your giant standing 14 ft tall, then be as creative as you like about dressing it.  Look at what is giant about yourself, your group, your organisation and community and create a costume that says this is who you are and what you represent. Having dressed your Giant create a band and a whole entourage of people to walk with it - the more the merrier.

This year we had giants from Catalonia, Spain, Nicaragua and Belgium take part in our BiG Giant Parade.  If you have links with other countries and you want to represent that in your giant, then go ahead, we are after all heading towards the Olympics, be as cosmopolitan as you like. 

Don't forget to register your giant and come and join the fun.

 

Kristine

Project Director

info@chesterthegiantcity.com

 

 

 
Giants at the Great West Door of Chester Cathedral

 

 

LILY
Lady of the Lake

The Old Man Ga; Flo; Clarice
and the two Square Heads

 Aerfon

      

 

 

 

 

 

 It's never too late to get involved.
 
Check out our Giant Map and see if there is a Giant Group near you.

 

Register on our site, and we will keep you informed of our Giant Events. Or alternatively feel free to contact us if you require any more information.