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Preston reacts to the unveiling of Wallace and Gromit bench

Posted on - 10th September, 2021 - 12:45pm | Author - | Posted in - Preston Council, Preston News, What's On in Preston
Nick Park with Gromit reading the Evening Lamp-post. Pic: Lisa Brown

This morning (Friday 10 September) people waited in anticipation for the Wallace and Gromit bench to be unveiled.

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Based on the cheese-loving inventor and his loyal companion as they appeared in The Wrong Trousers, the bench sculpture has been given pride of place outside Preston Markets, close to the entrance on Orchard Street.

Nick Park, Prestonian creator of Wallace and Gromit looked thrilled to be at the bench this morning.

The bench was unveiled to the media at 10am.

Read more: It’s the wrong trousers Gromit! Preston’s new Wallace and Gromit bench unveiled by creator Nick Park 

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Then the bench was officially opened to the public at 11am.

@PrestonMarkets tweeted: “This looks amazing! So pleased to have the #WallaceGromitBench at #prestonmarkets.”

Nick Park and Mayor of Preston, Cllr Javed Iqbal and his wife Tahira. Pic: Lisa Brown

Jessica Hubbard took to social media to write: “Great to see the new bench in one of my old patches- Wallace and Gromit were an icon of my childhood.”

Nick Park relaxing with Wallace and Gromit. Pic: Lisa Brown

@heightsfarmali tweeted: “Wow! Love this! #wallacegromitbench

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