Timms Solicitors Join The Ram Trail Charge
Timms Solicitors have pledged support for the innovative Derby Ram Trail which will create a walking tour of the city centre this summer by becoming a sponsor.
Timms, who have been established since 1892, have sponsored one of 30 larger-then-life ram sculptures.
Each sculpture is currently being decorated by a different artist and will create a colourful spectacle across the city centre for visitors and residents alike to enjoy.
The Derby Ram Trail is a free art sculpture trail organised by Derby Museums, together with Wild in Art and the Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District and will be live in Derby for twelve weeks between May 27 – August 22.
At the end of the summer all the rams will be auctioned off to raise funds for Derby Museums’ Endowment Campaign, helping to secure the future of Derby Museums for everyone for years to come. Every pound raised at the auction will be matched pound for pound by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Timms Managing Partner Fiona Moffat said: “As a law firm that has been rooted in the city and surrounding area for more than 125 years, we are proud to be supporting the local community where our staff and clients live and work.
“Similar sculpture trails have increased community engagement, boosted footfall, increased civic pride and stimulated the local economy.
“As well as sponsoring our own ram, we are therefore looking forward to engaging with all the other businesses across the Cathedral Quarter to maximise the impact that the trail will have on the historic and cultural heart of the city centre.”
The ram sculpture is based on the mythical Derby ram from the 18th Century song, which according to legend was ten yards high, with enormous horns and a huge flowing fleece.
The design for the Timms’ ram is a closely guarded secret at the moment but will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
For more information about the Derby Ram Trail, please visit https://derbyramtrail.org/the-trail/
Note to editors
About Derby Ram Trail
The Derby Ram Trail is a spectacular free art sculpture trail coming to Derby in the summer of 2021. From 27 May to 22 August 2021 a flock of fabulously colourful and unique rams will take you on a trail around the beautiful city of Derby. The ram sculpture is based on the mythical Derby Ram from the 18th Century song, which according to legend was ten yards high with enormous horns and a huge flowing fleece. The story tells how people from all over came to see the huge Derby Ram, and we are excited that people will once again flock to Derby.
The Derby Ram Trail is brought to you by Derby Museums, together with Wild in Art and Presenting Partner, Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID). Wild in Art is a leading producer of creative events that transform places into free, family-friendly outdoor art galleries.
The Derby Ram Trail is raising money for Derby Museums, helping to secure the future of free museums for everyone to enjoy. Every pound raised will be doubled by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
www.derbyramtrail.org
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Derby Museums
Derby Museums is the charity responsible for the rich cultural and creative history of Derby. It manages three free access museums in the city and their important heritage collections; the Museum and Art Gallery, Pickford’s House and the new Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill opening spring 2021. Derby Museums relies on funding and grants from organisations and generous donations from businesses and the public to keep our museums free for everyone to enjoy.
www.derbymuseums.org
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Wild in Art
Wild in Art is the leading producer of spectacular public art events that entertain, enrich, inform and leave a lasting legacy. It brings together businesses and creative sectors with schools and local communities through the creation of uniquely painted sculptures.
Since 2008 Wild in Art has animated cities across the world including Manchester, Sydney, Auckland, Cape Town and São Paulo, and created trails for the London 2012 Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Historic Royal Palaces and Penguin Random House.
Wild in Art events have:
• Enabled over £12m to be raised for charitable causes through auctions alone
• Injected £1.8m into local creative communities
• Engaged over 550,000 young people in Learning Programmes
• Helped millions of people of all ages to experience art in non-traditional settings
wildinart.co.uk | @wildinart | #wildinart
February 2021