Big things have arrived in Leicester!
A herd of 40 giant Elephants and 82 Baby Elephants are stampeding around Leicester from 14th July. Discover them all before 21st September!
LOROS Hospice and Wild in Art have joined together to create the BIGGEST art trail the city has ever seen to raise vital funds for the hospice as it celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025.
Follow the trail!
Plan out your route to Stomp Round Leicester in one of the following ways:
Grab a trail map for a suggested £2 donation from:
– The Stomp Hub Shop in This + That by LOROS, 46 High Street, Leicester, LE1 5YN
– Any LOROS shop across Leicestershire
– The customer service desk at Highcross Leicester, Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
Or follow the herd by downloading the Stomp Round Leicester app from the Google Play or Apple App Store.
Why elephants?
Here’s a few reasons why elephants are the ideal sculpture to support LOROS Hospice.
Elephants never forget
Long-lived and famous for their enormous memories, elephants recall routes and recognise people. Like us, they’re social beings who form deep connections and close bonds that last lifetimes, experiencing joy together and also showing grief when a member of their herd dies. For our patients and their families, memories are very important – to cherish the time we have left and to comfort in happy recollections.
Elephants in culture
Elephants hold cultural significance in many societies, and are often associated with wisdom, strength, and good luck. Leicester’s famous naturalist Sir David Attenborough finds these gentle giants endlessly fascinating, with their unexpected qualities such as their incredible hearing (through their feet!) and their ability to swim.
Reflecting Leicester’s diversity
Elephants will help us tell the stories of Leicester’s diverse communities. The animal is important to many religions practised in the city, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Jainism. Elephants migrate and Leicester’s rich cultural diversity is also thanks to patterns of human migration.
The elephant in the room
The ‘elephant in the room’ is an obvious truth which no one wants to discuss. For LOROS Hospice this reflects society’s attitudes to death, dying and bereavement. It’s a difficult subject and we’d like our Elephant trail to support important thought-provoking conversations.
Why elephants?
Here’s a few reasons why elephants are the ideal sculpture to support LOROS Hospice.
Elephants never forget
Long-lived and famous for their enormous memories, elephants recall routes and recognise people. Like us, they’re social beings who form deep connections and close bonds that last lifetimes, experiencing joy together and also showing grief when a member of their herd dies. For our patients and their families, memories are very important – to cherish the time we have left and to comfort in happy recollections.
Elephants in culture
Elephants hold cultural significance in many societies, and are often associated with wisdom, strength, and good luck. Leicester’s famous naturalist Sir David Attenborough finds these gentle giants endlessly fascinating, with their unexpected qualities such as their incredible hearing (through their feet!) and their ability to swim.
Reflecting Leicester’s diversity
Elephants will help us tell the stories of Leicester’s diverse communities. The animal is important to many religions practised in the city, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, and Brahmanism. Elephants migrate and Leicester’s rich cultural diversity is also thanks to patterns of human migration.
The elephant in the room
The ‘elephant in the room’ is an obvious truth which no one wants to discuss. For LOROS Hospice this reflects society’s attitudes to death, dying and bereavement. It’s a difficult subject and we’d like our Elephant trail to support important thought-provoking conversations.
Join the herd!
The mammoth business benefits of being part of our Elephant foster family:
- Gain media exposure for your business
- Be part of an event bringing thousands of visitors to your local community
- Improve brand awareness for your business or organisation in a unique and memorable way
- Build a feel-good factor among your employees, customers and stakeholders
- Align your business with a well-respected local charity which provides vital services for people in your local community
- Be part of something amazing and make a big impact
Our herd of Elephants will be stampeding into the city on Monday 14th July!
Are you ready to Stomp Round Leicester?
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#StompRoundLeicester
Fundraise for LOROS Hospice
There’s a trunk full of ways you can help fundraise for LOROS and make a real difference in supporting the staff at the Hospice to give high-quality, compassionate care and help to terminally ill local people and their families.