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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Oxfordshire D-Day silhouettes' charity appeals for host venue
An art installation featuring 1,475 life-size silhouettes of soldiers is urgently looking for a new home in time for Remembrance Day in D-Day memorial installation, created by charity Standing with Giants, has previously been displayed at the British Normandy Memorial in Oxfordshire-based charity said it needed a new location that could offer a large outdoor space, support tens of thousands of visitors and financially contribute to the Dan Barton said it was "vital this tribute remains visible and accessible to the public". The installation - called For Your Tomorrow - features the life-size silhouette figures, each representing a serviceman under British command who died on was created to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy campaign in 2024 when it was transported to France as part of the made a return visit earlier this year to mark the 80th anniversary of VE figures were made from recycled signs in Stanton Harcourt, near Witney in local groups, including choirs, veterans, guides and scouts helped assemble them ahead of their journey to than 240,000 visitors saw the work in Normandy, and further 90,000 people viewed it during a run at the National Trust's Stowe Garden in charity said a previously planned UK venue could no longer stage the installation and it was appealing directly to suitable venues, institutions, cathedrals, councils, landowners, heritage sites, parks, and communities to offer a Barton said the display "offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to walk among the fallen"."This project ensures they are not forgotten - and now we need your help to keep them standing tall where people can honour them." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Glasgow Times
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Ayr to host Field of Heroes exhibition to mark VE Day anniversary
The exhibition will comprise over 100 life-size silhouettes of serving personnel from the Navy, Army and Air Force, and is derived from the successful 'Standing with Giants exhibition' that took place in France last year in honour of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Standing with Giants featured almost 1,500 silhouettes erected to overlook Gold Beach in Normandy. The exhibition received wide acclaim for its emotional depth and for serving as a reminder of the sacrifices made by 'the greatest generation'. The Ayr exhibition will see a number of similar silhouettes, produced in conjunction with the Standing With Giants artist Dan Barton and made out of recycled advertising hoardings, erected in Scotland for the first time, but with an added interactive educational feature: each silhouette will tell the real-life story of a local individual who gave their life for the war effort. Terry Wright, one of the VE80 South Ayrshire team who organised the exhibition (Image: VE80 South Ayrshire) Visitors will have the opportunity to scan a QR code on their phones which will take them to a short video explaining the story of the associated individual's service and sacrifice. Each story is told in the first person and has been voiced by someone the same age as the individual commemorated. "We only enjoy the freedoms we have today because of the sacrifice of these men and women 80 years ago, so it is really important for us to take the time and effort to properly mark this anniversary," said Ken Nairn, local historian and leader of VE 80 South Ayrshire, which has organised the exhibition. "By listening to the individual stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, visitors will hopefully leave with a deeper emotional connection to that generation and what they did for us."
The Herald Scotland
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Ayr to host Field of Heroes exhibition to mark VE Day anniversary
Standing with Giants featured almost 1,500 silhouettes erected to overlook Gold Beach in Normandy. The exhibition received wide acclaim for its emotional depth and for serving as a reminder of the sacrifices made by 'the greatest generation'. The Ayr exhibition will see a number of similar silhouettes, produced in conjunction with the Standing With Giants artist Dan Barton and made out of recycled advertising hoardings, erected in Scotland for the first time, but with an added interactive educational feature: each silhouette will tell the real-life story of a local individual who gave their life for the war effort. Terry Wright, one of the VE80 South Ayrshire team who organised the exhibition (Image: VE80 South Ayrshire) Visitors will have the opportunity to scan a QR code on their phones which will take them to a short video explaining the story of the associated individual's service and sacrifice. Each story is told in the first person and has been voiced by someone the same age as the individual commemorated. READ MORE: "We only enjoy the freedoms we have today because of the sacrifice of these men and women 80 years ago, so it is really important for us to take the time and effort to properly mark this anniversary," said Ken Nairn, local historian and leader of VE 80 South Ayrshire, which has organised the exhibition. "By listening to the individual stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, visitors will hopefully leave with a deeper emotional connection to that generation and what they did for us."
