12-04-2025
Shopping centre goes all out to get Easter off to a cracking start
MERRY HILL Shopping Centre has certainly got Easter off to a cracking start, unveiling what they claim is the largest Easter egg in the UK.
Standing at an impressive five metres tall, the vibrant egg was officially unveiled to the public at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Brierley Hill today (April 12), kicking off eight days of Easter fun.
The giant egg took 250 hours to paint and is the same height as a 13 storey building.
With the egg as the main attraction, Merry Hill will also come to life with a colourful art trail, featuring nine egg designs from the winners of Merry Hill's Easter egg design competition, which saw over 300 young, budding artists from local primary schools enter.
It is an impressive five feet tall (Image: Merry Hill) Using specially designed maps, visitors can track down the clues as they go to solve a puzzle and receive a free Easter egg.
Merry Hill's Centre Manager, Jonathan Poole, said: 'We just wanted to go and wow our customers, and I think we are doing that with this egg.
'The feedback we have already had has been fantastic - our customers want interactive events.
'They want shopping, leisure, but also fun events, and that's what we've given them with the games and the easter egg trail.'
Tamzin Dodd, Head of Client Services ass Bakehouse Factory Bristol who helped manufacture the egg, said: ' We worked very closely with Mery Hill to design it and just wanted to do something egg-stordinary!
'We wanted something that was community-focussed and would help bring everyone together.'
Visitors will be given custom-designed stickers handed out by bunny performers, encouraging families to leave their creative mark on the giant egg itself, creating a unique community piece of art.
Merry Hill's Centre Manager, Jonathan Poole (Image: Olivia Warburton / NQ) Alongside the Easter activities, Merry Hill is also recognising kindness with its first Good Egg award.
Until April 19, Merry Hill is calling on the people across the West Midlands to nominate someone who embodies the spirit of kindness and generosity, a 'good egg', who will be selected for the chance to win a £1,000 Merry Hill gift card.
Mr Poole added: 'We're trying to find the unsung heroes in our community to give them some recognition, and I think that's really important.'
