A photo of an Alpaca puppet
Free

9 Aug 2025

STATUESQUE at Cliffe Castle Park – 75th Birthday Bash

Chicks on Sticks & Naomi Parker

Costumed characters, free family workshop and a community parade.

Event Details
Date 9 Aug 2025
Times 12pm-4pm
Location The Beacon - Cliffe Castle Park
Ages All ages
Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

A new walkabout act bringing to life the statues from the parks of Bradford, designed and made by artists Naomi Parker and Rachel Hyde-director of stilt walking company Chicks on Sticks.

About the project

Looking for something free to do with the family?

Meet three new walkabout costumed characters inspired by Lister Park’s bronze stag, Bowling Park’s wooden bear and a drumming squirrel, designed and made by artists Naomi Parker and Rachel Hyde – director of stilt walking company Chicks on Sticks.

These new characters will be joined by the much-loved Bracewell the Dragon and Salt and Pepper the Alpaca.

Head to the park and make your own parade creation in a family-friendly workshop run by artists Pam Crawford and Donna Ramsden from 12pm. After a day of fun with the characters, participants will show off their work in a carnival parade at 3pm, joined by members of the local community.

Music has been composed specially for STATUESQUE by Dan McGlade.

STATUESQUE is part of The Beacon Tour and has already visited Bowling Park in June and will be visiting Cliffe Castle Park in August and Lister Park in September.

All under 18s need to be accompanied by an adult for the workshop and parade.

Visit The Beacon at Cliffe Castle Park

The Beacon is a custom-made touring venue for Bradford 2025.

From 10 July – 10 August 2025, The Beacon will be at Cliffe Castle Park.

Plan your visit below, or get in touch with us on [email protected] for more information.

Cliffe Castle Park
Spring Gardens Ln,
Keighley,
BD20 6LH

Artist-Led Project Awards

This project is supported by the Bradford 2025 Artist-led Project Awards programme.

Find out more about this programme and the projects we’ve supported below.

Credits
STATUESQUE has been created with an Artist-Led Project award from Bradford 2025 City of Culture.

The accompanying workshops are part of the Your Way Programme funded by The Leap, in partnership with Bradford Council, Bradford Producing Hub and Bradford Cultural Voice Forum, with additional support from Bradford District Museums and Galleries.

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