The first month of the Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 trail has been a roaring success, with thousands of visitors and residents following their lion trail maps as they track down the purr-fect pride across Windsor, Eton, Ascot, Old Windsor, Datchet and Maidenhead. The beautifully decorated lion and cub sculptures are bringing colour, fun … Read More
‘Victoria’ (lion number 30) has now joined the rest of the pride. Unfortunately she had been delayed due to a bereavement in the artist’s family, but is now in place by Windsor Castle and the Queen Victoria Statue on Thames Street. Apologies for the delay.
Saturday’s World Lion Day saw the official launch of the Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 sculpture trail. The beautifully decorated, supersized lion and cub sculptures took up pride of place across the Royal Borough and hundreds of lion fans of all ages picked up trail maps from the local tourist offices and display locations … Read More
Duck meets lion! This beautifully decorated lion sculpture was created by the talented team at Carters Steam Fair to resemble a carousel horse and is displayed opposite Windsor Castle’s King Henry VIII entrance. A random duck (from Windsor Duck Tours) just happened to be passing.. Quackers! LIONS TAKING PRIDE OF PLACE ACROSS WINDSOR 25 … Read More
The fabulous sight of a giant pride of colourful lions and cubs displayed on the Headmaster’s Lawn at St Georges School Windsor Castle greeted guests at the media launch of the Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 sculpture trail. Forty of the supersized lion sculptures and smaller cubs gathered together for the first time and … Read More
Pop into Curfew Yard, opposite Windsor Castle, from 1pm on Monday 29th July and Wednesday 31 July to see artist Lois Cordelia painting her Leo-nardo lion sculpture! Celebrate the 500th anniversary of genius Leonardo da Vinci with Pimms and music and lion art!
Come down to Curfew Yard off Thames Street by Windsor Castle next Monday or Wednesday to see talented artist Lois Cordelia live-painting her magnificent Leo-nardo lion, in celebration of the genius Leonardo da Vinci, who died 500 years ago this year – #Leonardo500. Lois will be painting her lion in public from approx 2pm on … Read More
Lion sponsors, artists and supporters gathered at Regus Windsor for a Lion project update, some sponsor networking and to see Regus’s talented lion artists introduce their spectacular lion sculptures. Artist Eleanor McColl had flown in from Hong Kong to decorate her Windsor-themed lion, which will be displayed outside Regus in Thames Street from 10th August. … Read More
Local businesses are invited to join us on Thursday to meet the Lion Team and some of the roarsome lion sculptures, sponsors and artists taking part in the Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 sculpture trail. See the two Regus lions being painted by their super-talented artists; Mister Mistry from London and Eleanor McColl who has flown in from … Read More
A talented pride of artists and designers is currently hard at work decorating the magnificent lion sculptures. Some of the finished works of art have made their way back to Windsor where they are being varnished and cared for at our pop-up Lion’s Den at Windsor Yards. International artists are flying in from all over … Read More
Two of the Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 pride enjoyed a sunny outing to the Rotary Club’s Windsor Summer Fayre, where they were admired by hundreds of lion fans of all ages. The colourful lion sculptures were Lifelion painted by Amrit Singh for sponsor Ice Experience and Royal Blue painted by Jessica Palmer for … Read More
The celebrated British fashion designer Craig Wheatley, who designs for world leading Paris fashion houses such as Christian Lacroix and Luis Vuitton, traveled from Paris to Windsor to paint his lion for sponsor Strutt & Parker last month. Craig painted his camouflage peony design lion at the Lions pop-up shop opposite Zara in Windsor Yards, … Read More
Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 – Event Preview Tuesday 18th June – Boulters Restaurant, Maidenhead Join us for riverside cocktails, meet some of the magnificent lion sculptures and find out how your business can be part of this major public art event taking place across the Royal Borough from August to October 2019. See … Read More
The global pharmaceutical foundation Leo Pharma has kindly sponsored a lion cub sculpture for Forest Bridge School, a specialist school for children with autism in Maidenhead. Staff and pupils are looking forward to decorating their cub, which will be displayed in pride of place in Maidenhead from 10th August. Forest Bridge School is a Special … Read More
Our first ‘Meet the Lions’ evening welcomed Royal Borough businesses and RBWM Councillors to enjoy some roarsome beer in the Brew House of the Windsor & Eton Brewery, see lion and cub sculptures and hear more about the high profile public art event. A number of businesses confirmed their sponsorship of one of the magnificent … Read More
The fabulous, multi award-winning creative designer and artist Amrit Singh is in Windsor this week live-painting his supersized lion sculpture, sponsored by Ice Experience. Amrit is painting his lion at The Gallery at Ice in Windsor High Street until Friday 14th June, so make your way over to the Gallery at 8 High Street Windsor … Read More
