THE TROJAN HORSE
The Trojan Horse, was a plan made by Odysseus to end the Trojan War and was designed to be hollow in the middle so that soldiers could hire inside and was wheeled in front of the city of Troy as a gift, with a secret.
A poll from visitors to the Bridlington event felt that the Trojan Horse was a symbol of HOPE and not WAR.
Arguably one of the more well known instalments of The Odyssey, was the Trojan horse, so what fitting way to bring it to life, than to create our very own out of completely recyclable materials!
We had committed to attempting to see if we could achieve a world record for the largest cardboard structure, which meant that different rules needed to be adhered to as part of the build process.
A competition was launched for schools to win the opportunity to build different sections, and community groups invited to keep the build going from building everything from the wheels to the head itself.
We achieved the Guinness World Record, but it is something that all the 100’s of people who took part in the build should share as it was a huge group effort!
Additional activities also took place over the weekend including artist stalls, film screenings, and build workshops.
TIMINGS: OCTOBER 2022
LOCATIONS: The Spa, Bridlington