Harlow's Summertime Sheep Drive Through London

Photocall 10.00am Monday, 26/07/10

LONDON, July 21, 2010 - A flock of sheep will be driven across London's Tower Bridge on Monday,
26 July, on the way to new pastures in Harlow Town Centre.

The 29 highly decorated life-size fibreglass sheep have been transformed
into works of art by professional artists in London and Harlow.

The sheep will join 8,000 lambs being created by Harlow school children
and young visitors to the Town Centre. The Harlow Town Centre Partnership
(TCP) distributed the pop-up lambs to primary schools, libraries, through
main sponsor The Water Gardens Shopping Centre and other locations in the
area for children to decorate in their own style.

Together they will create the Harlow Summertime Sheep Trail, linking art
galleries, shops and shopping centres, cafés, offices, Harlow's bus station
and Playhouse Theatre.

The trail celebrates an exhibition of Henry Moore sheep etchings in
Harlow's Gibberd Gallery, with a selection of related sculptures, drawings
and found objects, which runs from 31 July to 30 October, as well as the
opening of Gatehouse Arts, the town's newest gallery and studio space, and an
exhibition at Parndon Mill Gallery of "Four Moore Sculptors," which runs
through 8 August.

Many sponsors have come together to make the Sheep Trail possible, says
organiser Richard Dennery, Town Centre Development Manager, including The
Water Gardens, The Harvey Centre, Harlow Council, GlaxoSmithKline, Attwaters
Solicitors, Specsavers, Yates's, Changing Rooms, Esquires Coffee, Steve's
Ices, Tones Music, Café Elite, Harlow Renaissance Ltd., Gatehouse Arts
provider ACAVA, (the Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art)
Nicholls Build and the Town Centre Partnership.

ACAVA artists have transformed the sheep into works of art in many of
their 20 studios for up and coming artists in London and, now, Harlow.

Says Harlow TCP chairman and Renaissance Chief Executive Andrew Bramidge,
"Harlow is known for its exceptional sculpture collection. As part of the
social history and the human geography of the town, sculptures are sited
throughout in shopping precincts, public buildings and housing areas.
Designated as the country's first Sculpture Town in 2009, Harlow's collection
is of national significance with works by Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink,
Auguste Rodin and Barbara Hepworth.

"The sheep trail continues the town's tradition of engaging the local
community with public art. Adding further colour and fun to the collection
over the next few months, it will provide local children a great opportunity
to join in with their own artwork. The Trail truly invites the art lover to
see Harlow differently."

Harlow Town Centre is on the web at www.harlowlive.com and on
Facebook as Harlow Town Centre. Follow LadyBaBa_Harlow on Twitter.

For more information, including Sheep Facts, contact Richard Dennery on +44(0)1279-446832 or +44(0)7885-945404.