Our Education Officer Susan recently completed the Hoot Hike to raise funds for St Elizabeth Hospice.
Susan has been involved with the Ipswich Art Trail since we were first approached by St Elizabeth Hospice to provide educational resources for the campaign. She met with our chosen artist Amy Bourbon on several occasions to discuss our sponsored Hoot, officially named Owl See You In My Dreams but also known as Billy and was lucky to see him be brought to life at the Hold in Ipswich when Amy spent 10 days creating Billy and Kal (aka Kaleidoscope Owl sponsored by Ashtons Legal).
With the summer fast disappearing, Susan, her partner Hugh (who supervises our ringing activities) and their two collies Wish and Freya embarked on an urban adventure to find the Hoots. They started at Christchurch Park at the famous Mabel tree, then meandered their way through the town, ticking off the Hoots along the way. They were also joined by their mascot Meerkat Simon, and a special knitted Owl donated by a supporter and fondly nicknamed Billyson due to the uncanny similarity!
Over the course of 6 hours they saw 42 of the 50 Hoots and made lots of other Hoot finders smile as the menagerie posed for photos with each Hoot.
If you would like to donate to St Elizabeth Hospice, who support people living with progressive illness across the area, then please click here to sponsor Susan. Any donation you make will be gratefully received.