Sand Art Appeal

The organisers of the annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival have issued an appeal for £50k's worth of sponsorship (CLICK). Due to Government cutbacks, North Somerset Council can no longer afford to pay for the event, although its name still appears on the official website (title link). Somebody should have applied for funds earmarked for the Cultural Olympiad, which promises to be a dreadful load of twaddle. The Sand Sculpture Festival attracts world-class figurative artists who produce very fine work, as you can see from this photo of a baby elephant resting on his mother.