Stunning mural of local heroes and global icons leaves school children in awe
21.08.2022 - 15:47
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A stunning mural of local heroes and global icons at a school in Wigan has left children inspired. Olympian Keely Hodgkinson is the latest to be added to the wall of icons at Platt Bridge Community School following her efforts in the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.
Joining fellow Wiganer Ella Toone and her Lioness teammate Beth Mead, the three women are among Albert Einstein, J.K Rowling and Martin Luther King. This mural looks to inspire the children to be whatever they want - and how being from Wigan should not deter them from doing that.
Scott Wilcock, from Snow Graffiti, has been into the school on a number of occasions to add to the mural as well as create portraits in the hall and give lessons to the children.
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The mechanic-turned street artist has proved a big hit with the kids in summer school who say they want to be like him in the future. After 17 years of his old job, a Christmas snow spray piece two years ago suddenly pulled him into the street artist life and he has not looked back since.
“The kids kept talking about the Lionesses and Keely so we just went with that,” he said. “It was strange at first [showing the children how to do it] because not many people are into airbrushing but when I got them and showed them how to do it they were saying ‘I want to be an airbrusher when I am older’ which I have never heard before.
“It makes me feel proud, who wouldn’t be. It is brilliant to do this, I get asked all the time to do things around here and it is the best feeling ever.
“I love the detail as the painting spray cans you can’t get the detail and I
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