Help bring a giant to Helston
On 28th August The Lost Giants are creating a Helston giant at Coronation Park
We want to bring a brand new giant to Helston this summer, but a giant takes a whole community - will you help?
Wake the Giant is a brand new event for Helston, created by The Lost Giants - Amy and Ruth Webb, Cornwall’s very own professional giant makers. Born from a 35-year-old giant-making tradition in Lostwithiel, The Lost Giants revive and reimagine folk practices, bringing communities together through the shared magic of making and celebration. Now they’re bringing their extraordinary craft to Coronation Park on 28th August for a day like nothing the park has ever seen!
Trevow Helston is supporting the South Kerrier Alliance CIC, who own and run Coronation Park, to offer this event for free to local families but can you help us?
We desperately need supportive folk to make a donation and keep this event free.
Will you be a giant hero?
£5 - You helped dress the giant
£10 - You helped to build the giant
£25 - You sponsored a family's experience
£50 - You're a Giant Guardian
£100+ - You're a Giant Champion
What's the plan for 28th August at the park?
From 11am, the park becomes a hive of making and mischief. Help dress the giant, craft your own makeshift musical instruments, and gather together to celebrate summer’s bounty. Inspired by the Cornish tradition of “shallal”, where communities took to the streets to make themselves heard for miles around, the morning builds towards one glorious, noisy, colourful moment.
At 3pm, it’s time. Lead a bonkers, noisy procession around the lake - the bigger the crowd, the bigger the noise! Bring the whole family, bring your neighbours, bring anyone who loves a bit of joyful chaos.
