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The HELIX, Scotland, UK : Kelpie Heads

Falkirk Council, British Waterways & Central Scotland Forest Trust

Kelpie Heads Sculpture Massive ‘Kelpie’ heads set to be built as The HELIX bid to The BIG Lottery Fund's Living Landmark programme receives £25m of lottery funding. The HELIX, a partnership made up of Falkirk Council, British Waterways and the Central Scotland Forest Trust, intend to transform the landscape between Falkirk and Grangemouth into a thriving environmental community. The funding announcement has been received with great excitement by all those involved with the project, especially in light of the fact that it was the only Scottish proposal to receive a lottery grant of this kind. The scheme will provide a unique outdoor sustainable environment with 300 hectares of new greenspace, 34km of paths, cycle ways, water features, and woodland featuring 750,000 newly planted trees. Other work will include a canal link to reconnect the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Forth Estuary that will offer a new gateway to Scotland's inland waterways, as well a public arts programme which will involve the creation of two 30 metre high "Kelpie" heads. Based on the mythical Scots creatures of the same name, the sculptures will work both functionally as a boat lift mechanism for the canal, as well as an attraction complimenting The HELIX site. Work due to start on site in 2008 over 3 phases; major capital phase to complete by 2013. ‘The Kelpies’ Design Competition picture : Graeme Gilmour The Kelpies Design Competition The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has been commissioned by Falkirk Council to manage an important competition to select an architect-led, multi disciplinary, team. The competition is for the design of the internal space within a giant sculpture of a horse’s head. The structure will be set within one of two horses head sculptures, ‘The Kelpies’, by world renowned sculptor, Andy Scott. The competition also seeks the design of a complementary visitor hub on the same site. 9 Nov

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