
EmilyWilliamsonStatue
@emilystatue
In 1889 Emily Williamson founded what is now the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Now the aim is to create a statue of her in Didsbury, Manchester.
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http://www.emilywilliamsonstatue.com 10-01-2021 15:44:22
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Once again so sorry but I couldn’t resist this!! Here are the two EmilyWilliamsonStatue maquette’s now completed and having a good old celebratory sing-song, Emily Williamson stylie!! Hope you like?! Emily Williamson Festival

Your vote matters! I created #TheBettyCampbellMonument a year ago now and it has been short-listed for the PSSA Marsh Awards. GO BETTY!!! You have until the 17th November to place your vote pssauk.org/awards/ Monumental Welsh Women Herstorical Monuments @Studio_responce @PhoenixBrighton



We did it!! #thebettycampbellmonument won the @PSSA Marsh Awards Public Vote!Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to vote! Making the monument was a true labour of love and the highlight of my career! Thank you all once again! Monumental Welsh Women Studio Response / Stwdio Ymateb Public Statues and Sculpture Association


Celebrating #IWD at home in #Didsbury with EmilyWilliamsonStatue by Eve Shepherd and Our Emmeline by Hazel Reeves There is good progress in the campaign for the statue of Emily Williamson, founder of NaturesVoices in Fletcher Moss Park.




Hear how David Lindo The Urban Birder - OFFICIAL became London's most unlikely #Birder Social historian Tessa Boase tells the truth about the #Victorian plumage trade and 'murderous #millinery Meet our sculptor Eve Shepherd Eve Shepherd and discover the avian secrets hidden in Emily's #statue



📣SATURDAY! Can’t wait to share the work I’ve written for DidsburyArtsFestival: “Sarah-Clare Conlon premiering poems inspired by legendary Didsbury resident Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB.” Northern Soul eventbrite.co.uk/e/flight-patte…

I'm fundraising for the statue of Emily Williamson. My updated page with a brief video of the statue maquette. RSPB RSPB England Eve Shepherd Please check out my JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/andrewsim…

Wouldn’t it be amazing to have a statue of the woman who saved one million #birds and founded the #RSPB. Manchester’s Andrew Simcock plans an epic cycle ride to make it happen! #RSPBEastern400 #womeninhistory More here. bit.ly/RSPBEastern400 Andrew Simcock EmilyWilliamsonStatue


My Justgiving page has closed. A £355 anonymous donation was made yesterday to ensure I hit my £5k target. With Gift Aid added that means just under £3k for statue, £3k for the reserves I visited. Thankyou to them and all donors. JustGiving #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/andrewsim…

bbc.com/news/uk-englan… This was a nice surprise whilst on holiday, a friend sent me this BBC South East article about my early career helped by sculptor @absculpts and my explosive clay kitchen experiments!! Royal Museums Greenwich Emily Williamson Festival EmilyWilliamsonStatue Monumental Welsh Women

SAVE the DATE 💥 SOON we are publishing OUR jargon-free guidelines for councils and local groups who are planning to commission and install public sculpture OUR accompanying WEBINAR will highlight important statue campaigns inc EmilyWilliamsonStatue Friday 12th/13th April #savethedate



Eve Shepherd discussed the impact of public sculpture when it is accepted by the community, giving people a sense of belonging and they feel it is a part of their lives so the public want to protect it which enhances its longevity

