Fire and Ice, Durham
A two-day event at various locations around the city centre of Durham, billed as a chance to "witness ice sculptures and flaming beacons bringing back to life stories of myths and legends from times gone by"
There were ice sculptors working of various pieces throughout the two days and a number of ice sculptures which had presumably been completed earlier. I initially went on the Friday and was genuinely impressed and being half-term, there were a lot of families with young children who had the chance to try their hand at some ice carving.
The only issue I had with the event was the longevity of the static ice sculptures.. I'd been impressed so much that I went back on day two with my wife and son, only to discover that the same static ice sculptures were on display as the previous day, although by now had melted to such an extent that it took some imagination to try and work out what they had originally been!
To be fair, the weather had been quite mild and particular windy, so I guess the sculptures melted much quicker than anticipated. I personally had thought the static exhibits would have been replaced with new ones for day two as they had evidently been markedly in meltdown on day one. It's obvious that such a spectacle has a limited time frame in which to take place and expecting an ice sculpture to remain intact for 48 hours in relatively mild and windy weather was pushing it somewhat.
Still, full marks to Durham though, which staged something a little out of the ordinary and received lots of attention (especially on day one).
Fire and Ice, Durham
A two-day event at various locations around the city centre of Durham, billed as a chance to "witness ice sculptures and flaming beacons bringing back to life stories of myths and legends from times gone by"
There were ice sculptors working of various pieces throughout the two days and a number of ice sculptures which had presumably been completed earlier. I initially went on the Friday and was genuinely impressed and being half-term, there were a lot of families with young children who had the chance to try their hand at some ice carving.
The only issue I had with the event was the longevity of the static ice sculptures.. I'd been impressed so much that I went back on day two with my wife and son, only to discover that the same static ice sculptures were on display as the previous day, although by now had melted to such an extent that it took some imagination to try and work out what they had originally been!
To be fair, the weather had been quite mild and particular windy, so I guess the sculptures melted much quicker than anticipated. I personally had thought the static exhibits would have been replaced with new ones for day two as they had evidently been markedly in meltdown on day one. It's obvious that such a spectacle has a limited time frame in which to take place and expecting an ice sculpture to remain intact for 48 hours in relatively mild and windy weather was pushing it somewhat.
Still, full marks to Durham though, which staged something a little out of the ordinary and received lots of attention (especially on day one).