Iconic Horsham town centre statue given festive makeover

By Sam Dixon-French
Published 12th Nov 2020, 13:42 BST
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An iconic Horsham statue has been given a festive makeover ahead of Christmas.

The much-loved Piries Place donkey has been given a new look to celebrate the holiday season.

Piries Place have built around the cart, transforming it into a sleigh with the help of local children’s festive artwork contributions, gathered by Art K Horsham.

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The new art installation is the perfect site for a festive selfie and there will be festive giveaways in the Piries Place square throughout each Saturday of December.

Mr Pirie and his donkey have been given a festive makeoverMr Pirie and his donkey have been given a festive makeover
Mr Pirie and his donkey have been given a festive makeover

There will also be candy cane stilt walkers with pre-packaged candy canes for children and mulled wine. The event is COVID compliant with full PPE worn and social distancing considered, the organisers said.

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