East Midlands Railway sponsors two ‘Imps’ as part of an Educational Trail in Lincoln
- Designed by local schoolchildren, the Imps will be displayed across Lincoln this summer
- EMR delivered a rail safety assembly to local school taking part which inspired their ‘Safety’ Imp
- The two Imps will join the other 48 sculptures as part of the Educational Trail
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has sponsored two Imps as part of The Education Business Partnership (EBP) Imp Educational Trail.
Lincoln Christ Hospital School Year 10 pupils created a safety themed Imp following an EMR rail safety assembly to support their learning. EMR is continuing to work with the school on further artwork alongside the North Notts and Lincolnshire Community Rail Partnership.
De Aston School, in Market Rasen, ran a school wide competition in lockdown to come up with a design and they amalgamated three students work into one design – themed around Steam Punk. Its Imp is called Edward Michael Rodgers and the students range across two-year groups.
[Pupils Brooke Turner (Year 8) Kelly Chen (Year 7 and Abigail Phillipson (Year 8) from De Aston School in Market Rasen]
The Education Programme is part of the wider Lincoln Imp Trail of 30 sculptures, which launches on 3rd July, the sculptures will be on display across the city of Lincoln this summer, creating a fun, family-friendly art trail.
The sculptures are inspired by the stone imp figure located in Lincoln Cathedral, which has become a symbol of the city.
Kaye Robinson, Community Ambassador for EMR, took the educational Imps along to Lincoln station earlier this month to showcase them to passengers , she said: “‘It has been really great working with the local schools in Lincoln and Market Rasen, the designs they have come up with are fantastic and I can’t wait to see them in the trail this summer.
“Being able to teach the students about rail safety is of vital importance and I love how they have adapted their learning to an Imp.”
Matthew McKeown, Head of Commercial Services, for The EBP said: "We are delighted to be the education partner for the Lincoln IMP Trail and have been thrilled to work with so many Lincolnshire schools on this unique project celebrating our city’s mischievous mascot.”
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About The Lincoln IMP Trail
Lincoln city will come alive this summer with the arrival of 30 individually designed, hand painted Imps as part of the Lincoln IMP Trail. Presented by Lincoln BIG, the Trail will run from Saturday 3 July to Wednesday 8 September 2021 with thirty Imps being displayed throughout the city, and one taking up residence at the seaside in Skegness.
At the end of the event, all the life-sized Imps will be auctioned to raise money for St Barnabas Hospice.
About the Lincoln IMP Trail Education Programme
The Lincoln IMP Trail Education Programme is an EBP programme delivered in partnership with Wild in Art and Lincoln BIG.
About The EBP
The EBP is a Lincoln-based social enterprise developing the skills of young people.
We work in partnership with businesses to help young people and adult learners fulfil their potential. Through mentoring, training, enterprise challenges, skills development initiatives and work experience, the learners we work with are provided with opportunities to develop the key skills employers are looking for.
We have been working with children and young people since 2001. Through our programmes and activities, thousands of young people have started their careers or gone on to further education with additional skills and confidence. We are proud of the impact that we have on young people’s lives.