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Estel Farell Roig

The reason why hundreds of giant hearts are being painted on Bristol's green spaces

Hundreds of giants hearts are being painted on some of Bristol's green spaces.

A total of 374 giant hearts will be appearing in three city centre areas this week as part of a campaign called #BristolTogether - which aims to encourage people to go back to the city centre.

Artists from Upfest will be lending a hand to paint the first installation of 224 hearts in Queen Square, followed by College Green and Castle park later in the week.

Keith Rundle, operations director at Bristol City Centre BID, which represents over 750 businesses, said: "The idea is to encourage people to come back to the safe environment which is the city centre.

"It is part of a campaign called Bristol Together to safely reopen the city centre and this is the first part of the initiative."

Mr Rundle said the hearts -which are painted on the grass - are approximately 3m wide with at least 2m distance between them to try to encourage people to maintain a safe distance while using outdoor spaces.

He added: "The city centre is getting busier by the day because people are realising it is safe and it is great to have them coming back.

"We want to support businesses as they start to reopen after this difficult time."

Describing the city centre as a tremendous place, the operations director praised Bristolians for being sensible and cautious.

The Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) team has been working through the coronavirus lockdown to create measures which will invite Bristolians and visitors to the city centre.

The #BristolTogether campaign reflects that returning to work, study and play must be done within the safety of existing government regulations.

The campaign is led by Bristol City Centre BID alongside Visit Bristol, Business West and Broadmead BID, in partnership with the One City Economy Board and Bristol City Council.

The project was also supported by the European Regional Development Fund through HM Government’s Reopening High Streets Safely Fund.

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