Go Wild and join the Chimp Trail this Summer in Richmond

• When: 12th July - 31st August 2024
• Where: Around Richmond Town Centre
• Cost: FREE
• Bio: see below

Be Richmond is celebrating the arrival of the acclaimed Gillie and Marc 'Chimps are Family' art installation, to Richmond town centre with a special chimp toy giveaway this weekend.

From Friday, 12th July visitors can follow a specially created chimp footprint trail through Richmond town centre to discover the striking bronze statues.

To mark the launch, 290 chimp toys, representing the approximate 290,000 chimps left in the wild, have been hidden along the route for participants to find and re-home throughout the weekend ending on Sunday, which is World Chimpanzee Day.

As part of the new trail Be Richmond is partnering with WWF to support the conservation of chimpanzees in the wild.

This collaboration aims to raise awareness and generate donations for the ongoing efforts to protect these remarkable creatures and their environments.

To further help the cause, participants have been asked to take a photo of their found chimp and post it on socials using #BeWildinRichmond and Be Richmond will donate £1 to WWF on their behalf.

Be Richmond is proud to partner with WWF to support the conservation of chimpanzees in the wild. This collaboration aims to raise awareness and generate donations for the ongoing efforts to protect these remarkable creatures and their environments.

More information on the trail and how to get involved can be found https://berichmond.london/be-wild