Gromits help to raise £3.8m for sick children
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal has raised £3.8m towards the expansion of Bristol Children's Hospital - exceeding its initial target by £300,000.
UWE wins 'Sheepdog Gromit' with £23k bid
The University of the West of England won a Gromit statue with a successful bid of £23,000 at last night's auction.
'Sheepdog' is a Trojan horse style Gromit, with a view of one Aardman's other famous characters - Shaun the Sheep - operating it inside.
The auction raised £2.3 million towards Bristol Children's Hospital.
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