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| Liverpool Giants: Thousands expected on second day | Liverpool Giants: Thousands expected on second day |
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| Thousands of people are expected to line Liverpool's streets for the second day of a giant marionette show commemorating World War One. | Thousands of people are expected to line Liverpool's streets for the second day of a giant marionette show commemorating World War One. |
| An estimated 300,000 people watched three giants walk through the city on Friday | |
| The huge figures began the Memories of August 1914 event at 10:00 BST. | The huge figures began the Memories of August 1914 event at 10:00 BST. |
| The show features a grandmother, a little girl and a dog. They will visit many of the city's landmarks, including the Three Graces. | The show features a grandmother, a little girl and a dog. They will visit many of the city's landmarks, including the Three Graces. |
| Culture Liverpool director Claire McColgan said the show and huge crowds were "creating history". | Culture Liverpool director Claire McColgan said the show and huge crowds were "creating history". |
| The Little Girl, Grandmother and dog Xolo began in separate locations on Friday, before meeting in Newsham Park late in the day. | The Little Girl, Grandmother and dog Xolo began in separate locations on Friday, before meeting in Newsham Park late in the day. |
| The Little Girl and Xolo will travel from the park to the Queensway Tunnel and onto Clarence Dock later. | The Little Girl and Xolo will travel from the park to the Queensway Tunnel and onto Clarence Dock later. |
| The Grandmother will start and end her journey at the same locations, but will go via St George's Hall. | The Grandmother will start and end her journey at the same locations, but will go via St George's Hall. |
| Royal de Luxe, the French street theatre company behind the spectacle, said the figures would cover 30 miles in total over the weekend. | Royal de Luxe, the French street theatre company behind the spectacle, said the figures would cover 30 miles in total over the weekend. |
| A section of the event will be dedicated to the World War One Liverpool Pals battalions. | A section of the event will be dedicated to the World War One Liverpool Pals battalions. |
| Hundreds of thousands of people saw the last Giants event in 2012, which commemorated the sinking of the Titanic. | Hundreds of thousands of people saw the last Giants event in 2012, which commemorated the sinking of the Titanic. |
| This year's event, which runs until Sunday, will end with the three giants sailing away on the River Mersey. | This year's event, which runs until Sunday, will end with the three giants sailing away on the River Mersey. |
| BBC News Online will be following the giants through Liverpool with live text coverage, pictures and video of events. For more details, visit the BBC's dedicated Liverpool Giants page. | BBC News Online will be following the giants through Liverpool with live text coverage, pictures and video of events. For more details, visit the BBC's dedicated Liverpool Giants page. |