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| Liverpool Giants: Thousands watch second day of marionette show | Liverpool Giants: Thousands watch second day of marionette show |
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| Thousands of people have lined Liverpool's streets for the second day of a giant marionette show commemorating World War One. | Thousands of people have lined 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. | 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 have been visiting the city's landmarks, including the Three Graces. | The show features a grandmother, a little girl and a dog. They have been visiting 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". |
| On Friday, the Little Girl, Grandmother and dog Xolo began in separate locations before meeting in Newsham Park where they stayed the night. | On Friday, the Little Girl, Grandmother and dog Xolo began in separate locations before meeting in Newsham Park where they stayed the night. |
| Earlier, the Little Girl and Xolo walked from the park to the Queensway Tunnel where they had a siesta. | Earlier, the Little Girl and Xolo walked from the park to the Queensway Tunnel where they had a siesta. |
| When they "woke up", the pair met up with Grandmother Giant at Clarence Dock where the three will stay the night. | When they "woke up", the pair met up with Grandmother Giant at Clarence Dock where the three will stay the night. |
| An estimated 35,000 people turned up at Clarence Dock alone to see the display. | An estimated 35,000 people turned up at Clarence Dock alone to see the display. |
| Grandma started and ended her journey at the same locations, but spectators watched her have a whisky and a smoke of her pipe along the way to St George's Hall, where she went on to have an afternoon "snooze". | Grandma started and ended her journey at the same locations, but spectators watched her have a whisky and a smoke of her pipe along the way to St George's Hall, where she went on to have an afternoon "snooze". |
| 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. |
| On Sunday there will be a parade featuring the Giants and Liverpool Pals regiment starting at the Strand at 08:30 BST before the Giants sail away on the River Mersey. | On Sunday there will be a parade featuring the Giants and Liverpool Pals regiment starting at the Strand at 08:30 BST before the Giants sail 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. |