Dales Gets Multicoloured, Inflatable Thing...

A classic Friday story, with the news that the Yorkshire Dales now has a huge multi-coloured inflatable sculpture pegged to the side of Ingleborough...

A 40 metres x 15 metres multi-coloured maze of rubbery tunnels is, apparently, intended to mimic the area's network of potholes, so it shouldn't be long before a platoon of Mexican soldiers become accidentally trapped in one and have to be rescued in the six-week operation.

The structure known as a 'luminarium' it says here, was designed by one Alan Parkinson. Visitors can get inside and crawl through the sun-lit tunnels by paying a small fee which will go to help improve local community facilities and is all part of this weekend's Clapham festival.

"The landscape around Clapham is particularly beautiful" says Parkinson. "And never before have we put a structure in such a remote rural location. Logistically, it will be a bit of a challenge but the juxtaposition should be quite startling."

So if you spot a huge plasticcy thing near Ingleborough, that's what it is and no, it's not going to stay there. Beats potholing we reckon...

For more information see the web site of Luminarium builders 'Architects of Air' and this Yorkshire Dales press release.