A striking new mural along the Leeds Liverpool Canal has been defaced in a “thoughtless act of vandalism”, less than 24 hours before it was due to be unveiled.
The artwork, on a wall in Armley in an area known as Botany Bay or Skinner’s Yard, featured colourful motifs of wildlife including swans, reeds, flowers and bees. But this week, the charity behind the mural was devastated to discover that it had been covered with graffiti – although volunteers remained determined that the public would still be able to enjoy it. The Canal and River Trust was behind the 25-foot artwork, which is the longest to be created along the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
“Unfortunately, our mural been defaced but rather than ‘down tools’, this has inspired our charity and our volunteers to get the mural seen in other ways. The mural is an embodiment of how the canal contributes to wellbeing, so we want the majority of the community to be able to still enjoy it in whatever form that may be, whether on social media, a digital campaign, art boards along other parts of the canal or in other creative ways.
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