Show on mapThree wooden seals were placed on the Coatham Roundabout on 08/11/2011.
Theres no plaque or details on the council website yet, but I strongly suspect they will be the work of chainsaw artist Steve Iredale
UPDATE January 2012 : They are indeed by Steve Iredale commissioned by Redcar In Bloom with a grant from Tees Valley Community Foundation. The seals have been named by children at Coatham Primary School. Neil the Seal, Splash & Bubbles. A fourth seal called Cecile should be arrving early 2012.
Thanks to the Eye Magazine for the update, I also noticed the seals sporting tinsel and antlers regularly over Christmas.
Redcar In Bloom helped by a grant from Tees Valley Community Foundation recently commissioned four seals which have been created by Staithes chainsaw sculptor Steve Iredale.
Read more at: http://www.theeyemagazine.co.uk/2011/12/28/naming-of-seals-at-coatham-roundabout/
Thanks for your positive feedback.
Jane (Chair of Redcar in Bloom)
The 3 seals were vandalised over the jubilee weekend. This is a sorry sight!
Video and information available here http://www.theeyemagazine.co.uk/2012/06/08/seals-become-victims-of-needless-vandalism/
Sigh…. can’t we ever have anything nice without some scrotes spoiling it.