http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Mum-son-set-Trafalgar-Square-statue-double/article-1153642-detail/article.html

there will be extensive media coverage between 1st July and 14th October (100 days) as 2,400 selected people will stand on the fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square each for one hour, over 24 hours, and do numerous fascinating things.

Many people (like Yvette and David) are raising awareness for Charity. Some are doing more outlandish things - one heavily tattooed gentleman is going to sit in a bath of blood for his hour. Many are choosing to do their slot in the nude. Yvette's husband Tony asked her not to - "Because we haven't got a wide-screen television"!

The Plinth is usually reserved for statues of royalty and Generals but until October participants from all over the UK will become an image of themselves, and a representation of the whole of humanity

The organisers said it was incredible that two members of the same family were chosen to perform in July - there are just 2,400 places and over 15,500 people applied - only 41 of those places were in the East Midlands.

Yvette is on the plinth on Sunday 19th July at 4pm - 5pm

and David is the Plinth on Monday 27th July at 8pm-9pm.

Yvette will stand on the plinth (or lay crying, gripping on to the sides due to her vertigo!) and be wearing a sandwich board saying; 

"Please could you make a donation to our Registered Charity?

Buy a Duck for £5!

God Bless the Queen"

 

After FIFTEEN hours of cutting and sticking (Blue Peter, eat your heart out) this is the notice board that Tony and Yvette made;

 

 

Please note Ralph peeping out the side - supervising.

 

Whilst on the Plinth, Yvette will be holding her Hook-a-Duck & a stick and around her feet she'll have 200 tiny plastic ducks - which she'll be putting on e-bay afterwards to raise funds*.

 

* PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW

 

David (who starts a BA (Hons) in Film Production at The University For Creative Arts in September) is doing something much more artistic.

 

He's going on the Plinth then he will strip off, (are you ready girls?) get changed into a costume, apply the full make-up of 'The Joker' from the Batman Film 'The Dark Knight' then he will play the bass guitar.

 

However, if it rains it'll have to be a banjo!

 

His colleague Ste will be making a film about his efforts - as another piece of art.

 

Yvette and David have got to sign in two hours before their allocated slot to be frisked for offensive weapons. Yvette's looking forward to that bit.

 

Sky Television are making a documentary about selected participants and as they both have an interesting / quirky story they've expressed an interest in featuring them.

 

The event will be shown live on the www.oneandother.co.uk website and on the Sky website http://www.skyarts.co.uk/art-design/article/antony-gormleys-one-other

 

Whilst they are actually 'being a piece of living art' on the Plinth they will be making a 'blog' for BBC Radio Nottingham and the local Radio Stations will ring them whilst they are in situ.

 

All in all it looks like being a very exciting event and they're both really looking forward to their once-in-a-lifetime experience!

 

If you would care to sponsor their fund-raising efforts, please click on the 'Donate' button above.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fact that Yvette has NO idea what she's playing at with her E-Bay account the ducks will only be for sale by either sending a cheque for £5 or clicking on 'Donate' and donating £5 - the duck will be sent to you via 1st Class Registered Post.

 

Next week, once her "Pay Pal Account has been verified" (sounds like a medical condition) they'll be on sale via E-Bay too.