Trunk-tastic elephant sculptures made for charity
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If you've been to Windsor and Slough recently you might have seen lots of these brightly coloured elephant sculptures dotted around.
It's all part of a new public art trail called Trunks Across the Thames.
Organised by charity Thames Hospice, 30 of the elephants have been installed in the Berkshire towns overnight.
They will stay in place until 13 September, before being auctioned off to raise money for the organisation.
Each of the elephants are made from glass reinforced plastic, and 12 of them were painted by artists in Berkshire.
Illustrator Charlie Mackesy, who is famous for his book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, even painted one.
His elephant was unveiled at the Royal Windsor Flower Show on 6 June.
It's been called Amara and on one side shows a painted scene from the short animated feature film, for which Mackesy won an Oscar.
Some of the sculptures appear outside famous landmarks, with one seen outside royal residence Windsor Castle decorated to appear as a member of the King's Guard.
One has also been spotted with zebra stripes and another to look like a McLaren racing car, with the company's first racing car developed in Slough.
Dr Rachael de Caux, the hospice's chief executive said: "Trunks across the Thames gives us the opportunity to bring people together in a completely different way – through creativity, storytelling and shared experiences.
"Every elephant tells a different story and reminds us that every story matters.