Yorkshire Cancer Research has launched a new art installation at Castle Howard to help raise awareness of its mission to save lives in Yorkshire.

The charity, which is dedicated to helping Yorkshire people avoid and survive cancer, is launching its annual fundraising campaign, ‘Give it Some Welly’, as part of its aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in our region.

To officially launch the campaign, the charity has teamed up with Yorkshire artist Anita Bowerman and Castle Howard to celebrate the 191,000 people in Yorkshire who are living with or have survived cancer thanks to advances in early diagnosis and treatment.

Together, they have created a stunning welly-based sculpture in the grounds of Castle Howard. The piece, titled Give Cancer the Boot, is made up of 191 stainless steel wellington boots, with each welly representing 1,000 people who are living with or have survived cancer in Yorkshire.

The art installation, which is located on the South Front in the grounds of Castle Howard, will be open to the public from Wednesday 8th July until Wednesday 22nd July.

To prevent cancer, increase early diagnosis and improve treatment for cancer in the region, the charity is aiming to raise £10m this year so it can help more people ‘give cancer the boot’ for good.

To raise these vital funds, Yorkshire Cancer Research is encouraging people across Yorkshire to fundraise this Yorkshire Day (Saturday 1st August) as part of the charity’s ‘Give it Some Welly’ campaign. Whether it’s wanging them, wearing them, or baking some welly themed cakes, the charity is asking people across the region to get out their wellies and raise vital funds.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is encouraging people across Yorkshire to raise money this summer in the run up to Yorkshire Day on Saturday 1st August. To find out more and to download a free fundraising pack, go to: www.ycr.org.uk/welly

Yorkshire Cancer Research and Castle Howard request that people follow current UK Government guidelines in order to stay safe when visiting the installation and organising any fundraising activities. The latest guidelines can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus