Paul McCartney signs a sculpture for the “Gromit Unleashed 3” trail

On this day, it was announced by Paul McCartney had collaborated on a Yellow Submarine sculpture, for the “Gromit Unleashed 3” trail.

From Bristol247.com, June 25, 2025:

Sir Paul McCartney has collaborated on a design for a sculpture featured on the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail.

Yellow Submarine is painted by Bristol children’s illustrator and designer Emily Golden, and based on the Beatles film of the same name from 1968.

The sculpture will be on display at The Wave during the trail, which runs from June 30 to August 31, raising money for the Grand Appeal.

Look out for McCartney’s signature on top of one of Gromit’s ears, with periscopes sprouting from his head like the undersea vessel in the film.

From Gromit Unleashed 3 Trail | The Grand Appeal | Bristol’s Best Trail:

It’s the question on everybody’s lips. “When is the next Gromit Unleashed trail?” Well, we’re thrilled to announce that you can look forward to a summer of sculpture-spotting fun from 30 June to 31 August 2025. That’s right Bristol, Gromit Unleashed will be back, and better than ever!

Nick Park’s Academy Award®-winning character, Gromit, first unleashed on the streets way back in 2013 to raise money for sick children in Bristol and beyond. Now, over 500 sculptures, four trails, and 10 years later, Gromit Unleashed has inspired a legion of fans across the globe.

This year’s trail promises to be like no other. Gromit Unleashed 3 will come hot on the heels of Aardman’s new film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, coming to the BBC in the UK and Netflix globally this winter.

In celebration of the film release, Gromit Unleashed 3 will take visitors on a journey through the movies, with character sculptures inspired by cinema, famous films and the stories that inspired them. You can expect appearances from the nation’s favourite duo Wallace & Gromit and their dastardly arch nemesis, Feathers McGraw.  

In a cracking plot twist for third instalment of Gromit Unleashed, Norbot, the smart gnome, Wallace’s enigmatic new invention from Vengeance Most Fowl will join the line-up for the first time in 2025.