Dig My Sandy Grave Whilst I Eat This Melting Ice Cream, Cleethorpes
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'Dig My Sandy Grave Whilst I Eat This Melting Ice Cream'

Cleethorpes

The ‘Paint The Town Proud’ heritage initiative is providing a cross-generational and extensive programme of visual artwork and impactful multimedia that combines creative technologies such as digital design and photography alongside community-led murals and graffiti.

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A man is walking down a sidewalk in front of a large mural of a pink teddy bear on a beach.

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About the mural

The artwork by London-based artist LUAP, also known as Paul Robinson, is located on Market Street in the resort.


Mr Robinson, who is originally from Grimsby, said it was about remembering "those special moments" from childhood.


"It's fun, but at the same time has a meaning," he added.


Talking about the inspiration for the mural, the artist said: "I was going through a period of depression in my life, and started having cognitive behavioural therapy.


"I recalled this image from my childhood and started putting it in my artwork as a way of addressing the challenges we deal with as adults."


Mr Robinson said he had taken the bear all over the world, including Mongolia, New Zealand and Dubai.

However, he said he chose Cleethorpes as the latest location for his work after being asked by a local community project.


"It's nice to come back to my home town and create something for the local community," he said.


"It's quite nostalgic."


He said the bear in the mural was eating a melted ice cream, which he said acted as a metaphor for life passing by and a reminder "to enjoy those special moments".


"I think it's those joyful moments we hang on to, and if we having a bad day we can go back to those memories and feel a bit happier," he added.

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