Snail and the Whale memorial for Xander Irvine

Almost a year ago, three year old Xander Irvine was tragically killed when he was out for a walk with his mum in Morningside, Edinburgh.    Everyone who heard about the story was devastated and a real sense of loss and shock was felt in the community, and beyond.  

Wee Xander loved the books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Schaffer and, in his memory, a beautiful Snail and the Whale wooden carving has been made.  The large whale will be placed into the Morningside Playpark where Xander loved to play and it is hoped that children will enjoy playing on the carving for many years to come .  Below is a picture of the carving - hopefully you can see the glue bottle at the tail end so you can get an idea of the scale!

We are now looking to raise funds to pay for the carving which has been lovingly hand carved by a craftsman based in Lincoln.   Any donation you can make would be very much appreciated - it would be wonderful if as many people as possible can know they have contributed to such an important memorial in the park.

Edinburgh City Council have very kindly offered to transport and install the sculpture free of charge so the funds raised are soley to pay for the carving.

Xander's parents, Paul and Victoria, have consented to the wood carving and to this collection.