A MISCHIEF OF RATS

3rd May – 30th August 2025

Across Hull and East Yorkshire

Why Rats?

2025 really is the Year of the Rat in Hull and East Yorkshire (apologies to the Chinese Horoscope) as a unique parade of 45 beautiful, artist decorated giant Rat sculptures creates a Pied Piper ripple of excitement across the area!

The story behind A Mischief of Rats is a very special one and has a poignant link to the work of our chosen charity, Daisy Appeal, a charity which provides life-saving technology to support people living with cancer, heart disease and dementia.

Inspiration comes from Hull band, The Rats, who were prominent on the local music scene and beyond in the late 60s and early 70s. Lead guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Woody Woodmansey went on to form David Bowie’s ‘Spiders from Mars’.

Sadly both Mick and Trevor died of cancer, and so it is fitting that a charity focussing on the early diagnosis of cancers, heart disease and dementia should benefit from this project.

Rat Designs

We invited artists to respond to a number of themes when considering the designs to submit.

Mick Ronson, The Rats and the Hull and East Yorkshire music scene
Health and medical science
Rats in literature, films and TV
Rats, ships and the sea
Rats made beautiful!

Our designer and sculptor have both worked hard to create a rat that we think is cute and full of character, whilst retaining its essential rattiness. It has certainly provided an unusual canvas for our artists to work their magic on!

We are immensely proud of our Mischief of Rats and we hope that you enjoy them all! So get started today by downloading our FIND A RAT! smart phone App. Available from the App store and Google Play.