Willie Miller
Football legend Willie Miller to be celebrated as one of the Scotland’s much-loved characters as part of the Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail. Aberdeen and Scotland footballer Willie Miller is the inspiration behind artist Sarah Mauchline’s unique design.
Sarah Maucline was delighted to have the opportunity to bring her creation to life. “The inspiration behind my design comes from my family, all of which are huge Don's supporters!
Winning the Cup Winners Cup in 1983 was a proud moment in history for AFC therefore, I wanted to create my design around that momentous day. And when thinking of which player I'd transform Oor Wullie into, there could only be one - captain at the time (and legend), Willie Miller.
I hope my design brings joy to those who meet him and raises lots of money for The Scottish Children hospital charities. Thank you to Bon Accord for choosing my design. “
Willie Miller said “The sculpture design is an excellent piece of work from Sarah Mauchline and it is an honour to have played a part in the inspiration. The design captures some key moments in Aberdeen Football club’s history and I hope it helps raise money for Scotland’s Children’s hospitals”
Oor Wullie Miller will be on display at Bon Accord throughout the Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail along with over 200 other designs across Scotland from June 17 to August 30.
Craig Stevenson Bon Accord centre manager “We are delighted to be sponsoring Oor Wullie Miller, Aberdeen football club is close to many Aberdonian’s hearts with Willie Miller playing a big part in its history and we are sure he will be popular with our shoppers.
We work in partnership with the wider community where ever we can, and The Big Bucket Trail is a fantastic initiative to get people moving around Scotland all the while raising money for such great children’s charities. “
Inspired by Scotland’s favourite son, Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail is the first nationwide public arts trail and will cover 700 miles across Scotland this summer. A total of 200 life-sized Oor Wullie sculptures can be spotted across Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
This free art event will run for 11 weeks from June 17 to August 30. Each statue is individually designed by 100 artists, each reflecting a unique aspect of Scotland’s diverse culture.
The goal of the trail is to raise vital funds for all of Scotland’s children’s hospital charities to provide the very best possible care and support for the combined half a million babies, children and young people who are seen each year.
At the end of the summer, the sculptures will be auctioned off and the money raised will be used to support the work of these charities – The ARCHIE Foundation, Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity and Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity.
The ARCHIE Foundation is the official charity of Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Tayside Children’s Hospital in Dundee and Highland Children’s Unit in Inverness.
They support the NHS’s world-class care by providing extras to make the difference to sick children, including child-friendly hospital spaces, enhanced staff training, advanced medical equipment, specialist staff posts, emergency funding for families and toys, games and electronics.