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| Liverpool Giants: Huge crowds turn out in city centre and Wirral | Liverpool Giants: Huge crowds turn out in city centre and Wirral |
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| Huge crowds are gathering in Liverpool as The Giants visit the city for a third and final time. | Huge crowds are gathering in Liverpool as The Giants visit the city for a third and final time. |
| Royal de Luxe's huge puppets are making their way through the city centre as well as appearing across the Mersey in Wirral. | Royal de Luxe's huge puppets are making their way through the city centre as well as appearing across the Mersey in Wirral. |
| Previous visits by the French street theatre company's Giants in 2012 and 2014 drew six-figure audiences. | Previous visits by the French street theatre company's Giants in 2012 and 2014 drew six-figure audiences. |
| The action started at 10:00 BST at St George's Hall. A giant puppet also appeared at Fort Perch Rock, Wirral. | The action started at 10:00 BST at St George's Hall. A giant puppet also appeared at Fort Perch Rock, Wirral. |
| Hundreds queued to see one of the marionettes - Little Boy Giant - "sleeping" in a hammock at St George's Hall on Thursday. | Hundreds queued to see one of the marionettes - Little Boy Giant - "sleeping" in a hammock at St George's Hall on Thursday. |
| The puppets can be seen in various locations until Sunday. | The puppets can be seen in various locations until Sunday. |
| Unlike previous visits, though, the marionettes will take in some Wirral landmarks in addition to Liverpool city centre. | Unlike previous visits, though, the marionettes will take in some Wirral landmarks in addition to Liverpool city centre. |
| This year's opening echoes Royal de Luxe's previous event in 2014 when a grandmother puppet was asleep in the hall. | This year's opening echoes Royal de Luxe's previous event in 2014 when a grandmother puppet was asleep in the hall. |
| To whet the public's appetite this year, one of the Little Boy Giant's sandals appeared in Prince's Park. | To whet the public's appetite this year, one of the Little Boy Giant's sandals appeared in Prince's Park. |
| At the scene - Rumeana Jahangir, BBC News | At the scene - Rumeana Jahangir, BBC News |
| There's something about the Giants that brings out the child in you, whatever your age. | There's something about the Giants that brings out the child in you, whatever your age. |
| When the live music struck up to signal that Little Boy Giant was about to wake up, gasps and cheers spread through the hundreds lined up outside St George's Hall. | When the live music struck up to signal that Little Boy Giant was about to wake up, gasps and cheers spread through the hundreds lined up outside St George's Hall. |
| Magical, mesmerising and epic were words used as the city welcomed back the much-loved marionettes for the final time. | Magical, mesmerising and epic were words used as the city welcomed back the much-loved marionettes for the final time. |
| While the Giants head up to Princes Park for the afternoon, there are a lot of smiles spread over the faces of those who were saw them stroll past this morning. | While the Giants head up to Princes Park for the afternoon, there are a lot of smiles spread over the faces of those who were saw them stroll past this morning. |
| It was used as a goalpost during a football coaching session for hundreds of schoolchildren. Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers were all involved in the event. | It was used as a goalpost during a football coaching session for hundreds of schoolchildren. Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers were all involved in the event. |
| Meanwhile, a giant raft has appeared at Canning Dock in Liverpool and a huge butter knife has split a bus in two outside Lime Street Station. | Meanwhile, a giant raft has appeared at Canning Dock in Liverpool and a huge butter knife has split a bus in two outside Lime Street Station. |
| Once again the Giants have wowed the crowd. | Once again the Giants have wowed the crowd. |
| Lewis, 10, from Millbrook primary school, Kirby, said: "It was epic! Mind blown!" | |
| Angela Samara and Helen Bishton, who were collecting for mental health org Chasing the Stigma one of two official charities were delighted. | Angela Samara and Helen Bishton, who were collecting for mental health org Chasing the Stigma one of two official charities were delighted. |
| "We thought it was absolutely mesmerising, said Angela. | "We thought it was absolutely mesmerising, said Angela. |
| "It was a magical moment when Xolo went and met the boy. You forget instantly that they're puppets and it's an absolute privilege to watch." | "It was a magical moment when Xolo went and met the boy. You forget instantly that they're puppets and it's an absolute privilege to watch." |
| Organisers said it was part of the artistic vision for The Giants event - and there is also a giant fork going through a car in the city too. | Organisers said it was part of the artistic vision for The Giants event - and there is also a giant fork going through a car in the city too. |