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| Liverpool giants: 'Windy' Grandmother arrives | Liverpool giants: 'Windy' Grandmother arrives |
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| The Grandmother giant has arrived in Liverpool and is "asleep" ahead of a parade for World War One's centenary. | |
| The 25ft (7.5m) marionette, which requires 26 people to operate her, will explore the city's streets from Friday. | The 25ft (7.5m) marionette, which requires 26 people to operate her, will explore the city's streets from Friday. |
| Organisers said Grandmother giant smokes pipes, spits from time to time and "breaks wind, which lifts her skirt with the scent of vanilla". | Organisers said Grandmother giant smokes pipes, spits from time to time and "breaks wind, which lifts her skirt with the scent of vanilla". |
| The giant will appear at the Memories of August 1914 show with the Little Girl Giant and her dog Xolo. | The giant will appear at the Memories of August 1914 show with the Little Girl Giant and her dog Xolo. |
| Visitors can see the giant in St George's Hall from 10:00 BST until 01:00 on Thursday. | Visitors can see the giant in St George's Hall from 10:00 BST until 01:00 on Thursday. |
| The site will reopen at 07:00 on Thursday and close at 19:00. | The site will reopen at 07:00 on Thursday and close at 19:00. |
| The giant marionettes will take in Liverpool landmarks during the parade including St George's Hall, the Chinese Arch, the waterfront and the city's cathedrals. | The giant marionettes will take in Liverpool landmarks during the parade including St George's Hall, the Chinese Arch, the waterfront and the city's cathedrals. |
| The event, running until Sunday, will end with the three giants sailing away on the River Mersey. | The event, running until Sunday, will end with the three giants sailing away on the River Mersey. |
| Royal de Luxe, the French street theatre company behind the spectacle, said the giants would cover 30 miles in total. | Royal de Luxe, the French street theatre company behind the spectacle, said the giants would cover 30 miles in total. |
| Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: "Lord Derby made a passionate appeal in Liverpool for people to volunteer to join the war effort. | Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: "Lord Derby made a passionate appeal in Liverpool for people to volunteer to join the war effort. |
| "They only appealed for one battalion from Liverpool and they ended up getting four. | "They only appealed for one battalion from Liverpool and they ended up getting four. |
| "They all signed up in St George's Hall, so it's appropriate that the commemoration of that is taking place here." | "They all signed up in St George's Hall, so it's appropriate that the commemoration of that is taking place here." |
| A section of the show over the weekend will be dedicated to the WW1 Liverpool Pals battalions. | A section of the show over the weekend will be dedicated to the WW1 Liverpool Pals battalions. |
| Memories of August 1914 comes two years after a Titanic-inspired show called Sea Odyssey, which saw the little girl and her dog search the city for her uncle. | Memories of August 1914 comes two years after a Titanic-inspired show called Sea Odyssey, which saw the little girl and her dog search the city for her uncle. |