Christmas Paddington trail launched at White Rose shopping centre in Leeds

The installation has been built from almost half a million bricks - taking more than 1,481 hours to put together.

Shoppers can join the world's favourite marmalade-sandwich-loving bear, Aunt Lucy and eleven other toy brick models for selfie opportunities around the centre.

Presented and built by BRICKLIVE , the Paddington trail is a unique collection of toy brick models featuring heart-warming characters and scenes from the classic and much-beloved franchise.

Brick fans will also have the chance to get an insight into how the models were built and gain inspiration for their own brick building projects.

Visitors will be able to collect a free trail map from centre entrances or the Customer Service Centre.

Those that follow Paddington on his journey around White Rose Shopping and complete the map will also receive a Paddington sticker when returned to the Customer Service Centre.

They will also be entered to win gift cards and a goodie bag if completing a selfie competition in the centre.

New decorations depicting Santa’s nine reindeer with Santa’s sleigh have also been installed in the Central Atrium to inject some festive spirit to the centre.

A 4m high teddy will also be placed outside in The Village.

Customers could be in with the chance to win their very own Build-A-Bear bear if their name is chosen.

Over the festive period, White Rose Shopping Centre will be open 9am-9pm on weekdays, 9am-8pm on Saturdays, and 11am – 5pm on Sundays.

The centre will also open until 5pm on Christmas Eve.

White Rose has introduced a number of safety measures to reassure shoppers including hand sanitiser points throughout the centre, a one way system to ensure social distancing can be maintained, floor stickers and signs to remind guests to keep the required distance apart and a queuing system for entry to the centre.

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