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Thieving seagulls mural part of mission to boost town

News imageSusie Thomas A before and after of a two-storey wall. On the left it is painted blue and features giant seagulls pinching chips. On the right, it is a plain white wall.Susie Thomas
The murals have popped up across Taunton town centre

A mural featuring seagull swooping down and pinching chips has been unveiled in a town centre.

It is the third and final artwork for a project commissioned to bring "colour and interest' to venues near St James' Street in Taunton, Somerset, which are mostly independent.

Traders raised £6,500 to bring the creations to the Independent Quarter's walls, with artist Sam Gaden from Aerosol Art being tasked with the designs.

He said chip-pinching seagulls was the "perfect" thing to paint on the side of a chippy.

News imageA painted blue wall with giant chips falling down - with a seagull swopping in to grab one - while others watch on
News imageA seagull the height of a single storey is painted on a blue wall, with chips falling around it
Mr Gaden has just completed the third mural, which has attracted a lot of interest locally and online
The seagulls were picked up by the Seagull Appreciation Society online - and went viral

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