Delivering giant dreams: Parcelforce Worldwide teams up with The BFG

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Royal Mail’s express parcels business Parcelforce Worldwide has teamed up with the forthcoming movie The BFG to bring to life the childhood dreams of BAFTA and Oscar® award-winning actor Mark Rylance. - who stars as the Big Friendly Giant in Steven Spielberg’s live action adaptation, in cinemas this Friday.

Royal Mail’s express parcels business Parcelforce Worldwide has teamed up with the forthcoming movie The BFG to bring to life the childhood dreams of BAFTA and Oscar® award-winning actor Mark Rylance. - who stars as the Big Friendly Giant in Steven Spielberg’s live action adaptation, in cinemas this Friday.

Inspired by the movie which is based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book The BFG, Parcelforce Worldwide is among a small number of high profile companies sponsoring individual jars in a new public art initiative called The BFG Dream Jar Trail. The trail sees the childhood dreams and aspirations of 50 celebrities transformed into sculptures that will sit within jars in key locations across London and the UK. Parcelforce Worldwide is sponsoring the jar belonging to Mark Rylance called The Merry Go Round.

Situated on Parliament Square in London Mark Rylance’s dream jar recreates a merry-go-round from a real dream he once had. He said: “There is a carousel, inside a glass house. A door opens and the Planets by Gustav Holst can be heard from outside. Old friends arrive, offering me work. When I hear the music I jump up and shout ‘What a great idea!’”

The jar will be on display in London until August 31 2016 before it is auctioned in collaboration with Paddle 8 (https://paddle8.com/auction/bfg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Opens in new window) - a marketplace for collectors, presenting auctions of extraordinary art and object- to raise money for Save the Children. The money raised will support the charity’s vital work in saving children’s lives and fighting for their rights across the world so that every child has the chance to make their dreams come true. It will also benefit a specialist nursing programme supported by Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.

Parcelforce Worldwide has also decorated 10 of its single decktrailers with artwork from the movie to celebrate its July 22 2016 release in the UK. It is hoped that the captivating artwork will brighten up motorways up and down the country this summer, and reinforce Parcelforce Worldwide’s role in delivering dreams for people up and down the country. Parcelforce Worldwide are also offering a selection of giant offers on fun days out this summer during the school holidays at parcelforcerewards4u.com.....plus special discounts off parcels sending too.

The BFG tells the extraordinary tale of a young girl named Sophie and the Big Friendly Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. Together, they embark on a marvellous and swashbuckling adventure filled with snozzcumbers, dream jars,frobscottle and even the Queen! The mismatched pair form an unlikely friendship that will inspire enormous bravery in the BFG and give Sophie a taste of the family she dreams of.

Helen Wylde, Director for Sales and Marketing, Parcelforce Worldwide said: “We are proud to be supporting the launch of the BFG movie in the UK, especially because there is such a clear fit with our business and our brand. We’re Big, Friendly and have a Giant reach, delivering to around 240 countries and territories worldwide. We’re even offering a family holiday to one lucky Parcelforce Worldwide customer to Dubai to see the world from a giant’s perspective in the world’s tallest building.”

To celebrate giant care and “The BFG” hitting the big screen, we’re sending one lucky family of four to Dubai to see the world from a giant’s perspective! The trip includes shooting up 148 floors in a high-speed lift to reach the observation deck of the world’s tallest building, a 4-night luxury hotel stay, a zip around ‘The World’ islands in a speedboat and a special “The BFG” goody bag.
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