STUTTGART'S 10th century castle will be recreated from cardboard and tape in Victoria Square next month when an exciting project will take over the region.

Castle-inspired structures will be popping up in built in boroughs across the Liverpool City Region as part of the Lost Castles project by French artist Olivier Grossetete in the next few weeks.

The creations are to mark the 10th anniversary of Liverpool being named the Capital of Culture, and will take place in boroughs across the region.

Community volunteers can get involved in making the Stuttgart structure by taking part in free workshops in Victoria Square from Friday, August 10 to Sunday, August 12 from 11am to 4pm.

Anyone who signs up can also join in the fun of toppling the structure at the end of the weekend.

St Helens Council’s cabinet member for better health and building arts and culture, Cllr Gill Neal said: “This year we’re celebrating 150 years since the formation of St Helens, with an exciting programme of cultural events happening across the borough, and we’re thrilled to be supporting the Lost Castles project locally.

"We’ve made a thriving arts and culture scene a real priority going forward, and as the Liverpool City Region’s seminal Borough of Culture, we’re building – this time literally – upon our already great foundations.

“This type of cultural event is one that communities will be talking about for years to come.

"Heritage is a big part of what we’re doing for St Helens 150, and a key element of this is our historic partnership with the German town of Stuttgart.

"The twinning of St Helens and Stuttgart was the first such arrangement in Europe following World War II.

"Among other events we will pay homage to this partnership by building in cardboard part of Stuttgart’s iconic 10th Century Old Castle on Victoria Square.”

Other venues where this will take place are Knowsley Safari Park; Williamson Square in Liverpool; Norton Priory Museum in Halton; Ashton Park in West Kirby and North Park in Bootle.

Steve Rotheram, metro mayor of the Liverpool City Region, added: “Culture should be for everyone, and that’s why I’m delighted that Arts Council England has awarded this grant for an exciting cultural project that will take place in all of the boroughs of the Liverpool City Region.

“I introduced one per cent for culture to kick start delivery of the new Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Strategy, to help unlock other funding and change the way we work together.

“Exciting engagement projects and events such as Lost Castles, which is all about telling stories at a local level, can only come about through partnerships.

"All of our local councils have all worked fantastically well on this and it’s great that Arts Council England has helped us to bring Lost Castles to life.

“We look forward to a strong working relationship with Arts Council England and together we can increase access to excellent arts and culture for all over the coming years.”

For more on these drop in sessions visit lostcastles.co.uk.