Cleveleys bus station mural salutes town's place in Star Wars universe

An artwork which celebrates a seaside town's place in the Star Wars universe has been unveiled in its bus station.

The promenade at Cleveleys in Lancashire became part of a galaxy far, far away when it served as a location for scenes in the Disney+ series Andor.

Artist Christian Fenn, who is also known as Seca One, was commissioned to create the mural as part of a wider project.

He said it had been "such a fantastic project to work on".

Andor, a prequel to the 2016 Star Wars film Rogue One, followed the character Cassian Andor five years before the events of that movie.

Filming in the coastal town in 2021 transported the area around Cafe Cove on the seafront to the distant tropical world of Niamos in episode seven of the series.

The mural was funded by the government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

It took about 80 hours to complete and also includes depictions of artworks from the council's Mythic Coast sculpture trail, such as the Sea Ogre which stands on the town's beach.

Fenn said he was delighted to have contributed to the town's artworks.

"I am lucky enough to be able to paint all over the world and I am proud to say that the crowd on my doorstep in Cleveleys is up there with the best of them," he said.

Sara Ordonez, the UKSPF programme manager at Wyre Council, said the artist had "brought the project brief to life with such vitality and with expert execution".

"The mural is just fantastic," she said.

"It will really help to improve the visitor experience for people who come to Cleveleys."

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