Bristol 650 'Chocolate Concorde' on display at Aerospace Bristol

A chocolate Concorde designed by Luke Jerram and produced by Zara’s Chocolates in Southville, is on display at Aerospace Bristol from the 30th of June and will stay until October.

The six foot model is the third in a series of five Bristol landmarks being constructed out of chocolate for Bristol650, celebrating the 650th anniversary of Bristol being granted county status.

The project etitled ‘Edible Histories’ seeks to tell the story of Bristol’s history through five different landmarks.

The four objects that tell the story of Bristol have been selected from the following local venues:  Aerospace Bristol, Wild Place Project, Tyntesfield and Glenside Hospital Museum.

The 1-2m sized replicas are made in Fairtrade chocolate by the award-winning Bristol chocolatier Zara’s Chocolates, wrapped in gold foil and displayed with the original pieces within these attractions.

In October, the chocolate objects will be brought together for the first time as part of a free public event.

Chosen through an online ballot, 10 members of the public, will ceremoniously break the objects, using specially designed giant hammers. These special few will be the first to taste the chocolate and distribute some to the public who’ve come to witness the event.

Raising money for local charities as a part of this event, Luke and his team are also distributing the chocolate to foodbanks across the city. Details about this public event will be announced later this year.

You can read more about the Edible Histories project by clicking here