Creations of the Past

In pursuit of great ice cream
Our 2012 Straw Feature was designed to represent British Olympians. In particular Great British Cycling Olympians – many of whom are based near Snugburys in the North West of England. Read more...
Snugburys Polar Bear 2011
In 2011 Cheshire was home to one very cool straw Polar Bear! Standing 38ft tall and weighing in at an impressive 9 tonnes, it took 3 tonnes of straw and over a month... Read more...
Meerkat 2010
Our Meerkat was thirty six feet tall, that’s 30 times bigger than his African cousins! He really did have his own personality as he proudly surveyed the Cheshire plains over... Read more...
Big Ben 2009
Big Ben was a BIG success… Our 2009 straw feature was built in celebration of the Westminster Clock Tower’s 150th birthday. Snugburys fully working and luminous clock helped to mark... Read more...
Share this Windmill 2008
A GIANT straw windmill dominating the skyline at Snugburys ice cream farm in Hurleston was a runner-up in a Chronicle competition. Read more...
Dish of the Day 2007
As 2007 was the 10 anniversary of our straw sculptures we held a competition to find inspiration for our creation. Our competition winner came up with this great idea –... Read more...
The Snugnik Rocket 2006
Don’t go Russian past.Snugnik featured in Hello magazine, The Chronicle and The Sentinel newspapers. Read more...
Millennium Wheel 2005
Our steel and straw Millennium Wheel proved to be a huge success. It featured in Hello Magazine, Metro Magazine, The Farmers Guardian, Manchester Evening News, The Sunday Times and Funday Times. Read more...
Angel from the North West 2004
The Angel of the North West was a great success and supported Hope House. Read more...