Friends’ cartoon tattoos for children’s charity

Peppa Pig and Patrick Star tattoos will raise cash for Clic Sargent

A Perthshire dad is to get a tattoo of cartoon character Peppa Pig to raise funds for a children’s cancer charity.

Peter Lowden’s inking, which will be done on his arm later this month, will incorporate the logo of Clic Sargent.

The 35-year-old had initially vowed to get a tat of the boisterous anthropomorphic swine on his behind, but later decided to place it in a more familyfriendly location.

At the same time his friend Stewart Grassie, who lives in Dundee, will get a tattoo of Patrick Star from cartoon Spongebob Squarepants. The tattoos are being done by Tribal Skribe on Lochee High Street.

Between them they have raised around £300 so far, smashing their initial target of £100, with more money from sponsorship still to be collected.

Peter, who lives in Blairgowrie, said: “It started off with a comment – I can’t even remember what it was – and I said that if a particular thing happened I’d get Peppa Pig on my bum.

“I thought it would be a good way to raise money for charity. We contacted Clic Sargent to get the OK as I know tattoos can be a bit of a taboo subject with some people, so I wanted to make sure the charity was behind it. They thought it was a hilarious idea, and a quirky way to raise money so they got behind it.

“The reason it’s Peppa Pig is that I have a two-year-old daughter and she loves the character – also because it’s a children’s charity.”

He added: “I was apprehensive at the start – thinking have I made a great decision here, I’m going to be getting Peppa Pig tattooed on me – but the more money that has come in then the more I have got excited.”

Peter first came into contact with Clic Sargent due to a family tragedy and has first-hand dealing with the charity.

He said: “I’ve been to Edinburgh’s sick children’s ward and seen first-hand the devastationthatcancerinchildrencauses.

“The children are children so they are happy and doing all they can – they are the ones smiling and playing. But when you look at the adults you can see false smiles and them being there for their children.

“It’s heartbreaking to see and because of that Clic Sargent is a charity really close to my heart.” klmcintosh@thecourier.co.uk

Picture: Kris Miller. Peter and Stewart with Adam Milroy of Tribal Skribe in Lochee, Dundee, where the tattoos will be done later this month.