Child Of The 1980's

So, have you had one of the relaunched Wispa Gold bars yet? I must admit to having had a couple already and dare I say it, they seem to be better now than I remember them being when they were originally launched!

It would seem then that Cadbury have realised they made a mistake in taking the Wispa off shop shelves in the first place, and in an effort to make amends to the great British public have launched the Wispa Gold Messages contest.

Cadbury have booked over a thousand billboards across the UK and are turning them over to you to display your own special message. Perhaps you have something deep and meaningful to say, or something funny, or perhaps just want to wish Great Aunty Edie a Happy Hip Replacement? It’s really up to you, although probably best to keep it reasonably clean since if your message is chosen it will be displayed in a public place!

To launch the campaign Cadbury enlisted one of my personal childhood heroes, Rolf Harris, to paint the first message on behalf of a chap named Phil who wanted to propose to his girlfriend Jackie. The video below shows Rolf painting the billboard, and the reaction of the lady in question when she saw it. Seeing the painting appear bit by bit reminds me of Rolf’s old TV show (can you tell what it is yet?) when he used to paint massive pictures which never looked much like anything until the last stroke was applied.

So if you’ve got a message you want the world to see emblazoned on a billboard, pay the Wispa Gold Messages website a visit and place your entry.

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