Just one small comment for information on Micca's pictures. The ones he describes as the principal Catalan Giants belong to the Agrupacio or collective group (think Morris Fed, or Morris ring). A group is called a "colla" (pl. colles) the colles all belong to the Agrupacio.

They were made in 1989 to celebrate 1000 years of Catalan history and are called "Work" (him) and Culture (her) Treball i Cultura in Catalan. Each year the Agrupacio elects a "Giant City" and that city, or town represents Catalunya for any invitations abroad. They also get to keep "Ken and Barbie" as we christened them for the year and cart them about as and when. I did do a couple of guided tours of their costumes (!!) last Saturday having been taught the tour myself by the woman who did the amazing embroidery called Griselda Karsunke.

It is the third time I happen to have seen them - once in Sheffield 1991 - Portugal 1993 and now Manchester. And the hair on both of them is real!!

Dave