An ice sculptor, wrapped up against the cold, works on a piece for the exhibition.

Icy stare? Sculptor Jack Hackney sizes up his creation, putting the finishing touches to a man’s face.

Darren Jackson takes care as he puts the finishing touches to an ice sculpture of a unicorn.

Darren Jackson’s mythical creature will stand alongside other ice creations, including kings and woodland beasts.

Two stags are frozen in time as they lock antlers, in another of Darren Jackson’s creations.

The impressive sculpture of the stags illustrates the intricacy and skill involved in creating the works out of ice.

Alex Greenhalgh takes a chainsaw to a block of ice as he creates an ice sculpture which will make up part of a forthcoming exhibition.
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