Manchester tattoo parlours have been stretched to capacity this weekend as hundreds of locals queue for the same, standard tattoo – a Manchester worker-bee.
Tattoo artists have been offering to ink locals with the same, standard design for £50 ($86).
The money will be donated to those affected by last week’s Manchester terror attack which killed 22 people outside a Monday night Ariana Grande concert.
The worker bee, which adorns the town hall and city coat of arms, is a symbol of the industrial city’s working-class history.
Hundreds of locals queued at tattoo parlours with lines stretching around city blocks as tattoo artists scrambled to ink as many customers as possible.
“You can have it anywhere (except ribs or face),” one tattoo parlour advised, displaying an image of the standardised tattoo about the size of a 50 cent piece.
“No adjustments will be made (no exceptions). This will only slow down the process and mean less people get tattooed and less money is raised for the victims and families.”
The popular show of solidarity even has its own hashtag, with locals sharing images of their red, freshly inked skin on social media with #ManchesterTattooAppeal.
It wasn’t the only show of defiance in Manchester this weekend, tens of thousands of runners joined a well-attended ‘Great Manchester Run’ amid heightened security less than a week after Monday’s attack.
