Ron’s Place on the BBC

Come to our special event to celebrate the launch of WACCLT. There will be music, chat, special guests, an opportunity to talk with members of the WACCLT board and a membership offer. Find out more about our plans, how you can get involved and help us create a better Wirral through creative growth. Entrance is…

Friday 10th Dec saw the official launch of the Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust aka WACCLT at Birkenhead’s fantastic Future Yard venue. The aim was to tell people what we are about, why they should support us by becoming members, and also to guide them to our lovely new website where we’ll keep you…

Listing announcement – 2024 BBC One – Breakfast, 5 April BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 5 April BBC Radio Merseyside, 5 April The Guardian, 5 April, p.9 Metro UK, 5 April, p.3 Telegraph.co.uk, 5 April BBC Online, 5 April Mail Online, 5 April Mirror.co.uk, 5 April ITV.com, 5 April Sky News, 5 April Standard.co.uk, 5…

We are delighted to announce that Wayne Hemingway is now patron of WACCLT. Wayne is an English designer and co-founder of Hemingway Design and Red or Dead. He is also on the Design Council Trustee Board, and having been with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) for a decade since its inception…

Wirral-based artist Alison Bailey Smith will be at MAKE Hamilton this week running FREE fun and creative up-cycling workshops inspired by Ron Gittins. Ron used a technique called appliqué to add pieces of fabric to clothing, creating bold designs, or tacking up corners of coats to make military-style uniforms. Bring your old clothes or fabrics…

We are pleased to announce that we have engaged Kate Dickson, director of Creative Heritage Consultants, as Heritage Project Organiser on the restoration of Ron’s Place. A trained architect with 25 years in the sector, Kate will bring her expertise in the conservation and creative re-use of challenging historic buildings to develop a plan for…