News and events

INSPIRED BY RON’S PLACE exhibition
Future Yard, 75 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, CH41 6AB. Launch: 13 April, 5.30 – 8pm (RSVP below). Exhibition continues until mid May 2023. Although the doors of Ron’s Place are currently closed to the public while we hatch plans for conservation and refurbishment, we’re thrilled to announce a fabulous #InspiredByRonsPlace exhibition hosted by Future Walls Gallery at Birkenhead’s…

RON’S PLACE HAS BEEN SAVED!!!!
Just in case you haven’t heard the news:RON’S PLACE HAS BEEN SAVED!!!! We’re still a bit dazed after the thrilling events of yesterday which many of you will have read about in The Guardian or seen and heard in the news. Having handed the keys back to the landlord on Tuesday – with the horrifying…

EMERGENCY! The owner of Ron’s Place is selling!
Some of you will have seen on social media that things are a bit challenging at the moment – the owner of the building that contains Ron Gittins’ incredible art environment has decided to sell up. WE DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP NOW We had hoped to lease the building for a year to run some…

Get ready for IMAGINATE
Get ready for IMAGINATE, a fantastic festival of art and music for all on Sunday 25 September at Birkenhead’s brilliant Future Yard in support of Ron’s Place with Bill Ryder Jones, Beija Flo, Silent K and Dancing to Architecture; spoken word from Sam Batley and Roy; exhibitions and workshops from The Caravan Gallery, Casey Orr‘s Saturday Town portrait studio, Bluecoat’s Blue room, Convenience Gallery and Neston High School Maker Space. Our film…

JARVIS FUNDRAISER IN LIVERPOOL – ALL PROFITS TO RON’S PLACE!
Jarvis Cocker in Conversation: Good Pop, Bad Pop Fri 30 Sep 2022 PLAYHOUSE £13 – £26 Join legendary musician and broadcaster Jarvis Cocker live in conversation to celebrate the publication of his highly regarded new book Good Pop, Bad Pop. Jarvis will be discussing his unique life, Pulp, 20th century pop culture, the good times and…

News Update
August 2022 Over the last 33 months, we have continued to raise money to pay Ron’s rent and council tax with the aim of eventually purchasing the whole building through Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust, the organisation set up for this purpose with saving Ron’s Place as our flagship project. We have been…

Ron’s Place on the BBC
“Legacy of colourful artist who transformed Birkenhead flat”

WE HAVE LIFT OFF!
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…

Wayne Hemingway becomes patron of WACCLT
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…

Launch celebration
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…

Building the new website
We’ve been beavering away on the new website for a while now, getting it as ready as we can in time for the launch next month. You’ll quite probably notice a couple of gaps here and there, even after it’s fully live, but we’re on it! We will be adding more content as time goes…