Tamsin Wimhurst visits Ron’s Place
Our Ron’s Place benefactor Tamsin Wimhurst visits Ron’s Place for the first time Almost a year to the day since Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust bought Ron’s Place at auction, Jan, Chris and…
To list or not to list?
Historic England’s Advisory Committee visits Ron’s Place Martin Wallace, Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust (WACCLT) trustee and advocate for Ron’s Place reports: ”Despite the unusually snowy conditions in Birkenhead, today (16th January) I had the…
‘All about community’ award nomination
WACCLT is honoured to have been nominated for the Community Land Trust Network‘s ‘All About Community’ award presented on 25 November. We’d like to congratulate the deserving winners Hastings Commons – as a relatively new organisation ourselves we can learn…
Ron’s Place gets festive!
Wirral MakeFest’s Relax and Make Christmas Green 2 December 2023, 11 – 4 at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead Ron’s Place gets festive! The Ron’s Place team will be encouraging visitors to make collaged Christmas…
PROGRESS REPORT FROM RON’S PLACE
We’re glad to report that the building containing Ron’s ground floor flat is now covered in scaffolding so that essential repairs to the roof and walls can be undertaken. This comes as a huge relief…
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…
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…
Hammer Time for Giant Fireplace
Despite the best efforts of a group of volunteers and Pulp frontman, JarvisCocker, a unique artistic creation may soon be lost forever when the buildingit is in goes up for auction on the 1st of…
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…
Ron’s house: Minotaur head and lion discovered in rented Birkenhead flat
BBC News • Entertainment & Arts • 29 September 2022 Video Journalist: Dan Curtis Ron Gittins lived in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in England. A curious and colourful character, he was both well-known but…