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…
Inside ‘Ron’s Place’ – the secret gallery of weird and wonderful art in a Birkenhead flat
ITV News 22 September 2022 Video report by ITV Granada Reports’ journalist Jennifer Buck A treasure trove of weird and wonderful artwork and sculptures has been unearthed in a flat in Birkenhead. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘Ron’s Place’: drive to save Birkenhead palace of outsider art
The Guardian, 20 September 2022 Mark Brown North of England correspondent Ron Gittins, who died in 2019, left behind a rented flat decorated and piled high with artworks READ THE ARTICLE
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;…
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…
NEWS UPDATE
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,…
Wirral Arts & Culture CLT Launch
The Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust – WACCLT – is the first arts and culture based Community Land Trust in the country. It’s an exciting new organisation which aims to deliver ambitious and…