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 also a total mystery to friends, neighbours and even family.
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…
Sketches: Stories of Art and People, Interior Life. Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. This week, in stories of people using their homes as a canvas,…
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…
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…
Jarvis Cocker has lent his support to the campaign by donating a number of limited edition prints to the crowdfunder. As an advocate of outsider art Jarvis is massively behind this project and his support…
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…
