‘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
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

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…
WACCLT will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, November 13 at Egerton House, Birkenhead. This is an annual gathering to share with members the work completed in 2024, as well as…
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…
Central to the work of Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust is the desire to developaffordable community-led housing for artists based and living in the Wirral. The house in Silverdale Road, where Ron’s Place…
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…
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…