“Having spent the last twenty years in Wirral making creative things happen, I am delighted to have been able to support Ron’s Place for the last three years. I am a contemporary craftsperson and my own creative practice has spanned 3 decades and three different countries since leaving Edinburgh College of Art in 1990. The…
Jane is Wirral born and bred. In fact, her mum’s family can be traced back to living on the Wirral for more than 600 years. After leaving school, Jane trained as a youth worker and worked in the North End of Birkenhead in youth clubs and play schemes before going to university as a young single mum…
Paul has been working in the field of community development, housing led regeneration and cultural programming for the past 30 years. For twelve years Paul led the community development function of Liverpool Housing Action Trust, a major housing led regeneration programme, where he first started to support communities to take control of their housing. At…
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…
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…
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 March. A one-of-a-kind flat in Birkenhead, Merseyside, is about to go up for auction. But this is noordinary living space….
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…
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. WATCH THE VIDEO
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
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