The ex-Pulp frontman has signed up as patron of ‘Ron’s Place’, to help it gain worldwide recognition as a unique example of ‘Outsider Art’. Meanwhile Jan and her partner Chris Teasdale have launched a Patreon appeal, to which people can sign up to donate a small amount of money every month to help fund its restoration….
#savingronsplace Your help will make a difference Your amazing support has helped us get this far but there’s so much more we can do together One of the best ways you can get involved right now is to become a member of WACCLT – Wirral Arts & Culture CLT. It is the first Arts and…
#savingronsplace Welcome to Ron’s Place, a house with an interior like no other. In Birkenhead, across the river Mersey from Liverpool, stands a house with an interior like no other. Welcome to Ron’s Place, home of the late Ron Gittins, now owned by Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust. A complex and colourful character, to…
The Caravan Gallery is a collaboration between artists and photographers Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale, who use photography to document what they call the ‘reality and surreality’ of everyday life. Founded in the year 2000, The Caravan Gallery is a mobile exhibition space and itinerant social club on wheels housed in a 1969 mustard coloured…
Martin began directing music videos for bands such as Pulp, Tindersticks, Aphex Twin and Biffy Clyro. As a director of factual television, he is an International Emmy and Royal Television Society North West award winner and BAFTA nominee. His feature debut as a writer-director, Small Creatures, was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best…
#savingronsplace Early days Ron’s sister Pat and husband Henry visited Ron’s flat soon after he died and took on the responsibility of dealing with his affairs. The sheer quantity of stuff was overwhelming and the prospect of clearing the flat of its floor- to- ceiling contents was daunting. The landlord kindly permitted a rent-free period…
Get in touch We’re very sorry but Ron’s Place is currently closed to allow for essential works. We’ll share updates soon. #SAVINGRONSPLACE Can you help to save Ron’s Place? There is still a great deal to do to save Ron’s Place, and we can’t do it on our own. There are already lots of ways…
#savingronsplace Working together #savingronsplace The campaign to save Ron’s Place was initiated by artists Jan Williams (Ron’s niece) and Chris Teasdale of The Caravan Gallery, supported by family, friends and an array of talented individuals with expertise in arts, heritage, culture and community. Our merry band of volunteers formed an informal advisory board before launching…
#savingronsplace Ron Gittins: the man who built a Roman altar in his kitchen Ronald Geoffrey Gittins (1939 – 2019), a true visionary artistRon Gittins was the second of three children born to Alice and James Gittins in downtown Birkenhead and is survived by his sisters Pat and Joan. Ron had shown creative promise as a…