Wirral Borough of Culture 2024

In 2024 Wirral was the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. It was the second time that Wirral held the title following an incredible year of culture, creativity and ideas in 2019.

Celebrating the achievements of the 2024 Wirral Borough of Culture we are pleased to share the below successes from the project 

11 Direct commissions to local external cultural organisations to programme activity across 2024 (Over 300K) 

• Future Yard - Future Now 
• Make CIC - Trifactor 
• Open Door Charity - LOC 
• C Change & Rockpoint
• Convenience Gallery - The town is the gallery 
• The Reader Org - Bringing the joy 
• Wirral Makefest CIC 
• Luma Creations - Latin American Festival 
• Material Matters - Into the Wyld 
• Piece by Peace Primary Schools Project
• Walk The Plank

26 Community Grant funded projects 

To support culture and heritage across Wirral, amounting to over £150K

Funded programmes of activity and works at 

• Floral Pavilion
• Wirral Libraries Green Bibliofest (Across 4 central sites) 
• Williamson Art Gallery and Priory 
• Wirral Parks 
• Wirral Beachs 
• Marine Lake New Brighton 
• Schools
• Community spaces
• Cultural venues
• Birkenhead Town Hall 
• Shopping centres