A new team has been appointed to produce a landmark vision and investment strategy for Liverpool’s Mathew Street area. Liverpool City Council has chosen P-IE (Planit Intelligent Environments) to lead the way on creating the Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) for site of musical heritage. Aside from Mathew Street, which is home to ... Read More...
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Work to redevelop the famous Strawberry Field in Woolton has got underway in the presence of some very special guests. John Lennon’s sister Julia Baird and the late George Martin’s widow, Lady Martin OBE, visited the Beatles’ pilgrimage site in South Liverpool yesterday. The world-famous red gates will open to the public for ... Read More...
Beatles attractions around Liverpool’s Matthew Street could be given a boost as part of a new masterplan for the area. Liverpool City Council has plans to create a Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) for the Cavern Quarter, which is home to the world-famous Cavern Club, to enhance its global tourism appeal. If the ... Read More...
Beatles fans will be able to take a ‘Fab Four’ themed cruise across the Mersey as Liverpool’s 2018 celebrations continue. To mark a decade since the city’s European Capital of Culture year, Mersey Ferries is planning a series of trips on Liverpool’s iconic mode of transport themed around the band. Beatles cover ... Read More...
Simon O’Rourke interview: Award-winning wood sculptor behind new Beatles works Waterloo-born Simon O’Rourke is an award-winning wood carver who creates imaginative sculptures across the globe. Now based in Wales, Simon is currently in the midst of a four-week project which has brought him back to the Liverpool City Region and it’s said to ... Read More...
An award-winning wood sculptor will turn tree trunks into life-size statues of The Beatles on Liverpool’s waterfront this summer. Waterloo-born Simon O'Rourke will head to the city’s Pier Head Village to take on the ambitious task of creating the four legendary band members. The ‘Fab Four’ will be carved out over four ... Read More...
Sixty-four choirs will pay tribute to The Beatles across Merseyside tomorrow morning (Thursday 8 June) as they sing at the same time. Performances of the band’s track ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ will take place at locations including Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, supermarkets, schools and on the streets as the Sgt Pepper at ... Read More...
Filming has been underway in Liverpool for a new project forming part of the 'Sgt Pepper at 50' celebrations. Screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Hurricane Films are behind the production, inspired by the song ‘A Day in the Life’ on the iconic Beatles album ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. Legendary Liverpool TV ... Read More...
The British Music Experience's launch exhibitions have been confirmed ahead of its opening in the first-class passenger lounge of Liverpool's Cunard Building next month. The waterfront attraction will display rock and pop memorabilia spanning the period from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Highlights from the collection include ... Read More...
Cafe Rouge Liverpool ONE will close its doors permanently this week, the restaurant chain has confirmed. The French eatery, which overlooks Chavasse Park within the city centre retail and leisure complex, has confirmed the news in an email sent out to its mailing list subscribers. Cafe Rouge, which underwent a Beatles-inspired revamp in ... Read More...