A new plinth overlooking Liverpool’s famous waterfront is to give local artists a unique opportunity to showcase their work. The Liverpool Plinth at Our Lady and Saint Nicholas Church will host a new sculpture every 12 months with the first monument set to be unveiled next spring. Based on the idea of ... Read More...
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The world’s biggest LEGO bridge will go on display in Liverpool city centre next month. The Guinness World Record holding structure is 31 metres long and will be assembled from more than 200,000 individual bricks. Designed for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and originally based at its Westminster headquarters, the three-meter ... Read More...
Liverpool’s restaurant and retail hotspot Bold Street will host a day of celebrations as part of a forthcoming Independents’ Week campaign. The festivities will form part of a seven-day programme of events and special offers honouring the city centre’s growing independent business community. Kicking off from 3-9 July, the initiative is being ... Read More...
The Wizard of Oz inspired transformation of Eberle Street in the heart of Liverpool’s LGBT community has been completed. The revamp boasts new granite paving which shows iconic images from the well-loved film including the yellow brick road and the Emerald City. Other new additions include two Eberle Street signs along with ... Read More...
A photography exhibition celebrating Liverpool’s commercial district has launched at Our Lady and Saint Nicholas Church. The pictures on display are the winning entries from Liverpool BID Company’s ‘This Commercial Distract in Focus’ competition, which challenged entrants to capture street scenes from the area. The collection will be available to view at ... Read More...
Liverpool’s Snowflake Trail is set to return for a third year this December and the festive event’s organisers are seeking contributors for project. Open Culture CIC and Liverpool BID Company are calling for proposals from artists and creative organisations to design and decorate the fibreglass snowflakes which form part of the trail. The ... Read More...
Singers of all abilities are being invited to join a new community choir in Liverpool next week. Brought together by the Liverpool BID Company, the singing group will meet for the first time on Wednesday 5 October and is free to join in. Professional singing teacher Lynne Rogers will lead the free ... Read More...
Plans for a triple-tower apartment complex in Liverpool’s business district could spark significant growth in the city centre, according to Liverpool BID Company. The non-profit organisation, which represents more than 1,500 businesses in the area, has welcomed Elliot Group's proposed £250 million development on Leeds Street. Liverpool BID chief executive Bill Addy tells Your Move: ... Read More...
A ‘Wizard of Oz’ influenced transformation of Liverpool’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) quarter got underway yesterday (25 April). Work to install new paving and lighting along Eberle Street which will pay homage to the Yellow Brick Road and the mythical Land of Oz commenced, and is aimed to be ... Read More...
A special commemorative artwork will transform an iconic Liverpool building in time for the centenary of The Battle of the Somme. Letters and photographs from WWI are to be used in the installation at the Grade II*-listed Lyceum building on Bold Street. Designed by The Sound Agents: John Campbell and Moira Kenny, ... Read More...