Liverpool Football Club's first black footballer and a trailblazing local activist has been honoured with a mural in his home city. Painted by John Culshaw - famous for his range of murals across Liverpool - the mural of Howard Gayle on Upper Warwick Street is the second in a series of ... Read More...
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Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter will be in Liverpool next week to give her blessing to a new memorial to the anti-apartheid icon. Mandela’s granddaughter Tukwini will join Dr Makaziwe ‘Maki’ Mandela for the three-day visit taking place from Monday to Wednesday (11 – 13 February). The pair’s first engagement will see them ... Read More...
Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter will visit Liverpool next year when work is set to start on a tribute to the revolutionary icon. Dr Makaziwe ‘Maki’ Mandela will be joined by the former president’s granddaughter Tukwini Mandela to give her seal of approval to a permanent memorial in Princes Park. The Mandela8 installation ... Read More...
Plans have been submitted to build a permanent Nelson Mandela memorial in Liverpool’s Princes Park. If approved, a new bridge and an art installation will be developed in the Toxteth space to “celebrate and commemorate Mandela’s outstanding achievements globally and his resonance for the people of L8”. The art installation, which would ... Read More...