IN BRIEF
SPECIAL ARTWORK TO WELCOME VISITORS TO KIRKBY TOWN CENTRE
UNIQUE TV CALL OUT FOR BEATLES FANS
Poster designs by Kirkby primary school children have been incorporated into a special piece of artwork welcoming people to the town centre .
The artwork featuring the colourful and creative designs will be displayed at a key gateway to the town centre on Telegraph Way and it is due to be installed over the coming weeks .
In March , primary school children in Kirkby were invited to design ‘ Welcome to Kirkby Town Centre ’ posters to celebrate the arrival of the new retail development .
Over 500 brilliant designs were submitted , with pupils from Westvale Primary School , Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School , Kirkby Church of England Primary School , Millbrook Primary School , St Laurence ’ s Catholic Primary School , St Marie ’ s Catholic Primary School and St Joseph the Worker Primary School taking part . Some have been incorporated in the specially created town centre artwork , while others have been on display in the window of a shop unit . All the designs can be viewed on the Council ’ s flickr page .
Cllr Tony Brennan , Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development , said : “ This is a really exciting time for Kirkby and one which we should all be celebrating . This wonderful piece of artwork encapsulates this . The children of Kirkby have played a special part in putting this together , which is fitting because we want future generations to benefit from all of the new amenities arriving in the town .”
Cllr Margaret Harvey , Cabinet Member for Children ’ s Services , added : “ Seeing all of the children ’ s designs and how this special piece of artwork has come together can ’ t help but put a smile on your face ! The artwork will brighten up a key gateway to Kirkby Town Centre and add to the positivity around the town .”
KFC was the first new unit to open at the new retail development last week , with Taco Bell opening this week . A Morrisons superstore , sixpump petrol station and a larger Home Bargains are all scheduled to open over the coming months .
Plans are also progressing to deliver a new multi-screen cinema scheme including food and drink outlets in the town centre .
Beatles fans and hat lovers were invited to put on their most flamboyant Fab Four headwear for August Bank Holiday Monday and take part in a unique TV show being made in Liverpool .
‘ Hats Off to The Beatles ’ is part of Statues Redressed – a project where statues across the city have been given a temporary new look by artists and designers to celebrate and debate their place in the city today .
As part of the project , which is being turned into a special for Sky Arts , Merseyside milliner Stephen Jones created four spectacular songthemed hats for The Beatles statue at the Pier Head . Each Beatle was given his own hat – Penny Lane for Paul , Here Comes the Sun for George , Yellow Submarine for Ringo and Help ! for John .
The statue became the focal point for Hats Off to The Beatles on Monday August 30th .
Culture Liverpool asked fans to come together in fabulous Beatles themed hats to help celebrate the Beatles and also to create a special moment for the TV broadcast .
Culture Liverpool ’ s Development Producer , Eliza Willis , explains :“ We called on the public to come down on Bank Holiday Monday wearing their own Beatles hats . They could be flamboyant and bright or subtle and simple ! This will be part of the Sky Arts show and so it was a chance to get on TV . People gathered around the statue and filled the waterfront with colour and joy . The end result will feature on the finale of the Sky Arts show .”
The date coincided with the end of Beatles Week so as well as Liverpoolbased fans , lots of visitors joined in the celebration too . The Beatles bronze , which is one of the most photographed statues in the city , was specifically chosen by Hoylake-born Stephen Jones , who is one of the UK ’ s leading milliners . All of the artists and designers involved in Statues Redressed were allowed to pick a statue from more than 200 around the city .
The Redressing ’ s aren ’ t permanent , they ’ ll be there for a maximum of a month .
Statues Redressed is part of a bigger summer campaign called Very Public Art which features installations in different parts of the city .
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