IN BRIEF
WIRRAL TO HOST TOUR
SERIES AND TOUR OF
BRITAIN CYCLING EVENTS
The OVO Energy Tour Series and Tour of Britain will
both head to Wirral this year as a part of the area’s
celebrations as the Liverpool City Region’s Borough of
Culture for 2019. It will be the first time that Wirral has
hosted either of the events.
May’s OVO Energy Tour Series round will take place in Birkenhead
on Tuesday 21 May using a circuit based around Hamilton Square
and features both men’s and women’s races. It will be the first time
since 2010 that a round of the unique, team based OVO Energy Tour
Series has taken place on Merseyside.
Wirral will also host the OVO Energy Tour of Britain, the UK’s most
prestigious professional cycle race, this September.
Details of the stage, one that will see the world’s top teams and riders
heading to Wirral, and the exact date for the race will be announced,
as part of the full national launch in the spring. The Wirral stage will
mark a return for the OVO Energy Tour of Britain to Merseyside for
the first time since 2014.
As well as being an unticketed, free-to-attend event, the OVO Energy
Tour Series is unique in the world of cycling, as the focus in both the
men’s and women’s competition is on the teams, who battle for the
overall title based on the performance of all five of their riders in
each round. The Series celebrated its ten-year anniversary and 100th
event in Salisbury in May 2018.
Highlights of the OVO Energy Tour Series are screened on ITV4
and broadcast around the world, while event day will provide the
opportunity for a range of community and cycling activities to take
place on the closed road circuit at the heart of Birkenhead.
Further details of the OVO Energy Tour Series for 2019, including
the participating teams and riders, will be announced in the
coming weeks.
'DRAWN FROM LIFE
EXPERIENCE' AT THE
WILLIAMSON ART GALLERY
Wirral Artist Jonathan Kennedy presents his exhibition
'Drawn from Life Experience' at the Williamson Art
Gallery this month.
This semi autobiographical body of work records a labyrinthine
journey into the mind, thoughts, dreams and desires of Jonathan.
In his skilful drawings he transforms usual, everyday objects into the
extraordinary as they metamorphose into often beautiful, seductive
shapes infused with hidden messages and often dark obscure meaning.
Apart from his personal experiences and relationships, Life Cycles and
Vanitas are also recurring themes and form the inspirations for his
powerful images.
Close inspection reveal the artist’s sharp witty eye interacting playfully
and secretly with the viewer.
At times it is as if Jonathan is so totally consumed by his work that he
actually appears to reside within his pictures and is secretly observing
the spectator.
His work will be displayed from Wednesday 27th February until
Sunday 24th March. The galleries are open Wednesday-Sunday 10am-
5pm. Please note that some galleries may close from 4.45pm.
Jonathan Kennedy trained as a Fine Artist and gained a B.A. degree
with Honours from Loughborough College of Art and Design. He has
work in private collections and has undertaken public commissions.
He has also taught art and design in schools and colleges across the
UK.
For more information, visit www.williamsonartgallery.org.
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