BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4455@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190122T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190122T120000 DTSTAMP:20190104T173034Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/birkenhead-town-hall-borough-of- culture-think-tank/ SUMMARY:: Birkenhead Town Hall: Borough of Culture: Think Tank DESCRIPTION:Find out about Wirral's 2019 Borough of Culture &\; how you can be involved as an creative individual or organization in the area\n\nB ook here\n\nThe IMAGINE WIRRAL programme in 2018 has seen major events and collaborations showcase Wirral on a national and international stage like never before. Many thousands of residents and visitors have been part of and experienced magical and transformative events including the Giantsvis iting New Brighton\, Lost Castles in West Kirby and the River of Light  as well as the successful exhibition New Brighton Revisited which brou ght together the works of three internationally renowned photographers Mar tin Parr\, Tom Wood and Ken Grant to name a few highlights.\n\nWirral's Bo rough of Culture programme for 2019 will encompass unique events\, new wor k\, exhibitions\, creative projects and activities throughout the year and we want you to be involved with the events either as a practitioner contr ibuting to an existing event or by suggesting new events that could be inc luded in the programme.\n\nThe Borough of Culture initiative was introduce d by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and designed to encourag e cultural activities across the region. St Helens has been the first reci pient of the Borough of Culture title\, which was officially handed over t o Wirral on Saturday 8 December.\n\nThe award will rotate around the six l ocal authorities (Halton\, Knowsley\, Liverpool\, Sefton\, St Helens and W irral) on an annual basis\, enabling each borough to highlight the unique character and distinctiveness of its people and places\, develop the skill s and talents of its residents and create an exciting year of cultural eve nts and activity for everyone.\n\nDiscovery\, exploration and the great ou tdoors are the themes that shape our creative year ahead. We want to facil itate as many organisations\, individuals and communities as possible to b e part of Wirral's Borough of Culture in 2019. We can help you develop you r ideas\, identify opportunities for partnership working\, promote your ev ents and support access to potential venues and performance spaces.\n\nPle ase come to meeting or be in touch by email to cultureteam@wirral.gov.uk a nd check out our Imagine Wirral website for more information. If you are unable to make this particular event \, please contact alisonbaileysmith@ wirral.com as we are running a series of meetings for different areas of i nterest and it maybe possible to attend a different meeting on another day .\n\nThe Wirral Creative Network is for artists\, creatives and anyone w ho wants to be part of Wirral's cultural scene. Sign up and we'll send you our monthly Creative Bulletin email packed with the latest news and oppor tunities for Wirral's creative community and occasional updates on what we 're up to and how you can get involved. It is free to join - simply click on the link and complete your details https://www.imaginewirral.com/join- wirral-creative-network\n\nOn the day: Birkenhead Town Hall is easily acce ssed from Hamilton Square station\, there is on street pay parking or cons ider car pooling to reduce costs and congestion.\n\nBook here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2019/01/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_54088196_285982083875_1_original.j pg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181028T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR