And the winner is…
Wirral MakeFest Volunteers Make!
Yesterday, twelve Wirral MakeFest volunteers met in the Williamson Art Gallery’s craft room for a bit of making! Buttons, signs, t-shirts and rags were all part of Wirral MakeFest prep. Some of our donated materials included old banners from Foundation
The Printroom UK treasures and printing
The Printroom UK is the eco-friendly printer of choice for Wirral Unplugged, so when we contacted them about sponsoring Wirral MakeFest, they were happy to produce our new flyers and let us see what bits and bobs we could use
Volunteer Meeting at Birkenhead Central Library
We’re having a volunteer meeting at Birkenhead Central Library on Tuesday, 9th of May 6pm-7pm! This is your chance to meet us, ask us questions, and learn more about helping your community during Wirral MakeFest. If you haven’t already signed
Apollo Remastered sightings at Wirral MakeFest
Apollo, we have a sighting! Team Wirral MakeFest are at the Apollo Remastered exhibition. Here’s Alison with the photographer and creator of Apollo Remastered, Andy Saunders, at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum! This fabulous exhibition will be on during
Awesome Liverpool helps bring the Solar System to Wirral MakeFest!
Awesome Liverpool has given us £500 toward bringing a planetarium to Birkenhead Central Library for Wirral MakeFest! The planetarium will be located in the children’s part of the library on June 3 and will be pre-bookable on Eventbrite. Why a
Wirral Unplugged Wins Organisation of the Year at John Moores University
Wirral Unplugged, one of the lead organisations of Wirral MakeFest, won Organisation of the Year at Liverpool John Moores Student Union’s Societies and Volunteering Awards! The award was given for Wirral Unplugged’s support for students and staff parents and carers
Interview with Wirral MakeFest 2023 venue, Wirral Libraries – Birkenhead Central.
Here is our marketing team members Julia Hughes and Alina Robinson taking time out to talk to Diane Mitchell from Wirral Libraries. Diane talks about the upcoming Wirral MakeFest, STEM / STEAM in and around the Wirral, and the wonderful
RECRUITMENT, NETWORKING AND BUILDING THE TEAM
On Tuesday, Alison Bailey Smith of ABScraft and Diana Powell of WirralUnplugged visited the University of Liverpool to recruit marketing volunteers for Wirral MakeFest. Alongside marketing volunteers Alina Robinson and Julia Hugh, they pitched what Wirral MakeFest will be about,
Hello Wirral!
Free Wirral Event coming 2023. Inspiring the community to engage with makers from Arts, Engineering, Crafts, Coding, VR… We will be putting more information and resources on here over the coming months, including a call for Makers, Crafters and Creators