First step, get your ticket, then plan your route to get to us – hopefully by public transport or walking. If you have to come by car – there is a car park at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum. All their travel information is on their website and for the library, there is a free car park on Turner Street, across Borough Road. The walk between the two venues takes 9 minutes via Balls Road (downhill from Williamson to the library).
Call out for MAKERS
Wirral MakeFest are excited to make an open invitation for Makers to sign up to be part of Wirral MakeFest 2024 which will take place on Saturday June 1st 2024 at Birkenhead Central Library and The Williamson Art Gallery & Museum.
Thank you to all our makers, volunteers, visitors and staff
Thank you to all our makers, volunteers, visitors and staff and looking forward to 1st of June 2024
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
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,
We ❤ Free Stickers
Would you like a set of Free Wirral MakeFest Stickers and Badges? We will post out a pack of badges / stickers to the first 10 folks to sign up for our newsletter! Learn about all the latest maker goings