New mural celebrating Charlie Landsborough

We’re excited to announce that new mural celebrating Charlie Landsborough, local lad and country music legend, can now be seen at Birkenhead North train station, created by famed Liverpool “Wings” artist, Paul Curtis.

Between the 9th and 18th May, we’ll be running a series of local campaigns to celebrate Charlie’s legacy, the North End community and its heroes, and we invite you to visit the mural, take photos and share your memories in our online campaign using the hashtag #NorthEndHeroes.

On 19th May, we’ll be celebrating the new the new mural all day at St James Centre Laird Street, with Charlie joining us at lunchtime, a showcase of memories and photos, and an unplugged live music session in the afternoon. 

Time	Activity	Location
11:30am-2:00pm	Celebration with Charlie Open showcase meet and greet with Charlie	St James Centre, Laird Street
2:00pm-4:00pm	North End Unplugged session with local musicians Open showcase and free cake for public	St James Centre, Laird Street

About the mural

Charlie Landsborough, who grew up in the North End, received almost half of the votes (46%) from local residents in a poll last year, who were asked to choose one of three local heroes that they wanted to see featured in a new piece of artwork at Birkenhead North Train Station. 

Liverpool City Region Artist of the Year, Paul Curtis, best known for his striking turquoise “wings” mural in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, has completed the project.

How you can get involved

Charlie grew up in North Birkenhead and taught at local primary school Portland Road. He is truly a “local legend” who has inspired many in Birkenhead and around the world with his music.

To celebrate Charlie’s legacy and all local heroes in our wonderful North End community, we’re asking everyone who lives or has a connection to the North End and Charlie to visit the mural, share pictures, memories and stories between Monday 9th May and Wednesday 19th May:

• Take a photo at the mural and share on Instagram or Facebook, tagging Cradle to Career and using the hashtag #NorthEndHeroes
• Tell us your memories of Charlie and what his music means to you. Follow us or our partners on Facebook and share photos, memories and stories of Charlie and his music.
• Tell us who your local hero is and why. Follow us or our partners on Facebook and share photos, memories and stories of your own local hero.
• Tell us what you love about the North End and why. Follow us or our partners on Facebook and share photos, memories and stories of what you love about Birkenhead North.
• Drop into a local community centre – St James, Gautby Road to share photos of Charlie, your memories and stories

 

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About the mural competition

The mural competition last year was launched by Cradle to Career, a long-term initiative that aims to transform the lives of children and young people in North Birkenhead by bringing the community and organisations that serve it together. It is a celebration of the passion, talent and creativity that has come from the North End over the years.