Ignite Birkenhead

Sparking Conversations – Backin Birkenhead

As Birkenhead bids for the Town of Culture in 2028, Ignite has been invited along to help.  

Ignite Birkenhead is an opportunity to connect people and ideas, to celebrate innovation and creativity, and to show what’s possible when a community comes together.

Let’s light up Birkenhead with ideas, inspiration, and imagination.

Looking for ideas…… 

Makers & Engineers: “Built in Birkenhead” – the poetry of heavy industry and physical construction.

Frontline Resilient: community shop, youth worker etc talking about culture as public health – how creativity keeps people alive and connected.

Spatial Rebels: “The Surreal Town” – how to blend the park with the town and reclaim Dock Branch and other industrial heritage.

Grassroots Creatives: Independent creators but challenge them to pitch how their work integrates into the town’s broader social fabric.

Want to speak?
We’re looking for people from across the region to take the stage — whether you’re a maker, entrepreneur, community leader, artist, student, or local resident with a story to tell. You don’t need to be a professional speaker — just someone with an idea, a project, or a passion worth sharing.

Pitch and Put-it-out-there at the Break

Don’t forget if you have a project that you want to talk about then at the end of the break we have our Pitches section –which gives audience members the opportunity 1 minute to jump up on stage and tell the rest of the world (especially those watching at home) about a great project, event or maybe even just about something they are proud of. We make an announcement about this during the break so listen out.