Hi!👋
We’re having our annual publicity drive and we thought it was about time we re-introduced ourselves!
We are BOARC (Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre) and we are known for;
🔭Our rich history & heritage
📚A space for independent & collective study and research
🛠️Our workspaces and facilities
📻Domes FM!
📝Our heritage education centre space (HECS)
🎉Events & celebrations
🌞Our community events
🌱Nature & respite
…and much more!
Have you been to BOARC before? If so, we’d LOVE it if you could tell a friend about us! Many of our users find out about us by word of mouth - so spread the word! 📣
We welcome users both returning and new, so if you’ve ever wondered about what goes on up the top of the hill, drop us an email on [email protected]
Special thanks to and Photo Credits courtesy of;
📸Mixed menu pictures by Elodie Sacher/A.MAL - Ard Residency 2023. @hannaahamdache@a.mal_projects
📸Library photos @uglybuckettheatre
📸Cultural Bridge photos #culturalbridge
📸Workshop photos of @nyx.edc by Ami Bevilacqua
📸Workshop photos @sstrapp_boarc & @inigowilkins
📸Screening photos @wyrdwyrale
📸Wedding & events photos @liam.joelson & @diomophoto
ANNOUNCING: OORYA
Queer electro folk punk.
Unapologetic. Multi-disciplinary. A force of nature.
We’re beyond excited to welcome OORYA to Wyrd Wyrale. Go listen and follow OORYA now if you late to the party and if your already in the OORYA party turn it up loud and get Wyrd @oorya.oorya
3 Day Residential Healing Workshop.
Link to brochure in bio.
Constellations is a powerful group healing practice. It works beyond the life stories we know, to access issues encoded within us that restrict our movement forward.
As a part of intricate systems, we are deeply held by ancestry, systemic and relational entanglements. Reaching a sense of stuckness in our internal development is normal given this complexity. Constellations takes a wider approach to open through this shifting those patterns of habit, and persistent emotional afflictions we can’t give reason for or releaserfrom our psyche despite our best efforts.
Though trained in many great healing tools, its the most profound practice I offer, going beyond any rational framework and or limited idea of what possible for us. The work isn’t staged or based on established workflows. Instead, we open the group circle with intention, fully honouring all that’s there and trusting in the intelligence of life to make its adjustments for us. To experience this phenomenon is life changing, with the effects of a work resonating through participants lives for years.
Though it’s necessary to be open-minded, there is no need to have previous experience of the work as teaching will be given.
As with prior workshops we’ll be using TRE to support the physical body and making the most of the nourishing environment at Bidston to be in community with each other. We also have Brendan Curtis catering for us this time, which is reason to attend in itself.
While the practice sits beyond logic and requires physical experience to start to grasp, I’ve attempted some further explanation in the brochure, accessible in the bio.
Cost: £350 inc two nights accommodation and food. There is 1 expense only place remaining at £200 for someone in a fulltime care or support roles and one remaining subsidised place at £300 for those out of work or facing precarity due to racial marginalisation. For details get in touch.
For more info contact: [email protected]
Introducing the first of the amazing acts as part of the inaugural Wyrd Wyrale. @flowershowband go check them out if your late to the party and if your already in the party stick them on and have a dance about! Get Wyrd!
We're delighted to announce that Flower Show will perform on Wyrd Wyrale 2026 - a one-day cultural festival rooted in Wirral's liminal identity.
01.08.26 - Bidston Observatory
Link to the tickets in bio ⬆️
Keep Wyrale Wyrd!
EAT. SLEEP. CLOWN. REPEAT. The Big Bucket Retreat 🤡
3 days of clowning, community and nature lead by Ugly Bucket and hosted in the magical @bid_obs .
Expect delicious food, belly laughs, liberating movement, transformative exploration and total inspiration. All abilities welcome. Clowning beginners, dabblers or seasoned fools, there is something magic to discover here ☀️
🗓️ 17-19 July 2026
🎟️ Link in bio (or head to uglybuckettheatre.co.uk)
W Y R D W Y R A L E
01.08.26 — Bidston Observatory
A one-day festival of live music, myth and place.
Liverpool City Region artists take over the Observatory — with performances unfolding across the building and into the night.
Tickets: £22.50
On Sale now. Link in bio
#WyrdWyrale #LiverpoolMusic #Wirral #ExperimentalMusic #LiveMusicUK MerseysideArts
What does your ticket to The Big Bucket Retreat include? 🤡
There’s A LOT to offer! Beyond your clowning journey, you can enjoy full catering, unique accommodation, campfires, rooftop meditations and profound explorations in the observatory domes, all hosted in the beautiful surroundings of Bidston Hill @bid_obs
Take a leap with us 🌼
Booking is open for 2026 🔴
🗓️ 17-19 July
🎟️ Link in bio or head to [email protected]
Thank you so much to everyone who came and visited yesterday, was a great day, we had over 200 visitors! And a huge thank you to all those who participated, you helped create a really special event!! 🥰🥰🥰
This Bank Holiday Monday is the BOARC ART MARKET & OPEN DAY
Date: Monday 6th April (Easter Monday) ART MARKET & OPEN DAY
Times: 12pm - 6pm
Locations: Ground Floor and Basement and possibly outdoors / weather dependent
Entry Price: £3 Entry Adults, £1.50 Children, 5 and under go free
BOARC Open Day Tours 1pm and 3pm
DOMES FM - community radio open decks from 1:30pm to 6pm
All are welcome!
We are so excited to have so many incredible collectives and individuals participating in this brilliant event that celebrates the eclectic communities in and around Birkenhead and beyond.
We will have original art works on sale from artists, table top clothes/ bric and brac sale, open deck community radio hosted by Domes FM and community organisers sharing information about how to get involved with wider community projects. And as if that wasn't enough activity for yous, will also have plenty of yummy food and drink offerings from grilled sandwiches, tea and cake and a bar.
We are delighted to have the following artists joining us on the day:
Queensway Collective @queensway______
Recreation Foods with Bredan and Rose @recreationfoods
Trans* Info Van @transinfovan
T.S. IDIOT @tstheidiot
Éamonn Kirke @eamonnkirkeart
Wyrd Wryale @wyrdwyrale
Distribution of power @distributionofpower
Good Grief Project thegoodgriefproject
Domes FM @domesfm
HECS @hecs_bid_obs
We still have a few more spaces for stall holders/ artists that want to get involved in selling work/ having a space to share materials about their collectives/ projects
To book a place, please email [email protected]
We can't wait to see you all!
To book please email: [email protected]
Limited spaces. Booking in advance only.
Bookings can not be transferred or re-sold
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A 50 minute guided tour of Bidston Observatory
£6.00 per person, £3.50 for under 16s.
Cash on arrival.
Advance payment for groups over 3x people
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When emailing please specify which tour you would like to attend:
Saturday 11th April 12:00 - 1:00pm
Saturday 11th April 2:00 - 3:00pm
Sunday 12th April 12:00 - 1:00pm
Sunday 12th April 2:00 - 3:00pm
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Unfortunately there is no lift in the building.
Please contact us if you have any questions about access.
There is plenty of parking on site.
Please arrive 10 minutes before tour start time.
Address: Bidston Observatory, Wilding Way, Prenton, CH43 7RA
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