The Talking Heads Project

The Talking Heads Project The Talking Heads Project is a non-profit video production group based in New Brighton, Wirral. We can be contacted by email, Facebook or via Instagram.

Everyone has a story to tell and The Talking Heads Project wants to hear yours. The Talking Heads Project is a non-profit video and audio production group based in New Brighton, Wirral. Using professional sound and video equipment we will be documenting the stories of the people from New Brighton. We would also like to hear from anybody that has a tale or memories of the town that they would like

to share with us. We hope to use some of the footage in a documentary series about New Brighton that we will be producing in the near future. So if you want us to add your story to the project we would love to speak to you. We look forward to hearing from you.

22/04/2026

Here is some video of The Homebirds Fred and Sue at Liscard Community Links CIC cafe singing Madeleine Peyroux’s version of Leonard Cohen’s song ‘Dance Me To The End of Love’.

20/09/2025

Joyce Pitt talks about her memories of New Brighton. Joyce went to St Jame’s School on Egerton Street in New Brighton, Vaughan Road school and Oldershaw. Joyce speaks about her friends Sue Tate (who’s parents owned ice-cream wagons on New Brighton promenade) and Hilary Smith.

Joyce recalls her memories of The Tower Grounds and the stalls that used to be in New Brighton, her job in The Commercial pub and how she helped the owners Harold and Hilda. Joyce also talks about her family and the numerous shops that they had in New Brighton, she mentions her father the fisherman and how he used to sell shrimps and had three fancy goods stalls in New Brighton. Joyce mentions her uncle Billy’s who had a fish shop on Victoria Road and the wool shop (Lillabets) run by her aunt. Joyce speaks about The Maypole shop and The Guests butchers which was run by Jack Lawson.

Joyce also speaks about the decline of New Brighton during the 70s and 80s, her passion for swimming and Wallasey Swimming Club, and how the town of New Brighton has is now revitalised.

16/09/2024

Here's John Morris in Oakland Gallery talking about New Brighton. John has a framing, gifts and print shop Once Upon a Tide in New Brighton on Victoria Road.

30/05/2024

Here is a video that I made back when I studied film-making in 2017.

The college brief was to make a documentary film so I asked Pat Hackett if I could make a film about the centre. I have a lot of memories of the centre because as well as working there I have fond memories from when I used to go to the youth club. It's were I learned to play pool and I honed my body-popping skills :)

(I actually had more enthusiasm than skill in both but I enjoyed it and that was the main thing.)

The centre is a great place and has always been there to help the community. As Pat Hackett says in the video, the centre is always evolving, and now with Charlotte's Brightside at the helm it really has transformed massively, both figuratively and literally, with a huge range of new activities, a social supermarket and a brand new colourful appearance thanks to the talented artist Adam Bresnen (brezaux_)

25/05/2024

Here is Marc Jones of The Art Bloomers in Oakland Gallery Victoria Road, New Brighton.

The Art Bloomers is a social and community group that meets at Birkenhead Development Trust - St James Centre to create art.

Some of the artists in the group donate the proceeds of the sale of their work to various charities.

The exhibition ends on Monday 27th May.

13/05/2024

Here's Wayne Adeniyi outside The Floral Pavilion as he talks about his boxing career, his mum in Rock Ferry and his dad in Lagos, Nigeria. He speaks about his faith and how his full name translates to 'God is always higher than the adversity'

Wayne also gives a shout out to his family and friends including Paul Butler who is soon to compete for the IBO world bantamweight title at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

24/03/2024

Here's a video recorded back in 2018 of The New Brighteners

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenewbrighteners

The New Brighteners are a voluntary group that keep the beaches and seas in and around New Brighton clean and free of rubbish

Their work helps support New Brighton’s tourism, improving the visitor experience, and contributing positively to the local economy.

I interviewed New Brightener Dave Peddie in New Brighton Community Centre and whilst we spoke he told me about the origins of the group, the work they do and highlighted the fact that more people need to be aware of the problem discard litter causes.

Dave also talks about Wayne Dixon and about how he was travelling around the UK coast with his dog Koda cleaning litter.

The video includes photographs that Jan E Peddie, Wayne Dixon and Martin Parr kindly gave me permission to use.



17/03/2024

Local artist Millie Wright talks about how the sights and sounds of the Mersey River have inspired her paintings and poetry.

Every Sunday afternoon in August the Wallasey Art Society display their art at New Brighton promenade on the railings of Vale Park.

26/02/2024

The Talking Heads Project spoke to Dave Peddie during New Brighton Pride 2023.

Dave talks about The New Brighteners and 'rival' litter picking group Wirral Wombles

(They are not really rivals. The Wombles clear the parts of Wirral the The New Brighteners don't cover.)

20/02/2024

Dave Hazlehurst and friends enjoying themselves at Rockpoint Records on Victoria Road, New Brighton, summer 2023.

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