The new mural is one of many ways people locally are paying tribute to the late celebrity
Brezaux is an artist based in Wallasey behind some of the street art in places like New Brighton. Commissioned by Peel L&P, he is nearly finished painting a mural of the late Paul O'Grady.
The mural is not the only tribute in Wirral to the late star. Wirral Council is also proposing to give Mr O'Grady the Freedom of the Borough in the first stage of plans for a “fitting celebration.” At Woodside, another mural depicting an RNLI lifeboat is already in place and there are plans to have others showcasing a seagull and a tribute to Glenda Jackson, the Oscar winning actress and Labour politician born in Birkenhead. The mural to Glenda Jackson is expected to go up near the Woodside Ferry Terminal.
Brezaux is also working with local colleges and sixth form art students on creating other murals in the area. He said it was important that local street art reflected the history, culture, and people on an area
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