The Beauty of Lancashire at Spring Time
A great deal of us long to be somewhere else, maybe on a tropical beach or possibly sitting in the shade of a harbour a cafe, hiding away from the Mediterranean sun whilst sipping a long cool drink, but these are luxuries that come very rarely and also at a cost. Fifteen or so years ago I found myself flying over the North West of England on my way to a Caribbean Island known as the Dominican Republic. It was a fourteen hour flight in miserable cramped conditions and to be perfectly frank, not worth it. Upon my return; and suffering from a major tummy bug, I vowed never to try it again and dedicate more of my time to exploring the countryside and the wildlife that surrounds Preston.
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24th February 2010 /
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John E Vale BSc (Hons)
Preston Wish List
Random yet fun post! Thought I’d play town planner for the day & list what I’d like to see in Preston’s city centre…Here’s my personal Top 10…
1. A whacking great big kid’s play area, on the scale of Withy Grove Park Play area in Bamber Bridge, with a skate park, BMX ramps, fountains, picnic tables & cafe for families.
2. An independent cinema.
3. Cultural quarter with subsidised artist’s workshops, offices, an exhibition space and shop.
4. Tramlines, cycle routes & zero traffic.
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Tringe Festival 2010
Bumped into Sam and Dawn from Screaming Theatre today and beckoned them into the studios of Preston FM for a chat.
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Free workshops for Writers!
Calling all writers! Can’t get your head around the money making aspect of writing? Want to know how to market your work? The Lancashire Writing Hub and Creative Lancashire have got together to provide a series of FREE workshops to give you key insights into managing creative projects, how to make your project portfolio increase, contacts book expand and your work bring in the pennies. Creative Lancashire offer professional business development opportunities for writers across all fields of writing, from copywriting to feature journalism to writing that bestseller.
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What’s brewing in the back streets of Preston?
Come with me down through town and beyond to sample some of the finest tea you have ever tasted! Tucked away at the bottom of Cannon Street is the Mystery Tea House, a sweet little cafe and tea shop serving every type of tea imaginable. As well as serving their delicious tasting brews the Mystery Tea House also serves food and caters for coffee lovers too…
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Shop local, look fabulous!
Our local governments are urging us to shop local.
It seems, however, that as much as we know we should people still like to go in to the same convenient shops and buy the same bog standard things.
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5th February 2010 /
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Cambridge Girl in Preston
Preston Bus Station will not be listed
Preston City Council are welcoming the decision that Preston Bus Station will not be listed.
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Local photographers are captivated by The Ship Inn’s mural wall, the ever changing artwork is eye catching and inspirational. On a grey day in Preston the colours break up the monotony of the landscape, it’s a great surprise to discover a new piece of artwork there. I wanted to find out more, quizzed Chris Moot – one of the artists behind the wall and discovered he has a lot of exciting projects on the horizon. A fledging clothing label MakeMake to be launched next month and the Shakedown Project amongst others. Read on…
Well, the time of year for dashing about frantically in an attempt to find or do something quite romantic for a loved one may have gone but who needs Saint Valentine to pull back his bow and tell us what to do or where to go?
