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The Continental 8th Beer Festival

The Continental celebrates another successful Beer Festival

20th, May 2012 by

The Continental pub wrapped up its annual Beer Festival yesterday evening, and it’s safe to say that it was bigger and better than ever. Although it rained on and off throughout the three days, the festival was very well attended. Two large, specially erected marquees in the pub’s beer garden kept the drinkers dry, and played host to some great live music by bands from [...]

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Debate to ask whether Preston is now really a city

16th, May 2012 by

A debate will take place at the end of this month to discuss whether Preston has made the move from a town to a city. The latest Preston Social will see a panel of speakers from the arts, culture, business and political spectrums of Preston come together to ask whether, ten years on, Preston in 2012 feels like a city. The Continental on South Meadow [...]

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Mapped: Diamond Jubilee Street Parties in Preston

15th, May 2012 by

The bunting will be out in Preston as 14 street parties take place across three days in the city to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The majority of the street parties take place in Fulwood and Ribbleton, with a couple in Goosnargh and Ashton. View our map below showing the locations of the street parties and associated road closures and diversions. View Jubilee Street Parties [...]

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Venue announced for Preston Now and Then photo exhibition

14th, May 2012 by

A photo exhibition showcasing modern-day Preston versus the city of yesteryear will take place later this month. The pictures, put together by Lea resident Bernie Blackburn, will be shown at St George’s Shopping Centre from Saturday 26th May. Speaking to Blog Preston in January about the project, Mr Blackburn said: “Putting the ‘Preston Now and Then’ collection together has been a real journey of discovery; [...]

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Preston parkrun

Inaugural Preston parkrun proves popular with runners

13th, May 2012 by

Preston’s first parkrun got off to a flying start yesterday, with one hundred runners turning out for the inaugural event on Avenham Park. The parkrun began at 9am underneath the old East Lancashire Viaduct, as it will do every week, but plenty of people turned up half an hour early to warm up and socialise with other runners at the Pavilion. After a brief introduction [...]

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Preston’s first parkrun: A step in the right direction

12th, May 2012 by

Will Buckley, co-organiser of Preston’s first ever parkrun, offers us his thoughts on the day’s events. At, 7:45am this morning, Michael Ash-McMahon and I met to mark out the course and set up for the first Preston parkrun event. The weather is bright and sunny, very untypical of Preston at this time of year, but it bodes well for the morning run. We had been [...]

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Beer festival returns to the Continental for the 8th time

8th, May 2012 by

One of Preston’s biggest beer festivals returns to a city pub and arts venue next week. The Continental’s 8th beer festival will take place by the banks of the River Ribble and feature over 100 ales, ciders, perrys and premium European beers. The pub, on South Meadow Lane, has pedigree as an ale venue after winning the local CAMRA groups pub of the year award [...]

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Start of the Preston Guild 5k

Hundreds gather on Preston park for Guild 5k

8th, May 2012 by

Yesterday morning, hundreds of people took part in the Preston Guild 5k race, the first in a series of Guild races that will take place in the city throughout the year. In total, 741 runners completed the race on Avenham Park, with amateurs and enthusiasts rubbing shoulders with seasoned athletes around the challenging course. The senior race was preceded by the junior equivalent for runners [...]

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Photos + Videos: Preston Guild 5k in Avenham Park

7th, May 2012 by

As part of a great year of running in the city the Guild 5k signalled the start of the Guild Series of races. Hundreds of runners tied up their trainers and set off through Avenham Park on a challenging course. Below are a series of videos from the event and a slideshow of images. Watch a video of runners in the 5k View a slideshow [...]

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Rock FM versus Celebrities Charity Football Match

Preston radio presenters defeat celebs in charity football match

7th, May 2012 by

Presenters from Preston’s leading radio station defeated a team of celebrities and ex-pros yesterday, in a charity football match at Bamber Bridge FC’s QED Stadium. Yesterday afternoon, a team of celebrities including actor’s from top soaps such as Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors, as well as ex-professional players, arrived at the QED Stadium on Brownedge Road to face a Rock FM team led out by presenters [...]

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Live deaf storytelling night at The Continental

5th, May 2012 by

A live deaf storytelling event takes place in a Preston arts venue this Friday. The show, Postcards from Preston, is put on by deaf actors using British Sign Language and an interpreter for hearing audiences. Preston past, present and future will be the subject of the show at the The Continental’s arts space on South Meadow Lane. Philippa Merricks from Deafway said: “This is a [...]

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Barbershop Flashmob

World’s first Barbershop flash mob descends on Preston shopping centre

29th, April 2012 by

Passers by at a shopping centre in Preston had a lucky surprise today, witnessing the world’s first Barbershop harmony flash mob. At 3pm this afternoon, the main circle in St. George’s Shopping Centre, Preston spontaneously erupted into music, whilst crowds quickly gathered with camera phones to catch a moment of the spectacular, unplanned event. Blog Preston managed to record the entire performance, and you can [...]

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Review: Hatch launch night of MAPS 2012 festival

25th, April 2012 by

On Monday evening, the Adelphi bar on Fylde Street, Preston, played host to Hatch, launch night for MAPS 2012 festival and a three hour preview event featuring contemporary performances from emerging and established artists. MAPS 2012 is a contemporary arts festival organised by FallenWall Arts which is set to take place on 8th September, coinciding with Preston Guild week. It will be the first of its [...]

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