Events
Preston celebrates Chinese New Year in style
A full house at the Charter Theatre was treated to a cornucopia of Chinese culture last night as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The China Chengdu Arts Troupe from Sichuan province were invited to perform in Preston by Uclan’s Confucius Institute. The evening’s events began with introductions by Preston’s Mayor Carl Crompton and UCLan’s Vice Chancellor Malcolm McVicar, who thanked the troupe for [...]
125 days ago by Bernie Blackburn Share
Tree planting in Ashton Park this weekend
Preston residents are invited to help plant trees in a city park this coming weekend. Over 300 trees will be planted by the Friends of Ashton Park after a tree donation by the Forestry Commission and Trust for Conservation Volunteers. Councillor Robert Boswell, cabinet member for environment, said: “The friends group work very hard to improve Ashton Park and it’s great that this free community [...]
126 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Local author book signing at Waterstones in Preston
Preston author Jenn Ashworth will be visting the Preston branch of Waterstones on 27 February to talk about and sign copies of her new book The Friday Gospels Jenn, who was brought up a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, says she always wanted to write about what it felt like to be a Mormon. Her new novel involves a [...]
127 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
End to End by The Gramophones Theatre Company
End to End by The Gramophones 15 February UCLan Media Factory In April 2012 three women made a daring and unusual journey from one end of Great Britain to the other. Trusting only to their resourcefulness and the kindness of strangers they made an 18-day, 874-mile journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats. They completed their unusual expedition on as many varieties of transport as [...]
128 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Preston Caribbean Carnival Needs You
It may seem a while off yet but the Caribbean Carnival needs your help! Set to take place in May with the King and Queen costume contest on 18 May 2013 and the carnival itself on 26 May 2013 the event is now in its 40th year making it, we think, the longest continually held Caribbean carnival in the land. To help continue on for [...]
128 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Preston Bus Station: A Journey to the End of the World
A unique spoken word performance at Preston’s iconic bus station on Saturday 23rd March 2013. Northern Elements, a project funded by Arts Council England, has commissioned They Eat Culture and Lancashire Writing Hub to stage a spoken word one-off event at the controversial Preston Bus Station (and car park). The central themes will be ‘moments of life’, ‘apocalypse’, ‘death and afterlife’ – and maybe [...]
129 days ago by Tony Worrall Share