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Preston Guild Looking Back: Championsheeps LIVE! with Shaun the Sheep

Championsheeps LIVE! Shaun the Sheep at the Preston Guild 2012 As part of the Preston Guild 2012 festivities Championsheeps LIVE! Shaun the Sheep and friends transformed an area of Frenchwood Rec into a farmyard filled with hilarious farm themed sporting activities for the family to enjoy. As part of Shaun’s latest fleece brained scheme to entertain the flock he created a version of the school sports day, [...]

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£1.3 million dental clinic opens at UCLan

Students, staff and local residents can now access first-rate dental services on the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Preston campus. The UCLan Dental Clinic (UDC) was opened by the University Vice-Chancellor, Malcolm McVicar, on 27 September. The state-of-the-art facility will provide specialised dental services at very competitive prices, as well as allowing dentists from UCLan’s School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education to gain clinical [...]

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Last chance to see Jeanne D’Arc in Concert

Don’t miss the last chance to see the second and final performance of Jeanne D’Arc in concert. Proscenium Theatre Company presents a showcase and a full evening concert with full chorus and orchestra at St John’s Minster in Preston on Saturday 29 September at 7.30pm This powerful and exciting new musical brings to life the dramatic story of Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl [...]

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Rock Against the Cuts…

  Rockin’ Against Adversity! 12 October 2012 Buick McKane LIVE ON STAGE from 8pm LIVE DJs Bezz&Bolan 10:30pm-Midnight @ The Attic – UPSTAIRS @ Revolution In Association With.. PRESTON AGAINST CUTS http://www.facebook.com/groups/prestonag PRESTON & SOUTH RIBBLE TRADES UNION COUNCIL http://www.facebook.com/groups/163828543631969

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Digital Aesthetic³ 2012 in Preston

The Digital Aesthetic Project (2001-2012) is a collaborative venture between the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, and the Electronic & Digital Art Unit at the University of Central Lancashire. Digital Aesthetic³ 2012 will build upon the success of the two previous events, The Digital Aesthetic (2001) and Digital Aesthetic 2 (2007) by bringing together some of the most significant visual artists, theorists, and academics, [...]

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Pictured: The Trades Procession at the Preston Guild 2012

It may seem like a distant memory now, but the trade procession, which included 99 floats, was the first of four parades through the city for the Guild. It was followed by the Churches Procession on 3 September, the Community Procession on 7 September and the Torchlight procession on 8 September. We hope to post many of your pictures here so keep adding to the [...]

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