Events

Your usual weekend revellers in the city centre?

PrestFest In Pictures: Revellers, foodies and party goers come out for a celebration of Preston City Centre

From Saturday to Monday venues across the city flung open their doors and did their best to get the public in. The city centre was celebrating retaining its Purple Flag status – for having an excellent night out – and a host of restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs joined forces to entertain. Below are an assortment of pictures from the nights out, special events and [...]

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Wooden Spoons Cut Throat Ghost Walk

Review: Two Great Events at Preston’s Prestfest 2013

On Saturday evening, 4th May 2013, Preston’s Prestfest event proved to be a night of fabulous all round outdoor city centre entertainment. Murder most horrid was apparent on the streets of Preston when the Wooden Spoons Theatre company presented their ‘Cut Throat Tour’. This exceptional performance was part of a walk around the Church Street area of Preston led by three of the Wooden Spoons [...]

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The Bus Station and car park are in the brutalist style of architecture, popular in the 1960s

Future options for Preston Bus Station to be discussed at arts event

Local artists and architects will be meeting this weekend to try and come up with an alternative use for Preston’s Bus Station. The event follows an open letter sent to all of Lancashire County Council’s councillors by a group of arts leaders including the designer Wayne Hemingway. Future options for the Bus Station was the subject and it called on councillors to explore a “third [...]

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An example of previous upcycling

Preston artists invited to make something from nothing at Emmaus’ Craft Hack event

Artists and creatives are being invited to turn unwanted junk into art. Arts group They Eat Culture and JCR Creatives have teamed up with the city’s Emmaus shop for the event. All of the items the charity collects will be available to use as artists are challenged to “up-cycle” to create art along the theme of ‘Words’. A range of materials, basic tools and sewing [...]

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PNE Stadium Soccer Weekend

Today and Sunday (4 and 5th may) Preston North End Football Club are holding a stadium soccer weekend. After a succesful event last year the Deeepdale club has increased the amount of time and value of their special sporting football package. Its a chance to play on the pitch and receive PNE certificates and gifts. The event is taking place on the hallowed Deepdale turf [...]

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Late Night at the Harris in Preston

Preston’s Harris Museum is taking part in the national Museums at Night festival, on Friday 17 May. The Harris will open its doors from 5 until 9pm in the evening to host a number of live music performances, workshops and competitions linked to their exhibitions and collections. All of the Harris Museum exhibitions and galleries will also be open. One of the special events promised [...]

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