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		<title>Museum of Lancashire looking for young fans to plan its future</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young history fans in the city are being encouraged to get involved in the new look Museum of Lancashire. If you&#8217;re aged from 16 to 21 then the museum, based in Preston, wants you to help shape its future. The Museum of Lancashire reopened last Autumn after a major refurb and outreach officer Stephen Miller wants young people to guide its events and share their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haunted Preston: Ghostly tales at Samlesbury Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been the venue for many a school trip down the years to learn about the Tudors and their connection with Lancashire, but Samlesbury Hall is also one of the most haunted places in and around Preston. Earlier this month we featured some of Preston&#8217;s most haunted places from a new book called Paranormal Lancashire. Now we&#8217;ve returned to the myths and legends of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked by special service in city centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Stashko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special service of remembrance will be held tomorrow (Thursday 26 January) to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at Preston’s Minster of St John. Starting at 11:30 am and attended by Roberta Cartwright, Mayor of Preston, the annual event invites people to remember the communities that suffered as a result of the Holocaust, the Second World War, and other worldwide tragedies. Candles will be lit during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paranormal Preston: A guide to the weird happenings in the history of our city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The history of Preston&#8217;s ghosts and paranormal activity are laid bare in a new book about the city, and the county, and its scary connections. Daniel Codd&#8217;s Paranormal Lancashire rambles through the county takes in some of the UK&#8217;s most haunted buildings, many of them not far from Preston, and explains why the area is so famous for its paranormal history. The Pendle witches of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston celebrates Lancashire Day 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the bells ring out and proclamations take place across the county to declare it Lancashire Day. This historic date celebrates when the county first sent its representatives to Parliament in 1295. Now in modern times it is a chance to enjoy everything that is great about Lancashire, and here&#8217;s the official proclamation you&#8217;ll hear today: Know ye also, and rejoice, that by virtue of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston&#8217;s post-1945 war dead to be honoured on Armistice Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A roll of honour to remember members of the armed forces killed since 1945 will be unveiled tomorrow. The ceremony at the Harris Museum will see the names of 114 service men from Preston put on display as part of a console which will enable the public to see records of those who have died. Mayor of Preston Roberta Cartwright who will be joined by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memories of the P5 bus service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[a kind of loving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Preston ex-pat has set up a group online for those who remember the P5 bus route. Richard Crookes, originally from Penwortham, wants to discover more about the &#8220;legendary&#8221; service run by Preston Bus. The bus service, which apparently appears in the Alan Bates film A Kind of Loving, no longer operates. Mr Crookes said he was inspired to start the Facebook group in memory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share your memories of post-war Preston Guild</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/11/share-your-memories-of-post-war-preston-guild/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember the 1952, 1972 or 1992 Preston Guild? If so a team of students from the University of Central Lancashire want to hear from you. The group, led by Joe Shepherd, are putting together an interactive exhibition for the Museum of Lancashire showcasing the post-war communities for the Preston Guild. They are looking for experiences, memories, photographs or any memorabilia to create something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old photos show 1960s Preston Ambulance Service in action</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/09/old-photos-show-1960s-preston-ambulance-service-in-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos of a Preston ambulance team in action and relaxing after work have been found. Donald Minchin discovered the pictures he&#8217;d taken as a teenager after clearing out cupboards at his home in Barra, Scotland. View a slideshow of the ambulance photos Mr Minchin, who was born in Preston, took the photos in 1968 &#8211; along with his sister &#8211; and described how they took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mapped: Play our Preston History Quiz</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/09/mapped-play-our-preston-history-quiz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Know your Tom Finney from your Strand Road? Have a go on our Preston History Map Quiz. It will ask you questions about the city and you have to click where you think the landmark or location is. The 20 questions cover everything from the Romans to one of Preston&#8217;s newest, and largest, buildings. So, have a go and see if you can make it [...]]]></description>
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