Strolling with Spiderman
I am training for the Moonlight Walk. It’s an organised half marathon walk to raise money for St Catherine’s Hospice. I will be walking with a close friend in memory of her lovely mum, whose life was cut short by cancer last Christmas. Training started yesterday with a not too gruelling thirty laps of the pool. With a strict regime to stick to, ahem, I enticed my four year old out into the brilliant sunshine to take a mystery tour of Preston. The deal was I’d write the words and he would take the pictures. Here’s where we headed…
Preston Tringe Update
The Preston Tringe is swiftly approaching and the clock is now ticking for groups to apply and be part of it, with the deadline being May 10th. So, what are you waiting for – whatever you talent is, give it a go, it’s a chance to share your gift with the world!
Last month, we revealed some of the current line up for the Preston Tringe and we can now reveal more of the extensive and exciting line up that are set to shine throughout the streets of Preston throughout the Tringe. read article »
Why Preston Loves a Good Blog
There’s a new community in Preston. It isn’t in a new village, it isn’t a in a religious building, it isn’t in a school. It’s online.
184 million people had started a blog by 2008 according to media agency Universal McCann and that number is growing all the time with a new blog supposedly being created every second.
Preston is no exception. There’s a whole parallel universe Preston happening on the internet. Everyone has something to say and it’s never been easier to dispense that information to the world.
Keep the kids entertained this Easter!
Got younger family members to entertain this Easter? There’s plenty going on around town to keep little people out of mischief, whether it’s rain or shine!
Places to go in Lancashire
Well, the time of year for dashing about frantically in an attempt to find or do something quite romantic for a loved one may have gone but who needs Saint Valentine to pull back his bow and tell us what to do or where to go?
Really Wild Contributor!
Really pleased to announce we have a new contributor. John Vale is a lecturer in Animal Science and Behaviour at Lancaster and Morecambe College, he has been teaching and involved with animal welfare for the past twenty years and he also runs the wonderful Creepy Crawly Roadshow.
New Fitness Club for Women
A new women’s only gym has just been launched by the Mayor of Preston. Councillor Keith Sedgewick and his wife Patricia attended the opening of Energie, an informal fitness club designed for women who are new to exercise.
2010 Zine Fair this Fri & Sat!
Anyone interested in publishing, writing & the creative arts would be wise to head down to ‘The Atrium’ at UCLAN this Fri and Sat for the 2010 Lancs Zine Fair. With over 30 stalls run by publishers, artists & makers there should be something for everyone. We asked local zine publishers Preston is My Paris for their three top tips for starting a ‘zine.
We originally started our project Preston is my Paris in June 2009 as a way of encouraging the exploration of Preston as a subject for creative practice. Although neither of us was actually born in the city we have lived here for 13 years between us and have developed a strong passion for the place.
The project has now developed into a monthly zine that we distribute for free in the city, two exhibitions and a blog.
We are also about to launch Preston is my Paris Publishing and a temporary gallery space in the Guildhall Arcade.
Here’s our 3 tips for starting a zine:
Winter Steam Gala
Starting the Ribble Steam Railway‘s 2010 season in fine style is a Winter Steam Gala on Feb 6th & 7th featuring four engines in steam over two full days.
Business of the Month: Crafty Hearts
Crafty Hearts is a gorgeous, bright, funky papercrafts shop residing on Blackpool Road, near the Lane Ends junction. This happy little shop sells an array of papery gifts and products to make cards, invitations, journals, artwork, scrapbooks and memory albums, wrapping paper. The mother and daughter team behind Crafty Hearts have sourced many of the items on sale from across the north west and in the States and offer a range of workshops for novice and experienced crafters. I had to find out more…
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