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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- Hello, I’m Miss Mashed
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- seocurriculum
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- St Stephen’s Church
- Tales from the Allotments
- Tell Me Again About Typhoon Patsy
- The Blunt Side of the World
- The Journey of a Half Arsed Blogger
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- Thoughts From The Fray
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