Kid’s stuff
Preston schools celebrate victories at first ever winter sports games
Preston schools took a winning part in the first ever SPAR Lancashire Winter Games. The competition which pits schools across the county against each other saw schools from the city triumph in mixed football, tag rugby and gymnastics. Olivia Walton from Queen’s Drive Primary School, Fulwood, won the individual gymnastics competition while the rest of her classmates helped her school finish third. The tag rugby [...]
89 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston based care provider raising awareness of dignity in care to local school pupils
A new project, coordinated jointly by Ashbridge School in Hutton and Preston based provider of home-based care, Mosaic Community Care, is aiming to put dignity and respect at the heart of UK care services to enable a positive experience of care. School children from Ashbridge School have been visited by two members of the local community who are themselves receiving home care support during the [...]
114 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
A Colorful Mosaic Designed by St. Matthew’s School Children
New mosaic designed by the pupils of St Matthews school in Preston with help from Mosaic artist, Christie Webster Chrissy, a Mixed Media Mosaic & Craft Tutor and Community Artist has been busy working with school children’s designs for a new floor mural. Funds for the mosaic were collected by Terry, a Ranger for Preston City Council and the Friends of Fishwick and St. [...]
123 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Find your voice at the Preston Children’s Choir
Want your children to be more musically involved in Preston? Lancashire Music Service and the Lancashire Grid for Learning (LGfl) are offering your 7 to 11 year olds the chance to join the Preston Children’s Choir. The aim of the Lancashire Music Service is to enable and encourage access for all Lancashire schoolchildren and young people to musical experiences, bringing them the best music-making opportunities available. [...]
136 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Respawned – Vintage Toys Games and Collectables Shop
A cool new vintage toys, games and collectables shop has landed in Preston. Respawned opened nine weeks ago in Guild Hall Arcade stocking all manner of Star Wars, Dr Who, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Power Rangers and Marvel and DC Comics goodies. Urged on by my seven year old son I went to find out more. Paul Jepson started collecting, buying and selling [...]
139 days ago by Lisa McManus Share
Preston Model Railway Exhibition
The Preston and District Model Railway Society is holding its next exhibition in March 2013. Growing ever more popular this event features examples of the best in railway modelling with exhibits drawn from far and wide. There will be full trade support, modelling demonstrations, stands by railway and transport preservation society’s and second hand stalls. The Preston and District Model Railway Society held previous exhibitions [...]
162 days ago by Tony Worrall Share