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easter egg rolling in Avenham Park

Photos + Videos: Easter Egg Rolling in Avenham Park

10th, April 2012 by

Hundreds of people braved the wet weather yesterday to take part in the annual Easter Egg Rolling competition in Avenham Park. View videos below from the event The event, dating back to Victorian times, uses the famous slope in the park to send eggs tumbling down. The Easter Bonnet parade also took place with over 60 competitors battling it out to be crowned the Easter [...]

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Preston in the Picture: Brockholes

8th, April 2012 by

It was Easter Sunday 2011 when Brockholes Nature Reserve opened its doors to the public for the first time and as the nature reserve is in effect celebrating its first birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to make this view of the visitor centre my ‘Preston in the Picture’ for this week. I think the magnificent floating visitor centre looks great in the late [...]

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In pictures: Lancashire Market takes over Friargate

7th, April 2012 by

The smell of fresh bread, smoked fish and traditional Lancashire pies wafted down Friargate today as the Lancashire Market returned. Organised by the Preston Business Improvement District a host of different stalls and traders filled the road to sell their wares. Tony Worrall snapped some great photos of the market in action, but be warned if you haven’t eaten this will make you feel very [...]

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Photos and Videos from the Preston Passion

6th, April 2012 by

A selection of photos and videos below from the Preston Passion, as shot by Ryan Gibson. Below are a selection of pictures from the day, giving you exclusive behind the scenes views of the performance. And here’s some videos from the show, the first is Jamelia’s performance of You Got The Love. Here Fern Britton introduces the Preston Passion. Footage of the final dress rehearsal [...]

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The Hairy Bikers sign new book in Preston store

6th, April 2012 by

Foodie TV stars the Hairy Bikers rolled into Preston yesterday to sign copies of their new cook book. Fans queued up outside Waterstone’s on Fishergate to have a chat with Si King and Dave Myers, as they released their baking book. Bernie Blackburn was down there to capture a few snaps above of the Bikers meeting fans and appearing in jovial mood.

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In pictures: Preston Passion rehearsals

6th, April 2012 by

Last night the finishing touches were being put to the Preston Passion, and local snapper Tony Worrall was out with his lens to catch a piece of the action. Worrall, who runs the Preston Flickr group, spotted Fern Britton – who will host the live coverage – doing a run through and hundreds of local performers getting involved in the rehearsal. The Preston Passion is [...]

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Preston in the Picture: Westleigh House

1st, April 2012 by

When this house was built in 1864, Preston was an entirely different type of town. Cotton was the major employer and the mill owners prospered. This great example of a nineteenth century house stands on Lea Road and is now a modern conference centre. The house was built by John Leigh. John and Adam Leigh owned the Brookhouse Cotton Mill on Old Lancaster Lane in [...]

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Photo Digest 29/03/12 – Steam engines and archive photos

29th, March 2012 by

Here are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be included, get in touch at joseph(@)blogpreston.co.uk. I’ll also be updating and including a map of Preston (you can see it at the bottom [...]

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Junction Of Chapel Walks & George's Road Looking Westward (Lancashire Lantern)

Preston Past: An Area Known As Bamber’s Yard (Final Part)

28th, March 2012 by

The second and final installment from last week’s article involves the remainder of the Bamber’s Yard area. Immediately below is an aerial image showing the complete area including the remaining part for the conclusion of our journey into the past of the Bamber’s Yard labyrinth. It is most probable that Prestonians of a certain age, at some time, will have walked along George’s Road down to Chapel Walks and Lune Street or vice versa. [...]

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In pictures: Preston runs the Sport Relief Mile

25th, March 2012 by

Prestonians literally went the extra mile for charity today as hundreds took part in the Sport Relief Mile. Bernie Blackburn was down early in Avenham Park to snap the runners. Did you take part in the Sport Relief Mile? Let us know how you got on in the comments below

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Preston in the Picture: Claims to Fame

25th, March 2012 by

Preston has a few claims to fame and to be honest some are more noteworthy than others. This week’s picture relates to one of those ‘Factoids’ as Steve Wright calls them on his radio show. A useless bit of information that you’ll find yourself dropping into conversation at some point, I can guarantee it! You’ll have to go back to the swinging sixties for this [...]

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Photo Digest 22/03/12 – Graffiti, the workhouse and accordions

22nd, March 2012 by

Here are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be included, get in touch at joseph(@)blogpreston.co.uk. I’ll also be updating and including a map of Preston (you can see it at the bottom [...]

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Bamber's Yard Forshaws, Reg. Daniels (Junction Of Bamber's Yard & George's Road

Preston Past: An Area Known As Bamber’s Yard

21st, March 2012 by

  Aerial View Of The Area With Annotated Street Names & Approximate Layout   Up to the mid 1960′s the area surrounded by Fishergate, Lune Street, Friargate and Market Place (Cheapside) was densely populated with old buildings which appeared to be built in quite an ad hoc fashion. It comprised of mainly six small streets and alleyways; Anchor Court, Bamber’s Yard, St. George’s Road, Aspinall [...]

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