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Preston Now and Then prize draw: winners presentation
Pictured above from the left Councillor James Hull, Joseph Hall, the Preston Guild Mayor, Carl Crompton with the Mayoress, Bernie Blackburn and Amy Ankers Preston Guild Mayor, Carl Crompton presented winners of Bernie Blackburn’s Preston Now and Then prize draw with their chosen pictures. From an exhibition by Preston photographer Bernie Blackburn the Preston Now and Then photographic collection showed how areas of Preston have changed [...]
225 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Banging Firework Display at Penwortham, Preston
The annual firework display held on Pear Tree Park, Middleforth Green in Penwortham, Preston took place tonight on 5th November. Opened by Mayor of Penwortham, Councillor Melvyn Gardner the event was, as every year totally free but donations to the Mayors charities were (and still are) very welcome. In my opinion, the best free display in the North West. Plenty of other attractions on offer. [...]
225 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
In pictures: Bonfire and firework celebrations in Cottam
Here’s a few photos of the Cottam bonfire night and firework celebrations which took place on Saturday 3 November. Hundreds of local residents turned out to see the sky lit up above Cottam and a huge bonfire blazed for hours. Councillor Julie Buttle was one of those in attendance and she snapped these photos to warm you up on a chilly afternoon. You can view [...]
226 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston in the Picture: Bridge over the Ribble
There are a few bridges over the River Ribble in Preston but the bridge at Brockholes, close to the Tickled Trout Hotel must be the busiest. At one time many years ago this crossing of the river was a toll bridge, now it carries traffic heading to and from the busy M6 junction and is the location of the oldest stretch of motorway in the [...]
227 days ago by Paul Melling Share
Preston in the Picture: The Park Lake
It’s just over a hundred years old and it is still looking magnificent, particularly when, wherever you look, the rich colours of Autumn are in evidence. Like so many things in Preston, Haslam Park has its links to the cotton industry. The land was donated to the Borough of Preston by Mary Haslam in memory of her father, John Haslam who was the owner of [...]
234 days ago by Paul Melling Share
Preston in the Picture – The Darwen and the Ribble
The River Ribble is normally the river you always associate with Preston but there’s another river that runs through the City that is not quite so well known and that’s the River Darwen. This lesser known river starts to flow in the Lancashire hills and winds its way through Hoghton and Walton-le-dale before joining the River Ribble close to Avenham Park near the centre of [...]
241 days ago by Paul Melling Share