Call for more small businesses to join Preston Guild trades procession

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Call for more small businesses to join Preston Guild trades procession

9th, December 2011 by Ed Walker

Local businesses are being urged to show their support for the 2012 Preston Guild by taking part in the trades procession. The procession will see employers, both big and small, parade through the city centre to celebrate their skills and trades. So far 68 businesses have signed up but organisers want 150 businesses in total to join the event. Ken Williams, chair of the trades [...]

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Share your memories of post-war Preston Guild

8th, November 2011 by Ed Walker

Do you remember the 1952, 1972 or 1992 Preston Guild? If so a team of students from the University of Central Lancashire want to hear from you. The group, led by Joe Shepherd, are putting together an interactive exhibition for the Museum of Lancashire showcasing the post-war communities for the Preston Guild. They are looking for experiences, memories, photographs or any memorabilia to create something [...]

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Preston Guild – A view from the other side of Lancashire

14th, October 2011 by Catherine Mugonyi

Thursday was the first day of the Arts Development UK conference at Blackpool Winter Gardens. The programme included a number of study tours to arts, cultural and heritage venues in Blackpool and Preston. Being Blackpool based, it made sense to go and see what our neighbours were up to at the other end of the M55. So following a visit to the Harris Museum and Art [...]

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Community group call for filmmakers to celebrate Preston

3rd, October 2011 by Joseph Stashko

A community group are seeking to celebrate Preston through the medium of film in time for the Guild 2012 celebrations. Preston Motion Picture Project was set up independently by Matt Stanton, and his idea is to create a feature film that features Preston’s landscapes, heritage and residents. Stanton hopes that he’ll have many filmmakers contributing towards the project, each submitting brief segments that reflect various [...]

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Bikers to ride out on city streets for Preston Guild

16th, September 2011 by Ed Walker

This is the view from the handlebars as a group of bikers took to the streets of Preston for a ride out. The Harley-Davidsons roared into life from Strand Road out to Penwortham as part of a test tour of the city ahead of the Preston Guild. Members of the Red Rose Chapter of the Harley-Davidsons Owners Group are joining forces with the Harley-Davidson branch [...]

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Re-paving of Preston Flag Market begins ahead of Guild year

4th, September 2011 by Ed Walker

The historic market square in the centre of Preston will have the builders in from tomorrow, as the go ahead was given for improvement works. Sections of Preston’s Flag Market will be fenced off from Monday 5th September as the council carries out paving and tree planting ahead of the Guild celebrations next year. The council said the existing York stone flags will be re-grouted [...]

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Graffiti or art? Mural appears near Avenham Park

3rd, September 2011 by Ed Walker

An abandoned building in Penwortham has seen a giant mural painted on its side. The Vernon Carus sports field saw the artwork, depicting the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa sculpture in the Cornaro Chapel in Rome, appear overnight earlier this week. The artists behind the mural – known only as Parle – told the Lancashire Evening Post more murals would appear around the city in a [...]

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Businesses invited to apply for Preston Guild trades procession

1st, September 2011 by Ed Walker

Businesses across Preston are being invited to apply to take part in the 2012 Guild trade procession. 150 companies will be allowed to take part in the parade, up from 123 firms in 1992. Chair of the trades procession steering committee, Ken Williams, said: “The trades procession is the business highlight of the Guild celebrations. “With the whole of Preston watching, we are sure local [...]

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An Egg-cellent day in Avenham Park

26th, April 2011 by Kirsty Porter

The people of Preston flocked to Avenham park yesterday to join in the Easter fun, from live music to home cooked Lancashire food, there was something for everyone. The Guild decided to take on the egg rolling event as a Victorian tradition and utilized it through their Victorian style fairground which had a carousel and teacup rides. Horse and carriage rides were also taking place [...]

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Vote for Blog Preston to win Co-Op funding

8th, April 2011 by Ed Walker

We’re dedicated on Blog Preston to covering what goes on in the city of Preston and it’s a natural fit that we want to help showcase the 2012 Preston Guild. The Co-Op are running a ‘Start a Revolution’ competition where community groups and charities can bid for up to £5,000 to do something which benefits the community. We’ve put in a bid to help us [...]

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The Guild Wheel – Collaborate on our map

7th, March 2011 by Joseph Stashko

As part of the forthcoming Guild 2012 celebrations, a 21 mile cycle and walk way has been created around Preston, linking together 5 existing Sustrans routes. The Guild Wheel is intended to provide a 21 mile circular walk that will be a significant area of tourism as well as drawing attention to many of the attractions along the way. I thought it’d be a good [...]

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Western Area Forum Report

4th, March 2011 by Joseph Stashko

The first of a series of Area Forums focusing on the Guild took place last night at Ashton Primary School. The Western Area Forum was hosted by Councillor William Shannon, who described the current structure of Area Forum as “the last of their kind”. Because of budgeting issues Area Forums will now be restricted to specialist single issue group meetings such as the Guild. Shannon [...]

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LIVE: Preston City Council’s budget

24th, February 2011 by Andy Halls

Join us live from City Hall as council chiefs make decision on the budget and council tax. The council has announced £3.5m in cuts, and Preston is one of the worst affected in terms of amount cut from its government grant. Job cuts are expected, with around 25-30 individuals working in front-line services, particularly at the Guildhall, set to lose their jobs. The council will [...]

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