Preston Social
Next Preston Social event to be a Preston Tweetup
The latest event for the Preston Social will see Twitter users across the city come together. Social will return to its roots over four years since the first Preston Tweetup took place in the Snug at the Continental. Tweetups allow users of the Twitter site to come together, chat, discuss issues and meet people who they may only know online but in a safe [...]
30 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston Social report: RIP Preston Bus Station?
A scaled down version of the BBC’s ‘Question Time’ played out in Preston’s Continental pub on South Meadow Lane last night. The ‘RIP Preston Bus Station’ event was hosted by ‘The Preston Social’ which is the brainchild of digital marketing and PR company 3ManFactory with support from They Eat Culture. They hold regular get-togethers for academics, business owners, students and Tweeters where everyone can have [...]
113 days ago by Bernie Blackburn Share
RIP Preston Bus Station Social Conversation update
We announced here that The Preston Social would be presenting an event giving those with an opinion on the future of Preston Bus Station an opportunity to discuss/debate/tweet with a panel of key figures and commentators to share views, answer questions and to amplify the passionate voice of Preston. The Bus Station conversation is one that has been going on for sometime in digital forums [...]
121 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Preston Tringe Festival: The Gonzo Project Vol.2.
The Gonzo Project investigates the weird world of ‘Stage’ acts at the Tringe, Preston’s very own ‘Fringe’ Festival, an open access fringe festival with an exciting mixture of live theatre, comedy, dance, music, magic and literature performances in venues across Preston. It’s all in Gonzo Vol.2. and it’s out now. Please give it a watch Gonzo Vol.2
260 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert
A Review by Paul D. Swarbrick & Gillian A. Lawson There is no doubt that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein would have been extremely proud of the production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein concert performed by The Proscenium Theatre Company with musical director Jim Thomas on Wednesday evening at Saint John’s Minster in Preston. There were some of the greats from the musicals such as Carousel, [...]
266 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Preston and its Guild 1902-1992 screening
Another chance to see the North West Film Archive’s (NWFA) DVD ‘Preston and its Guild 1902-1992′ released for Preston Guild 2012. Also showing are a couple of short Lancashire films from the BBC North West archive. This is a review of the DVD from Amazon ‘To mark Preston Guild 2012, the first Guild of the 21st century, the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan [...]
281 days ago by Tony Worrall Share