Inaugural Preston parkrun proves popular with runners

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Inaugural Preston parkrun proves popular with runners

13th, May 2012 by Ryan Owen Gibson

Preston’s first parkrun got off to a flying start yesterday, with one hundred runners turning out for the inaugural event on Avenham Park. The parkrun began at 9am underneath the old East Lancashire Viaduct, as it will do every week, but plenty of people turned up half an hour early to warm up and socialise with other runners at the Pavilion. After a brief introduction [...]

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Preston’s first parkrun: A step in the right direction

12th, May 2012 by Ryan Owen Gibson

Will Buckley, co-organiser of Preston’s first ever parkrun, offers us his thoughts on the day’s events. At, 7:45am this morning, Michael Ash-McMahon and I met to mark out the course and set up for the first Preston parkrun event. The weather is bright and sunny, very untypical of Preston at this time of year, but it bodes well for the morning run. We had been [...]

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Hundreds gather on Preston park for Guild 5k

8th, May 2012 by Ryan Owen Gibson

Yesterday morning, hundreds of people took part in the Preston Guild 5k race, the first in a series of Guild races that will take place in the city throughout the year. In total, 741 runners completed the race on Avenham Park, with amateurs and enthusiasts rubbing shoulders with seasoned athletes around the challenging course. The senior race was preceded by the junior equivalent for runners [...]

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Photos + Videos: Preston Guild 5k in Avenham Park

7th, May 2012 by Ed Walker

As part of a great year of running in the city the Guild 5k signalled the start of the Guild Series of races. Hundreds of runners tied up their trainers and set off through Avenham Park on a challenging course. Below are a series of videos from the event and a slideshow of images. Watch a video of runners in the 5k View a slideshow [...]

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Free running event Park Run confirmed for Avenham Park opener

4th, May 2012 by Ed Walker

A popular free running event will be coming to Preston next weekend. Park Run, an international running group, organises free to run events has been given the go ahead by Preston City Council. The first run will take place at 9am on Saturday 12th March in Avenham Park and continue weekly after that. Blog Preston reported on the plan to start Park Runs in February [...]

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City cyclists urged to get on their bikes for Preston Sky Ride

27th, March 2012 by Ed Walker

Over 5,000 people could be saddling up to take part in Preston’s biggest free cycling event. The Preston Sky Ride will take place in June and offers the chance for thousands to enjoy traffic-free cycling around the city. Roads around the city centre will be shut off on Sunday 17th June to host the event. A special 6k family route is being planned, which will [...]

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Avenham Park could host weekly Park Run

10th, February 2012 by Ed Walker

A national organisation which puts on weekly 5k runs in parks across the world could be coming to Preston. Volunteers have been in talks with Preston City Council about staging a weekly event in Avenham and Miller Park. Park Run was set up in 2004 in South West London and since then has become a global phenomena, offering free weekly timed runs in parks in [...]

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Parking bottleneck to ease with extra spaces at Fulwood Leisure Centre

1st, February 2012 by Ed Walker

Dangerous parking at a popular Preston leisure centre has forced the council to apply to expand the car park. Fulwood Leisure Centre has seen demand rise from keep-fit-fanatastic to record levels and cars are being parked blocking the entrance during peak early evening times. A planning application seeks to add 24 extra car parking spaces to meet demands at the Black Bull Lane complex. Leisure [...]

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Sport Relief Mile returns to Preston for third time

19th, January 2012 by Ed Walker

The third Preston Sport Relief Mile takes place this March. The event, sponsored by Sainsbury’s, will see a special route take in the sights of Avenham and Miller Park. It will take place on Sunday 25th March from 9am. The 2010 event saw nearly 1,000 people raise over £20,000 for sporting charities. Allan Cook from the Preston City Council sport and health development team encouraged [...]

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MAPS Festival: Contemporary arts festival to thrill during Guild celebrations

6th, January 2012 by Ed Walker

An all-day contemporary arts festival has won funding from the council during the Guild year. Preston’s MAPS festival will launch in September and showcase artists and experimental work within the city. Festival organisers want to take over alternative performance spaces, such as shops, offices and parks to capture the public’s attention. Jack Coverdale from FallenWall Arts, a Preston-based arts firm formed in 2010, is behind [...]

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Runners take to city streets for Run Preston 2011

25th, September 2011 by Ed Walker

Over 1,500 people took to the city streets today for the annual Run Preston event. The 10k and 5k races saw many people in fancy dress raising money for charity. The route took in Avenham Park and the city centre area. Here’s a collection of your tweets from the event: View “Run Preston 2011″ on Storify See the full results of Run Preston Image credit [...]

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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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Ark Preston relaunches to champion independent music

11th, July 2011 by Joseph Stashko

The Ark Preston – a Preston-based monthly music magazine documenting unsigned and undiscovered music in Preston is launching its brand new website today. The Ark Preston dot com launches at 8pm this evening after 12 months of printed publication and being a branch of the Ark – a national project to increase the profile on unsigned music. The Ark Preston began after an idea was [...]

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