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Museum of Lancashire

This is a guest post by Mel Webster. She is studying at the University of Central Lancashire and blogs at What do you do in Preston? If you’d like to write a guest post for Preston Blog see how you can get involved. The Museum of Lancashire is housed in the Grade II listed former Preston Quarter Sessions House building.

No truth in claims that government will force venues to fit sound limiters

Borders Quiz

For those who want something a little different to the normal pub quiz then the quiz at Borders on a Tuesday night is good fun.

Skateparks: Just Another Sports Facility

This is a guest post from Chris Skoyles, who dropped a line to Preston Blog after seeing our post about Ashton Park being the home to a new skate park. He is on twitter @cskoyles and blogs at Adventures in Musica. When the news was announced earlier this week of proposals to build a new skate facilities in Ashton Park, this writer was instantly reminded [...]

Suggestions for Valentine's Day in Preston

February 14th is fast approaching and if there’s one day a year when you need to say “sod the credit crunch” this is it. For the men out there, the recession is never an excuse to cut back on ‘the most romantic day of the year’. Preston Blog has been asking its readers for their suggestions on where to go on Valentine’s Day in Preston.

Ashton Park to be home to new skate park

The Preston City Council Central Area Forum revealed on Thursday 29th January 2009 that Ashton Park has been chosen as the location for a brand new skate park. This is good news for Preston’s skater community. The decision was taken on the potential location after consultation with local schools, youth groups and other key local groups. The Council is now looking into funding and may [...]

£80,000 secured for Moor Park kids play area

At the Preston City Council Central Area Forum there was some good news for the children and parents of Preston. A bid to the Big Lottery Fund for £80,000 had been successful for improving the Moor Park children’s play area.

Dance classes in Preston, Lancashire

In the times of credit crunch, people still need to have fun. Learning how to dance was on the list of ‘things to do this year’, so with two left feet and a foxtrot that would make John Sargeant look half-decent I set off to try out a dance class in Preston.