Sport
PNE Stadium Soccer Weekend
Today and Sunday (4 and 5th may) Preston North End Football Club are holding a stadium soccer weekend. After a succesful event last year the Deeepdale club has increased the amount of time and value of their special sporting football package. Its a chance to play on the pitch and receive PNE certificates and gifts. The event is taking place on the hallowed Deepdale turf [...]
15 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Gentry Day: Preston North End fans don bowler hats for Brentford trip
Hundreds of Preston North End fans made the trip to Brentford at the weekend and donned their bowler hats for it. Gentry Day is an annual event in the North End calendar as supporters show their support for all those connected with the club who have passed away in the last 12 months. Preston Supporters Group organised the day and the players also got involved [...]
62 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Up the Gentry! Preston North End fans prepare to don the bowlers for Brentford trip
Preston North End fans will be donning their bowler hats and pin stripe suits once more for the annual Gentry trip. Supporters use the day to pay tribute to any North End players or fans who have passed away in the previous year. This year’s Gentry day will be the away trip to Brentford on Saturday 16 March. The phrase “the gentry” comes from the [...]
68 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston born pole star Holly’s gold medal dream
Holly Bleasdale takes victory at the European Indoor Championships in Sweden The Preston born athletics sensation, who was brought up and still lives in Euxton near Chorley, has won gold in the pole vault at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg following a jump-off with Poland’s Anna Rogowska. The 21 year old beat the reigning champion as she claimed Britain’s first medal of the championships. [...]
77 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Test your fitness at Bleep Test Event
The Fulwood Leisure Centre in Preston is running a bleep test from 11.00am. Only 15 places will be available for this session so try booking early. If it is too late for this session keep looking for future events. The bleep test (or Multi Stage Fitness Test) is especially useful for players of sports and is used by many organisations and employers to test an [...]
78 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Preston hosts 6 Nations Table Tennis Tournament 2013
Preston’s University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will host the Junior and Cadet 6 Nations Table Tennis Tournament 2013. After being held on the Isle of Man in 2012, the Junior and Cadet 6 Nations table tennis competition 2013 sees the event returning to England. Preston in fact. The UCLan Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre to be more accurate. The tournament features youngsters from England, Scotland, [...]
82 days ago by Tony Worrall Share