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		<title>Inaugural Preston parkrun proves popular with runners</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/05/inaugural-preston-parkrun-proves-popular-with-runners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston&#8217;s first parkrun: A step in the right direction</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/05/prestons-first-park-run-a-step-in-the-right-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 17:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Buckley, co-organiser of Preston&#8217;s first ever parkrun, offers us his thoughts on the day&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds gather on Preston park for Guild 5k</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos + Videos: Preston Guild 5k in Avenham Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston radio presenters defeat celebs in charity football match</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darren Spence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presenters from Preston&#8217;s leading radio station defeated a team of celebrities and ex-pros yesterday, in a charity football match at Bamber Bridge FC&#8217;s QED Stadium. Yesterday afternoon, a team of celebrities including actor&#8217;s from top soaps such as Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors, as well as ex-professional players, arrived at the QED Stadium on Brownedge Road to face a Rock FM team led out by presenters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fulwood Leisure Centre taking part in world&#8217;s biggest fundraising swim</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/fulwood-leisure-centre-taking-part-in-worlds-biggest-fundraising-swim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Duncan Goodhew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fulwood leisure centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gill Osborne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leisure centre in Preston will take part in the world&#8217;s biggest fundraising swim this weekend to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. On Sunday 29th April, Fulwood Leisure Centre on Black Bull Lane, Preston will join 645 pools up and down the country to host sessions for Swimathon 2012, with swimmers challenging themselves in 2.5k, 5k and Team 5k Distance Challenges as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sir Tom Finney at 90: David Beckham to lead birthday celebrations at Deepdale</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/sir-tom-finney-at-90-david-beckham-to-lead-birthday-celebrations-at-deepdale/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/sir-tom-finney-at-90-david-beckham-to-lead-birthday-celebrations-at-deepdale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some news to cheer Preston North End fans today, David Beckham will be returning to Deepdale next Saturday to lead the celebrations for Sir Tom Finney&#8217;s 90th Birthday. MirrorFootball reported late last night that owner Peter Ridsdale has recruited Beckham, who was loaned to the Lilywhites during the 1994-95 season, for the special home game against MK Dons. Sir Tom, who turns 90 on Thursday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City cyclists urged to get on their bikes for Preston Sky Ride</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/03/city-cyclists-urged-to-get-on-their-bikes-for-preston-sky-ride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 5,000 people could be saddling up to take part in Preston&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In pictures: Preston runs the Sport Relief Mile</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/03/in-pictures-preston-runs-the-sport-relief-mile/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/03/in-pictures-preston-runs-the-sport-relief-mile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prestonians literally went the extra mile for charity today as hundreds took part in the Sport Relief Mile. Bernie Blackburn was down early in Avenham Park to snap the runners. Did you take part in the Sport Relief Mile? Let us know how you got on in the comments below]]></description>
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		<title>Preston North End fans prepare to don bowler hats for Gentry Day</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/03/preston-north-end-fans-prepare-to-don-bowler-hats-for-gentry-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston North End fans are preparing to don their bowler hats and pin stripe suits for the Gentry Day. The tradition, dating back to the early 1970s, will see the Lilywhites fans showing why &#8220;they are the gentry&#8221; as Alan Ball Senior said. Ball Snr made the claim that Preston fans are the best in a post-match press conference as his team went on to [...]]]></description>
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