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Catch the last day of the Continental Beer Festival

15th, October 2011 by

Today sees the last day of the Continental’s 7th Beer Festival, which begins at midday. Over 5,000 people attended their last Beer Festival in May, cementing its status as a veritable Mecca for real ale drinkers all over the North West and beyond. Since the Continental was reopened and refurbished in 2008, its beer festivals have already become something of a Preston institution, with the [...]

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Harris Museum begins revamp as building work commences

11th, October 2011 by

  In 2010 the Harris Museum & Art Gallery was successful in its bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a new history gallery for the 2012 Preston Guild – now work is ready to commence. The project, also supported by the Harris Trust and Friends of the Harris Museum, will create a new space filled with art works including the 12,000 year old [...]

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Community group call for filmmakers to celebrate Preston

3rd, October 2011 by

A community group are seeking to celebrate Preston through the medium of film in time for the Guild 2012 celebrations. Preston Motion Picture Project was set up independently by Matt Stanton, and his idea is to create a feature film that features Preston’s landscapes, heritage and residents. Stanton hopes that he’ll have many filmmakers contributing towards the project, each submitting brief segments that reflect various [...]

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Preston Arts Festival launches today (Photos)

2nd, October 2011 by

Preston Arts Festival launched today and will run until October 16. Showcasing art in various venues around Preston. You can take a look at a slideshow of photos from the launch today and check out the full event listings for the next fortnight here.  

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Project Korova celebrates first birthday with three special shows

1st, October 2011 by

Arts organisation Project Korova is celebrating its birthday this month with a series of three special events. Comedy Mike, a new professional comedy night, will be launched on Sunday 30 October at the Adelphi. This will be accompanied by the first birthday of Organised Mike, an evening of music, comedy, poetry, and magic, and  finally a 10 minute playwriting competition called PresTen. Comedy Mike will [...]

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Create ideas for positive change in Deepdale, Ribbleton or St Matthew’s and win a cash prize

21st, September 2011 by

Disclosure: I’m involved in the Speak Up Preston project myself, as a co-partner. My role involves teaching and training community journalists in Deepdale, Ribbleton and St Matthew’s.  Your Preston FM is inviting the people of East Preston to join them in a new community project, based in the areas of Deepdale, Ribbleton and St Matthew’s. The East Preston Challenge provides an opportunity for the communities [...]

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6th Preston Social announced, sign up for free

19th, September 2011 by

Next Tuesday sees the return of the Preston Social, the event based around discussing social media at the New Continental pub. With the news that a father in Northern Ireland is suing Facebook over suggestive photos of his 12 year old girl posted on the site, the question of whose responsibility it is to ensure that children and young people are safe online is getting more heated. [...]

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Preston events: Scare Kingdom, Winter Wonderland and Disability Festival

13th, September 2011 by

Sadly the summer is nearing the end and Autumn takes over, but we thought we’d celebrate the long run into Christmas by featuring some events happening in and around Preston over the next few months. One for Halloween: Scare Kingdom returns Not one for the faint hearted, but as we near the time when eggs and readied for front doors and people stock up on [...]

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5th Preston Social this Tuesday, discussing the value of networking

26th, August 2011 by

The fifth Preston Social is due to take place at the Continental pub this Tuesday, with the title “Does Networking Really Work?”. We’re in age of social network proliferation. With Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and Google+ we’re able to discover, meet, collaborate and acquire business and success through online platforms. What then, does this mean for good old, traditional face-to-face networking? Has social media devalued meet-ups? [...]

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Riversway Festival (Photo Slideshow)

18th, July 2011 by

This weekend saw the return of the Riversway Festival, with plenty of activities and celebrations down by the docks. Photographer Tony Worrall has taken these fantastic photos of the festival, which I’ve organised into a slideshow. Created with flickr slideshow from softsea. Check out more of Tony’s work on Flickr.

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Tringe Coverage: Call for contributors

18th, July 2011 by

This week sees the return of the The Tringe, Preston’s Fringe Festival, full of comedy, music and theatre. Tringe is run and organised by volunteers, and the first Tringe took place in July 2009 with more than 30 acts taking part, rising to 42 acts by 2010. Acts include comedians from the Manchester and London circuits, new writers from the North West, local and regional [...]

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Sing The Docks comes to Riversway

14th, July 2011 by

Sing The Docks takes place this weekend as part of the Riversway Festival. Organisers are looking for as many choirs and singing groups as possible to get involved. The event is a Preston Guild project led by composer and producer Peter Moser and singing leader Beth Allen and produced by More Music, working alongside the Preston Guild team. The project will develop over three years to [...]

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Plug In Lancashire set up to support women in Science, Engineering and Technology

4th, July 2011 by

Plug In Lancashire is a new group that has been set up to support women in Science, Engineering and Technology, (SET) in and around Lancashire. The meetings will be informal and workshop based, to support creative learning, professional development and networking in a supportive environment. Organisers plan to rotate the events around the Lancashire area to reach a wider group of geeky ladies, and to [...]

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