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Pop-up Pie Shop to help project to trace history of Winckley Square

12th, April 2012 by

A project to trace the history and stories of one of Preston’s most famous squares has begun. Winckley Square is a tranquil place to enjoy a quiet lunch break, but its past holds many questions – and a Preston arts group are aiming to answer them. They Eat Culture arts group are looking for stories, memories and local knowledge of the Square to bring it [...]

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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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Market to host festival’s drive-in film showing

23rd, September 2011 by

The city’s covered market will turn into a drive-in cinema this weekend for a special screening of a Davie Bowie film. The Man Who Fell To Earth will be shown on Saturday 24th September from 6.30pm as part of the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) festival. Following the film will be an afterparty featuring James Lavelle, DJ Cottam and Beats of Rage. The gates open 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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Continental’s 6th Beer Festival this week

10th, May 2011 by

Drinkers at The Continental’s 6th Beer Festival will be treated to a host of live music acts on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May, in a outdoor marquee in the beer garden – along with over 100 beers from the UK’s breweries and around the world,  food stalls and more. Alt-folk act Dan Haywood’s New Hawks are the event’s overall headliners, taking the stage after [...]

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Sync – Film & Visual Arts in Preston

27th, January 2011 by

This week saw the second meeting of the Preston Sync group at the New Continental, an evening dedicated to bringing together people interesting in film and media arts in Preston. It took the structure of showcasing work by local students, sound creators and video directors, as well as opening the event up to attendees in order to debate what direction Sync should take in the future. Ric [...]

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Vintage & Contemporary Fashion Bazaar

12th, November 2010 by

If you’ve been disappointed by the reduction of vintage shops in Preston, get down to The Continental this Saturday for a celebration of vintage wares. Clothes, handmade jewellery and unique homewares are all on offer. The Continental and Not Just Vintage UK have a series of vintage events lined up between now and Spring 2011 – with live entertainment, vintage beauty salons, personal shopping advice [...]

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News from They Eat Culture: Opportunities for young people

24th, October 2010 by

The Continental still has a few places left on their two day ‘No Drama’ workshop, starting tomorrow. It gives 11-16 year olds the chance to create their own piece of theatre from concept to performance, with the help of an experienced performer and director, Sam Buist.

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Thoughts on the #PrestonTweetup

18th, October 2010 by

Preston Tweeps gathered together for the third Preston Tweetup last Tuesday at the New Continental. In association with Stage 9 Marketing and They Eat Culture, the event was a great success with around 40 attendants. I’ve put together a few notes and thoughts from the evening, what went well and what could be improved for a future meetup.

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Word Soup

9th, April 2010 by

Preston’s excellent live-lit night Word Soup is one year old this month! And to celebrate Lancashire Writing Hub will be presenting the cream of Lancashire’s writing talent plucked from previous Word Soup nights and launching the first ever Word Soup publication. Jane Brunning from Lancashire Writing Hub gave us the lowdown….

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New York’s angriest yodelling banjo player at The Continental

2nd, March 2010 by

“New York’s angriest yodelling banjo player”, one Curtis Eller, will be dropping in on Preston’s Continental on Thursday 4th March as part of his brief UK tour. Curtis is a dynamic solo performer with a huge cult following who sings about, amongst many other things, pigeon racing, performing elephants and John Wilkes Booth.

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Cash for Creatives

14th, February 2010 by

Are you an artist or creative practitioner based or working in Preston? Are you looking for a small amount to assist you with a project? If so, a Small Arts Grant is for you.

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Give your views on Preston’s city status

5th, December 2009 by

The thoughts of Preston’s people are to be captured in a ‘participatory documentary’ this weekend, as the ‘Going Up Town’ booth makes its way around the city.

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