News and information for the Avenham area of Preston City Centre which includes Winckley Square, Avenham and Miller Parks and the surrounding streets. Winckley Square is a designated conservation area.
Family-friendly Lancashire Festival returning to Preston’s Miller Park for 2024The Lancashire Festival is returning to Preston for the first time since the pandemic. A celebration of creativity, community and the arts, the family-friendly festival will take place at Miller […]
6 days ago The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever details confirmed for Preston returnDetails have been confirmed for the return of The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever to Preston. The event – which allows attendees to channel their inner Kate Bush by putting […]
2 weeks ago Specialist centre to train young people as plumbers and electricians could open in PrestonA specialist centre to train young people as plumbers and electricians could be coming to Preston. Plans have been lodged to convert part of an office building near the city […]
2 weeks ago Frenchwood man Wilbur’s 40 year journey as a youth worker at The Foxton CentreMichael Wiltshire, also known as Wilbur, is a civil servant in Preston but also works as a part-time project worker at The Foxton Centre, making a difference in young people’s […]
2 weeks ago Advertisement Advertisement Demolition job on The Foxton Centre’s Avenham base beginsFor more than five decades The Foxton Centre has stood on Knowsley Street in Avenham. Now the youth and community centre is being knocked down to make way for a […]
2 weeks ago Winckley Square guided walks schedule for April and MayWinckley Square guided walks are continuing through April and May. The walks cover a range topics from Preston’s past including women’s rights, temperance, and gas works. Organised by Friends of […]
3 weeks ago Preston egg rolling 2024 hour-by-hour weather forecastAs the city has baked in sunshine for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend how does the weather look for the egg rolling? Taking place on Bank Holiday Monday (1 April) […]
3 weeks ago Preston egg rolling won’t have a funfair this yearSoggy ground conditions in Avenham and Miller Park mean there will be no funfair at the annual egg rolling. Preston’s tradition dates back more than 150 years and sees Easter […]
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