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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 2024

Performers on stage at a previous The Lancashire Festival The 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 return

Miller Park became a sea of red for Preston's first Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in 2023 Pic: Lisa Brown Details 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 Preston

Frenchwood Avenue building A 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 Centre

Micheal Wiltshire, youth worker of 40 years at The Foxton Centre. Michael 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 begins

The demolition site at Knowsley Street For 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 May

Black and white historical photo of gas works Winckley 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 forecast

Children throw eggs down a hill for a previous egg rolling event Pic: Michael Porter Photography As 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 year

Egg rolling in the rain Pic: Michael Porter Photography Soggy 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 […]

4 weeks ago
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