This category relates to all things to do with charities and their activities in Preston.
Symphony at the Tower: Dates confirmed for two shows in 2015
Dates have been confirmed for next year’s Symphony at the Tower concerts. The shows, which support St Catherine’s Hospice, see big name acts headlining Hoghton Tower. This summer’s shows saw […]
A Preston man is preparing to run his seventh marathon in seventh months. Ben Ashworth, who is undergoing chemotherapy for bowel cancer, finished the Berlin Marathon on Sunday and he’s […]
Community groups in Preston are set to receive a funding boost from the city council. A £3,000 pot has been set aside to help local groups across the city get […]
A Preston centre which helps vulnerable members of the community has secured lottery funding. Nearly £300,000 has been given to The Foxton Centre in Avenham to improve its community cafe […]
A Preston man’s marathon battle has ended as he crossed the line in Berlin. Ben Ashworth, who has been diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer, completed the Berlin Marathon in just […]
The Friends of Haslam Park group has secured further funding to create new seats in its park. Four chunks of trees blown down in the February storms are to be […]
A charity fashion show takes place in Preston city centre in October. S.E.E.D Lancashire holds its sixth annual fashion show at Evoque Preston. As well as vintage, formal, steampunk and […]
An attempt to secure the future of a former Preston police station as a hub for charitable organisations has failed. Fulwood Police Station was closed by Lancashire Police at the end […]