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This category relates to all things to do with charities and their activities in Preston.

Music garden party coming to Bank Hall near Preston

Music at the Mansion is a unique music garden party being held for charity at the stunning and historical manor house, Bank Hall, Bretherton, on Sunday 3 July. A variety of […]

8 years ago
Fulwood woods to host treasure hunt and family BBQ

Families enjoying a previous treasure hunt in the woods Green-fingered Fulwood residents who help look after a small area of woodlands are holding a family-friendly event. The Friends of Highgate Wood have organised a treasure hunt and family fun […]

8 years ago
Watch Preston Samaritans open new look office after Postcode Lottery win

The opening of the Samaritans newly refurbished offices A lottery grant has allowed a Preston charity to give its city headquarters a lick of paint. Preston Samaritans in St Wilfrid Street won £20,000 to do up their offices […]

8 years ago
In pictures: Preston Race for Life 2016 in Avenham Park

Race for Lifers make their way through Avenham and Miller Parks Hundreds of women wore pink and joined in a 5k and 10k Race for Life event on Avenham Park on Sunday (19 June). Some ran the course, some jogged and others […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Butterflies to mark Armed Forces Day go on display at Harris

Some of the butterflies created by the children involved Butterflies have fluttered into Preston’s Harris Library and Art Gallery to mark the start of Armed Forces Day celebrations. A mile of poppy silk donated to schoolchildren across Preston and […]

8 years ago
Revealing a different Preston as We Are Here photo exhibition opens

Sides of the city you don’t normally see have been captured by 200 disposable cameras. The project by the Foxton Centre saw the cameras given to a mix of age […]

8 years ago
Ben Ashworth given Hero Dad award on Good Morning Britain

Ben gets his surprise live on national TV An inspirational Preston dad was beaming from the TV screen while the city munched on their cornflakes. Ben Ashworth was given a surprise birthday party live on Good Morning Britain […]

8 years ago
Meet Ishwer who has been donating blood in Preston for 30 years

Ishwer wants to see more donors from Asian backgrounds A call for new donors to donate blood in the Preston area has begun. NHSBT hold regular blood donation sessions at the Gujarat Hindu Society (GHS) Centre and they need more […]

8 years ago
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