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Silly Billy’s weekly diary: Week 6Hi Silly Billy here again! Well after months and months of getting everything prepared and we are almost ready to finally begin our Panto Sleeping Beauty at the Guild hall charter […]
8 years ago Preston Historical Society present The Battle of Preston, 1715 and its aftermath by Dr. Bill ShannonOn Monday 7 December 2015, there will be a talk and presentation given by Dr. Bill Shannon, to the members and visitors of the Preston Historical Society at Preston Minster […]
8 years ago Preston Pumpkin Fest to be held on Preston MarketAs part of a campaign to combat food waste, The Larder will be be at the Preston Pumkin Fest on Preston Market, Saturday 21 November 2015 between 12.00pm and 4pm. The […]
8 years ago Candlelit vigil planned for Flag Market tonight for victims of Paris shootingA candlelit vigil will be held this evening (November 17) in honour of those who lost their lives in the Paris shootings. Organisers are urging all nationalities to show their […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement In pictures: The Last Battle – Stories from the Streets of 1715 in Light, Sound and PerformanceSome unusual and spectacular sights and sounds prevailed in Church Street, Preston on Sunday evening of 15 November 2015. To commemorate The Last Battle of England due to the Jacobite […]
8 years ago Battle of Preston reenactment event The Last Battle to continue despite Paris attacksAn arts group and Preston City Council have defended their decision to continue with a street theatre performance of the Battle of Preston anniversary. The Last Battle, a light, sound […]
8 years ago In pictures: Preston Christmas Lights Switch On 2015It was a pretty wet evening for all those people who attended the Christmas Lights switch on in Fishergate but judging by the smiles it was well worth the soaking. […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Final, Part 12NEWSFLASH: 15 November 1715 – Carpenter leaves Preston with the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Lumley and Colonel Darcy. November 22nd 1715 – The Pretender (James III), or the ‘Chevalier St George’, […]
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