Preston Remembers is a partnership project that is joining together the activities, exhibitions and events that are happening from 2014 – 2018 in Preston to mark the centenary of the First World […]

Today, people gathered at The Memorial in Preston Cemetery to commemorate the Victory over Japan Day. The Preston District Veterans Council Chaplain, Canon Timothy Lipscomb, led the service, joined by Colonel Bernard […]

Saturday 15 August 2015 will see the return of the very popular classic vintage car and bike show on Miller Park. Over 130 classic vehicles will be on display for […]

Memories of Preston’s Catholic College in the late 1950s and The Black Prince of Deepdale are included in this month’s lookback at local history. The Preston Magazine, founded by Penwortham […]

Military veterans will pause to mark the moment the Second World War ended. Victory over Japan Day is to be marked on Saturday 15 August and the men of Preston […]

President of the Preston Historical Society, David Hindle, will be conducting a ‘walk and talk’, showing where some of the popular cinemas and theatre houses were located in the various main […]

A Battle of Preston anniversary event took place in the city centre on Saturday as part of a series to commemorate the battle of 1715. Re-enactors from both armies, the Jacobite and […]

Locals can trace their World War One ancestors online across events in Penwortham this summer, with the help of Lancashire County Council libraries. The one-to-one sessions will show people how […]