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Preston Flag Market hosts ‘World Wide Knitting in Public’ event

Preston residents with a love of knitting descended on Flag Market last Saturday for the World Wide Knitting in Public Day event. On Saturday, 11 June, Preston Flag Market saw […]

2 years ago
Fulwood Library ‘Knit and Natter’ group make 51 trauma teddies for Preston Police

A local knitting group that made 51 trauma teddies for children undergoing stressful events have donated them to Preston Police. The Knit and Natter social group at Fulwood Library created […]

2 years ago
Preston rugby fans asked to knit bonnets for premature babies

A social care charity has invited rugby fans across Preston to knit bonnets for premature babies. Preston is a host venue for the Rugby League World Cup 2021, so rugby […]

3 years ago
The People’s Friend calls on Preston’s knitting community to join loneliness campaign

Knitter's can send a triangle of knitted bunting to support the campaign Preston’s knitters are being asked to help people that continue to be isolated across the country. Lockdown has lifted and the nation is adapting to a new normal, but a […]

4 years ago
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How woolly body parts are being stitched together in Preston

Enid Bosworth, Pat Morris and Olive Appleby with their handiwork The sound of knitting needles is echoing through a city shopping centre twice a week thanks to a new university initiative. Volunteers are using wool to bring science to life […]

8 years ago
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