The Grand National Chorus – New members required
The Grand National Chorus – male choir meet at Prescot Town Hall every Thursday between 8.00pm – 10.00pm.
News and events
Knowsley Flower Show – this Sunday – Free Shuttle Bus from Prescot Bus Station sponsored by Prescot Town Council
Knowsley Flower show this Sunday 6th August 2017 from 11am – 5pm.
Free Shuttle bus from Prescot Bus Station sponsored by Prescot Town Council.
Knowsley Flower Show – Prescot Shuttle Bus
Friends of Prescot Cemetery & Churchyard – New Lecterns
The Mayor of Prescot along with the Mayor of Knowsley attended the official opening of the new lecterns which are situated throughout Prescot Cemetery & Churchyard. The illustrated lecterns depict the history the site.
Picnic in the Park – Eaton Street – Sunday 23rd July 2017
FRIENDS OF EATON STREET PARK PRESENT
PICNIC IN THE PARK – SUNDAY 23RD JULY 2017
12.00PM – 4.00PM
TICKETS £4
Due to popular demand Friends of Eaton Street Park have increased the ticket numbers for our ‘Picnic in the Park’ Event a week… on Sunday (23/7/17). You can buy them at Jessie’s Jewels.
Live Music from Really Good Bands and Solo Artists, A Performance by Prescot Cadet Core of Drums.
You will receive a Picnic Bag(crisps, biscuit, cake, Bottle of Water) and Hot Dog included in the price.
Children get face painting, Best Dressed Teddy Bear Competition (judged by the Fairy GodMother, Cinderella and Prince Charming), A Nature Walk with the Park Ranger, Plant a Seed Activity, Hook a Duck, and Score a Goal Activity included in the ticket price. Lots of treats for the children to make this a fab day.
Babies (under 2yrs old)who will not be engaging in activities and not having a picnic will not be required to purchase a ticket.
Knowsley Better Together – community funding scheme
Knowsley Council’s “Knowsley Better Together” scheme is a new fund for community, voluntary and faith groups. The groups bidding for the funding must demonstrate that their activities support the council’s priorities:
- Education – focusing on attendance aspiration and attainment
- Health & Well-Being – focusing on mental health, obesity and domestic abuse.
- Adult Social Care – focusing on dementia, social isolation
- Business growth – focusing on growth, jobs and housing
For further details please click the link:
http://knowsleynews.co.uk/new-fund-for-community-voluntary-and-faith-groups/
Prescot Festival Welcomes 1,600
After 13 years, a Merseyside arts festival has proved it can still pull in big crowds.
The Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts drew an impressive 1,600 visitors between 16 and 25 June, with a programme that starred the Chilled Lemons Jazz Quintet, Leyland Band—Lancashire’s number one-ranking brass band—and the Band of the Yorkshire Regiment, one of the country’s most popular military ensembles.
The official figure doesn’t include the Prescot Carnival—one of more than a dozen events packed in to 10 days—which this year attracted an estimated 5,000 people in blazing sunshine and soaring summer temperatures.
Among other hugely popular highlights of the festival were the Phoenix Concert Orchestra, the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Girl Choristers and a screening of Willy Russell’s classic BBC play Our Day Out, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
“There was a real buzz in the air this year,” said founder and artistic director Dr Robert Howard, “and audiences were unprecedented in their enthusiasm, be it through applause, cheering, standing ovations or—as in the case of the brilliantly entertaining Our Day Out—roars of laughter
“Festivals often don’t last more than three or four years, so we’re massively proud to have sustained this top-quality celebration of arts and music for well over a decade now.”
In 2016, Dr Howard, Assistant Head of Music Faculty at St Edward’s College, Liverpool, received the ‘Exceptional Service’ award from the British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA) for his pioneering role with the festival.
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Prescot Ladies win the Greater Manchester Hockey Summer League
Prescot Ladies win the Greater Manchester Hockey Summer League
After a mammoth series of hockey matches over the Summer, Prescot Ladies emerged victorious. In the first phase of the competition the ladies won their pool to qualify for League 1. The Prescot juniors in their first tournament also qualified from their pool into League 4. In this phase of the competition both teams had to play ten games over just 5 weeks and secure a top four finish to qualify for the semi finals. The Prescot Ladies finished third with 26 points and the Juniors won their league with a stunning 28 points.
The Juniors did amazingly well and won their semi final 3 1 against City of Manchester before going down 2 1 in the Final against a very strong Oldham senior side. A fantastic effort from the youngsters to win a silver medal in their very first competition!
In the League One Cup Prescot ladies beat hot favourites Didsbury Greys on penalties before defeating Didsbury Northern one nil in the Final to claim the main prize as Greater Manchester Summer League Champions.
The 2017 silverware is adding up already with the Mixed team winning the annual Golborne 7s for the third time in succession.