News & Events
School Uniform Donations Required
Prescot Town Council are pleased to announce that we will once again be able to receive your donations of school uniform from Monday 6th July 2020 between 9.30am – 4.30pm weekdays only.
All uniform must be freshly washed and placed in a securely tied bag (not left loose) as they will be placed in a secure bin once donated.
Please use the buzzer at the car park barriers or via the front door entrance to alert staff that you wish to donate school uniform and you will be directed to where the donations can be left. All donations will be received contactless.
BBC’s The One Show – As You Write It – Your Play on Stage Competition
What is As You Write It – Your Play on Stage?
At a time when we are all missing out on the magic of going to the theatre, The One Show, along with The Shakespeare North Playhouse is launching an exciting new playwriting competition, giving children and young people across the UK the opportunity to see their ideas come to life on stage. We hope this will help inspire the next generation of playwrights as well as encouraging a love of theatre and the arts in children and young people.
The competition is open to all children and young people aged between 7 and 16 years old. It opens for entries at 7pm on Thursday 25th June 2020. The deadline for entering the competition is just before midnight on Monday 31st August 2020.
All you need to enter is an idea for a play, a short description of up to four of the main characters and the first few opening lines. You’ll also need to tell us what having the opportunity to write your play and have it performed on stage would mean to you.
What is the prize?
From the ideas submitted, three finalists from each of the three categories will be chosen and announced on The One Show during autumn 2020. They will then have the opportunity to develop their ideas with professionals and write their final play.
A winner will be selected from each category based on their final play. Winners will be announced on The One Show in early 2021 and an excerpt from their play will be shown on the programme. The final three winners will receive a special award and have their play performed at The Shakespeare North Playhouse when it opens in 2022.
The development of The Shakespeare North Playhouse is being overseen by The Shakespeare North Trust. It is currently being constructed in Prescot on Merseyside. Once built, it will complete the UK’s Shakespearean triangle – London – Stratford-upon-Avon – Prescot. Alongside a flexible 350 seat theatre, the Playhouse will also provide educational facilities, a visitor centre and additional performance spaces including an outdoor performance garden.
Categories:
Entry categories are divided by age group as follows:
- ACT ONE – 7 – 10 year olds
- ACT TWO – 11 – 13 year olds
- ACT THREE – 14 – 16 year olds
The entry must be submitted into the correct age category according to your age on 31st August 2020, which is the competition closing date.
How to Apply:
Make your submission using the ACT ONE online entry form, ACT TWO online entry form or ACT THREE online entry form as early as possible before the deadline. Please make sure you have all the information outlined below before you start your form. ALL entries must be submitted by a parent or guardian.
More details can be found here.
Knowsley’s COVID 19 Community Support Line
The Mayor of Prescot’s – ShakespeareS Mile 2020 – Prescot Landmarks
The Mayor of Prescots – ShakespeareS Mile
The Mayor of Prescot, Cllr Mark Burke would like to invite you to take part in the ShakespeareS Mile Challenge. This is something for all ages and abilities and adheres to the current social distancing requirements.
Entry packs will be ready to collect from Prescot Town Hall from Wednesday 17th June 2020 between the hours of 9.30am – 4.30pm.
Payment of £5 per participant can be paid in cash upon collection of pack or can be paid via bank transfer prior to collection (contact us for bank details if needed), all profits raised will help local charities and worthy organisations via the Mayors Charity.
Further details can be found on the flyers below.
Rainbows Over Prescot
Take a look at this great article in the June issue of the Knowsley Challenge about our recent Prescot Rainbow Trail Competition. See page 9 on the attached link or the photo below.
https://issuu.com/alanjb/docs/the_challenge_june_2020
Policing the Pandemic – a young persons view
Keeping well at home booklet
A booklet designed for Older people or those who are self isolating at home during the Coronavirus pandemic. There are some good tips around what you need to do, keeping your mind well and active, moving more and exercise, keeping nourished at home along with lot’s of useful numbers.
Prescot Community Recognition Awards – deadline for nominations extended to 30th June 2020
Due to the current COVID 19 situation we are aware that the Prescot Community Recognition Awards have not been at the forefront of anyone’s mind. The closing date for nominations was the end of April although we have decided to extend this until 30th June 2020.
As you will know the Town Council hold an awards evening every year to celebrate the winning nominees, due to the current social distancing restrictions this is unable to take place at the moment but we hope to hold the evening in the future when it is safe to do so.
For further information on the awards along with previous winners and how to make a nomination click on the link below.
OTHER-WORLDLY STORY TAKES PRESCOT FESTIVAL PRIZE
The tale of a boy’s dreams underneath a magical night sky has won the 2020 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition.
Rita Simpson, from Huyton, received £100 and publication on prescotfestival.co.uk for the bittersweet fantasy ‘When You Wish upon a Star.’ The judging panel said the story’s charms captured their attention from beginning to end.
The contest was the only aspect of the local arts festival that was able to go ahead this year. It was the first time the festival had been cancelled since its inception, in 2005.
Music lovers online nevertheless enjoyed an array of archived video performances from some of the acts scheduled for the 16th festival, including Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats, Foden’s Band and Phoenix Concert Orchestra, the Liverpool-based ensemble that celebrates its 20th birthday this year.
Most of this year’s artists have expressed an interest in returning in 2021.
‘It’s a challenging time for the arts nationwide, but we’re determined not to let it get us down,’ said artistic director Dr Robert Howard, a composer, conductor and music teacher at St Edward’s College.
‘We’re looking at ways to reintroduce concerts and events on a small scale later in the year, and we’ve no doubt that the joy of live music-making will resume in Prescot and other communities.’
The Prescot Festival has been at the forefront of the renaissance of arts and music in the town over the past decade-and-a-half.
In medieval times Prescot was a centre of commerce and culture in Lancashire, and in the late 16th century it was the site of the first purpose-built theatre outside of London—a legacy celebrated by the Shakespeare North Playhouse, now under construction.
The festival has long aimed to commemorate the area’s rich Lancastrian heritage, of which Prescotians are especially proud. Its celebration of culture includes not only the 10-day annual festival, but a year-round programme of arts and music and a commitment to promoting other arts groups and initiatives in the area.
Find out more, and read this year’s winning short story, at prescotfestival.co.uk.