News & Events

The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation received a donation of £1000 from the Mayor of Prescot for 2017/18 – Cllr Jennifer Chadwick.

Please find below the recognition certificate we have received.

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation – fundraising certificate

Image courtesy of www.stevesamosaphotography.com

Sunday 24^th June truly was a day for breaking records, in the six years since Prescot Carnival was re-established this years was by far the best attended. So much so that you would barely have known we were competing with a record breaking World Cup performance from the England football team.

A bit of shake up to the programme saw the introduction of death-defying 30 ft zip line, awesome climbing wall, Neos touch pad and cannon ball tent to the bottom field. Whilst the top field retained the ever popular array of inflatables, rodeo bull and bungie runner, new additions included 8 ft Zorbs and Zoo2U animal display.

All of the activities and attractions above were provided completely free of charge with the exception of the zip wire which was heavily subsidised by the Town Council with visitors paying around 30% of the normal cost.

Other attractions on the day included a wide variety of trader, community and information stalls, all of whom commented on the success of the event. In a new addition to the Carnival the Friends of KGV Brown’s Field and Carr Lane were on hand to provide tea and coffee and a beat the goalie stall. The proceeds from which will be reinvested in the park for the benefit of others in the future. The main arena saw performances from Knowsley Music & Performing Arts Service Street Band, who coincidently provided a cracking sound track to the Mayor’s Parade earlier on, the theme to Rocky always being a crowd pleaser. Other performances came from Prescot’s Got Talent Winner Charlotte Codack, Freshco Crew Breakdancing and Shine Gospel Choir.

One of the Town Council’s main aims is to help foster a sense of community within the Town. We hope by retaining the tradition of providing an annual Carnival that we in some way meet this goal. Prescot is one of the last town’s in the local area to retain this type of event, particularly on such a scale and perhaps the only one to offer so many free activities, we really hope by doing this we can provide everybody in the town with the opportunity to attend the event and enjoy a good family day out at the Prescot Carnival.

Town Council letter of appreciation

Please click the link to see the list of winners from the Mayor of Prescot’s Raffle at Prescot Carnival on Sunday.

Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Raffle Winners

PRESCOT CARNIVAL
THIS SUNDAY
12.00PM – 4.00PM
BROWNS FIELD, WOOD LANE

Come along for a fun day with lot’s of FREE activities to try.

Don’t forget to visit the Prescot Town Council stall for information on the Town Council, room hire, Love Prescot and to enter the Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Raffle. Some of the prizes on offer include:

Knowsley Safari Park – Family Entrance Ticket
M. Rays – full afternoon tea for two people
The Bard Micropub – £20 drinks voucher
MATE Productions – Treasure Island Family ticket
Poco Coffee Shop – Afternoon tea for three people
Station Coffee House – Afternoon tea for two people x 2 prizes
Tesco Prescot – biscuits, toys and various other items

Please note there will be no onsite parking.

Confirmation of the dates of the period for the exercise of public rights

Having read Mr Goodman’s article, it is undeniable that Prescot is hurting from the effects of the Central Government austerity policy as are many other areas. This Government’s austerity policy has led to some of the less palatable local policies such as the proposed sale of green spaces.

Prescot Town Council has worked hard with local residents to develop and propose an alternative plan that would retain the Town’s greenspaces. The loss of such a free public amenity is an extremely important issue and we hope that our alternatives are given consideration by Knowsley Council in any fourth-coming decisions regarding this subject.

It is however our opinion that Mr Goodman’s article has overlooked the many positive aspects of our town’s development and regeneration, such as the addition of the new Shakespeare North theatre which is a considerable investment and has already started to reinvigorate the Town. There is a positive feel in Prescot with new investment in other local amenities such as a Restaurant, Hotel, micro pub, new Fire and Police Station and public realm improvements which will complement our existing infrastructure.

For the record Prescot still has a Library and Museum in Prescot in a centrally located venue.

Prescot Town Council has recently worked with a host of partners including, Knowsley Council, to relaunch the ‘Love Prescot’ website which will showcase all that is great about our town, and we expect to launch this at the Annual Prescot Carnival on 24th June 2018.

Cllr Stephen Pimblett – Leader of Prescot Town Council

Prescot Prepares for Festival Season

Festival season is about to descend on Prescot, with a lineup of culture and entertainment culminating in the 10-day Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts.

Now in its 14th year, the festival makes an array of events—from art and poetry to jazz and classical music—accessible to everyone at affordable prices. This year’s programme opens on Friday 15 June with a journey through the history of swing with Swingshift Big Band.

But before then, the historic market town will step back in time with the Elizabethan Fayre on Saturday 2 June. Fun, food and live entertainment for all ages take place in the town centre between 11am and 4pm, with Pop-up Shakespeare, courtesy of MATE Productions, at 3pm.

The following week sees pirates invade Prescot, as Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Captain Flint and friends launch a swashbuckling adventure on the high seas, in MATE Productions’ imaginative staging of Treasure Island in Prescot’s Woodland Theatre.

Then the month of culture ends with 10 days of arts and music, courtesy of the Prescot Festival from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 June.

Taking place mostly in and around the 17th-century Prescot Parish Church, the Prescot Festival this year features such quality acts as Wingates Brass Band, musical theatre company BOST and Maghull Wind Orchestra, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Tickets for all festival events are now on sale at Poco Coffee (30 Eccleston Street, Prescot, L34 5QJ) or online at www.prescotfestival.co.uk, where you can find out more about everything happening in Prescot this June.

2018 Prescot Festival Flyer

14th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts – Friday 15th to Sunday 24th June 2018

Highlights include:

Swingshift: ‘The Big Band Story’

Friday 15th June, 7.00pm (£8)

Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot. L34 1LA

The Festival opens in spectacular style with Swingshift Big Band and vocalist Corinne Andrew.  This toe-tappingly entertaining musical journey through the history of swing, from the 1930s to the present day, is not to be missed.  Enjoy a Cottom’s hot pot in the interval, included in the ticket price.

In Remembrance: 1918-2018

Saturday 16th June, 7.00pm (£5 – under 16s free if with an adult)

Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot. L34 1LA

The Prescot Festival Chorus assembles once again to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One, with a performance of Fauré’s stirring Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine in the first half.  James Luxton of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral conducts.  The award-winning Haydock Male Voice Choir entertain in the second half with a diverse programme including popular wartime songs.

Songs from the Shows with BOST

Saturday 23rd June, 7.30pm (£6)

Whiston Town Hall, Old Colliery Road, Whiston. L35 3QX

One of the region’s finest musical theatre companies, these stunning Birkenhead-based performers are back at the Festival in our all-new venue.  Expect a spectacular line-up of tunes from all your favourite West End and Broadway shows.  Hot drinks and bar available.

Festival Finale with Maghull Wind Orchestra

Sunday 24th June, 7.30pm (£6 – under 16s free if with an adult)

Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot. L34 1LA

Our guests for the spirited conclusion to the Festival celebrate their 40th anniversary this year.  This outstanding community ensemble ends their Proms-style concert with patriotic favourites, including Jerusalem and Land of Hope & Glory.  Bring your flags or buy on on the night!