Congratulations to Jane Lewis, who won the 2026 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition with her tale Elara. Jane won £100 and had her story published in the August edition of Prescot Parish Magazine. We had two junior winners this year, too. Cherry Frodsham, 7, wrote The King’s Choice, and a six-year-old, whose family preferred that […]
The recent Prescot Festival is celebrating yet another roaringly successful showcase of musical and artistic talent, seeing the finest weather ever in its 22-year history. Founded in 2005, the 10-day cultural showcase on Merseyside continues to thrive and expand, with combined audiences of 1,800 people. An even larger number (estimated at around 5,000) basked in the intense […]
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service will be presented to a now 22-year old Merseyside festival this June, amidst a wide range of outstanding arts events and concerts. Clock Face Miners Heritage Brass Band from St. Helens open the 10-day Prescot Festival programme in style on Friday 19 June, with the sublime a capella vocal […]
Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are invited to ‘Come & Sing’ John Rutter’s Magnificat at the 22nd annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts this June. Ian Wells returns to conduct, with Peter Kwater at the organ, and soprano Ruth Anderson is guest soloist. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday 17 June and Saturday 20 […]
Do you love to tell a good story? Are you imaginative? Do you have the urge to put pen to paper? This year we have two exciting categories: Adult Competition Write a short story of up to 1,000 words on the theme: ‘By Order of the King’ Will it be historical, modern, mysterious or magical? […]
