The Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Christmas Concert promises once again to be a joyous family occasion. This year’s star guests are the excellent Allerton Brass, who are providing a quintet of musicians to help us celebrate the Christmas season. But our usual shining stars will be on top form, too – an array of local…
19Jun
Press release: Swinging Start to Prescot Festival
A trio of musical talent from across the North West will dominate the closing weekend of this year’s Prescot Festival. The 10-day arts festival opened last weekend, with over 500 music lovers packing into Prescot’s Jacobean parish church for a lineup that featured Swingshift Big Band, Haydock Male Voice Choir and cathedral organist Daniel Bishop….
08Jun
Press Release: Prescot Festival Set to Swing on Opening Night
The Prescot Festival will get toes tapping as it takes audiences through a history of swing music next week. Swingshift Big Band (pictured), already a firm favourite with Prescot audiences, are the special guests on the opening night of the town’s fourteenth annual arts festival on Friday 15 June. They’ll be joined by vocalist Corinne…
16May
Press Release: 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…
21Feb
Press Release: Prescot Festival Announces Lineup for Milestone Year
With work on Shakespeare North’s Prescot Playhouse beginning in 2018, organisers of the town’s pioneering arts festival are ensuring this year’s programme is one to remember. The 14th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts promises 10 days of entertainment, with an eclectic schedule encompassing all tastes in music. The festival opens on Friday…