Merseysiders are invited to dip their quills and warm up their vocal cords in preparation for the 2012 Prescot Festival of Music and the Arts. For the eighth year in a row, singers are invited from across the region to join forces for a choral concert, on Saturday 23 June. The Prescot Festival Chorus, whose…
15Apr
Prescot Festival AGM
All are welcome to join the Friends of the Festival for its annual general meeting at Prescot Parish Church on Tuesday, 17 April, at 6.00pm. Hear news, share your views and find out how you can be part of the 2012 Prescot Festival.
13Mar
Thank You
The Prescot Festival Fundraiser last week raised a handsome £200 for festival funds. A small but spirited crowd were quizzed, entertained and fed in a soiree that included cheese, plenteous wine and songs that included If I Were a Rich Man, Cole Porter’s Night and Day and the theme from Dad’s Army. See What’s On for…
28Feb
Wine, Women and Song
Well, okay, maybe not the women. But there will be wine and song at the Festival Fundraiser on Friday, 9 March. Tickets are a mere £5 on the door, and for that you get cheese and wine, live entertainment from musicians Rob Howard, Laura Bonnett and David Kernick, and entry to the quiz — and…
10Feb
Press Release: Arts Festival Invites You to See ‘The Queen’
A Merseyside arts festival will be rolling out the red carpet for a royal visit – of sorts. The Prescot Festival, in June, will feature a special screening of The Queen, the 2006 feature film that won both an Oscar and a BAFTA for star Dame Helen Mirren. The event coincides with Queen Elizabeth II’s…