Over twenty keen local authors entered the 2016 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition, but there could only be one winner. Maureen McEvoy of Haydock scooped a £100 cheque for her tale ‘The Solution Is in the Pickle.’ As per this...
Read morePress Release: Mozart, Miller & More Attract Hundreds for Festival Opening Weekend
Over 600 people came through the doors at the opening weekend of the Prescot Festival. Swingshift Big Band and vocalist Chris James launched the 2016 festival in style on Friday, with an evening concert paying tribute to swing legends Glenn...
Read moreArts Festival Set for a Swinging Start
A big band pays tribute to Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller and other legends of swing when the Prescot Festival opens this Friday (17 June). Crooner Chris James joins the 17-piece jazz orchestra Swingshift to celebrate the first night of the 10-day...
Read morePrescot Brushes up Its Shakespeare as Festival Approaches
Prescot is coming alive with arts and culture as its 12th annual festival approaches. The 10-day Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts opens in mid-June, but before then there’s an array of other cultural events in the historic Lancashire...
Read moreWilly Russell Film to Screen as Tribute to Merseyside Actor Bill Moores
Press release: The Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts pays tribute to a popular star of stage, screen and TV this year. Most people know that playwright Willy Russell was born in neighbouring Whiston, but his classic BBC TV play Our Day Out...
Read morePress release: Arts festival draws on local talent of all ages
Arts Festival Draws on Local Talent of All Ages The Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts, now in its 12th year, continues its long tradition of showcasing talented writers, singers, artists and musicians of all ages from the local community...
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