Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all who support the work of the Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts. None of us needs reminding what a strange year it’s been, but perhaps a reminder of the festival’s achievements this...
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The tale of a boy’s dreams underneath a magical night sky has won the 2020 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition. Rita Simpson, from Huyton, received £100 and publication on prescotfestival.co.uk for the bittersweet fantasy ‘When You Wish upon...
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Alas, there will be no festival this year. Nevertheless, over the next 10 days we’ll be sharing arts and music to our social media pages to remember great festivals past and experience a foretaste of more great festivals to come. Follow...
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Update: 2020, 2021 and 2022 winners: 2022: Every Latent Foe, by Dave Loftus 2021: Give, by Dave Loftus 2020: When You Wish upon a Star, by Rita Simpson As the deadline for entries to the 2020 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition nears, here...
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At this time of year, I would normally have been writing to you to welcome you to the Sixteenth Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts, but that was not to be, given the exceptional and unprecedented situation humanity now faces. In this time...
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A Message from Rob & Laura Dear Friends of the Festival, It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of all events at this year’s Prescot Festival (19-28 June) with the exception of the Festival’s Short Story...
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