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Day 1: Prescot on Film, 1930s-2020s
18 June, 2021 by Prescot Festival
Day 1: Prescot on Film, 1930s-2020s

Our thanks to Chris Graham, photographer David Hill, Philip Battle of Born & Raised in Prescot and Philip Ferguson Jones of thejonesboys for their contributions to this splendid video taking us through almost a century of Prescot history...

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Press Release: Prescot Festival Brings Cathedrals to Your Doorstep
11 June, 2019 by Prescot Festival

A Merseyside arts festival is saving you a trip to Liverpool’s cathedrals by bringing the cathedrals to you. Both of the city’s majestic cathedrals will be represented at the Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts later this month. On Saturday...

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Press release: A Treat for Movie Buffs at the 2018 Prescot Festival
21 March, 2018 by Prescot Festival

A Merseyside arts festival will pay tribute to a late film director and a living local playwright later this year. Educating Rita, based on the comedy drama by Whiston-born Willy Russell, screens as part of the 14th Annual Prescot Festival of...

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Willy Russell Film to Screen as Tribute to Merseyside Actor Bill Moores
4 May, 2016 by Prescot Festival

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...

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Explore Local History at Prescot Festival
17 June, 2013 by festival

The Ninth Annual Prescot Festival has lots to satisfy local history buffs. A rare screening of vintage footage of Prescot takes place on Saturday 29 June. The one-hour event will include material from Prescot Museum and Prescot Film Archive...

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Press Release: Arts Festival Invites You to See ‘The Queen’
10 February, 2012 by festival

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...

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