What’s On
January 2014
Thursday 9 – Saturday 12 January . 7.30pm . Rainhill Village Hall . Rainhill Musical Theatre Company presents Cinderella, the pantomime
Tuesday 14 January . 6.00pm – 7.00pm . Prescot Parish Church . Friends of the Festival Meeting . All welcome to discuss future plans. Warm welcome and hot drink guaranteed!
Friday 31 January . 7.00pm . Venue TBC . Knowsley Youth Orchestra Concert
Friday 31 January . 8.00pm . St Thomas’s Church, Eccleston . Charity Concert
February 2014
Saturday 1 February . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Thursday 13 – Saturday 15 February . 7.3opm . Rainhill Village Hall . Rainhill Garrick Society presents Calendar Girls, by Tim Firth . Tickets £6 (£5 concessions) . www.rainhillgarrick.co.uk
March 2014
Saturday 1 March . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Saturday 8 March . 7.30pm . St Helens United Reformed Church . St. Helens Sinfonietta in Concert . www.sinfonietta.org.uk
Friday 14 March . 7.00pm – 8.30pm . St Paul’s Church . Festival Fundraiser: Home Front & Hotpot Supper . Wartime sketches and singing, back by popular demand with new songs and stories commemorating both world wars . Tickets £6
April 2014
Saturday 5 April . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Saturday 12 April . 7.30pm . St Helens United Reformed Church . St Helens Choral Society in Concert
Tuesday 22 April . 8.15pm-9.15pm . Prescot Parish Meeting Room . Friends of the Festival Meeting (incl. Prescot Festival AGM) . All welcome to discuss future plans. Warm welcome and hot drink guaranteed!
May 2014
Saturday 3 May . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Saturday 3 May . 11.00am-3.00pm . Elizabethan Fayre
Thursday 15-Saturday 17 May . 7.30pm . Rainhill Village Hall . Rainhill Garrick Society presents My Three Angels, by Samuel & Bella Spewack . Tickets £6 (£5 concessions) . www.rainhillgarrick.co.uk
Tuesday 20 May . 8.00pm . Liverpool Hope University Chapel, Taggart Avenue, Childwall . South Liverpool Orchestra in Concert . Tickets £3.50, including buffet
June 2014
Saturday 7 June . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Tuesday 10 June . 8.15pm-9.15pm . Prescot Parish Meeting Room . Friends of the Festival Meeting . Essential briefing for all 2014 Prescot Festival volunteers. All welcome. Hot drink provided!
Friday 20 – Sunday 29 June . Tenth Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts . Highlights include songs from the shows, a choral spectacular, organ recital by Prof. Dr. Ian Tracey, verse speaking festival, poetry evening, young instrumentalist competition, jazz & dinner, acoustic & open mic night, light music concert, talk about Prescot Cables Greats, 10th Anniversary Gala Concert with Foden’s Brass Band & last night finale with Maghull Wind Orchestra.
July 2014
Saturday 5 July . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Saturday 5 July . 10.00am-2.00pm . Prescot Parish Church . Prescot Parish Summer Fun Day . Outdoor stalls, games, refreshments, entertainment & fun for all ages, featuring the St Helens Concert Band. Outdoor alternatives if the weather’s bad!
Tuesday 15 July . 8.15pm-9.15pm. Prescot Parish Meeting Room . Friends of the Festival Meeting . A chance to reflect on the 2014 festival and look ahead to the future. Everyone guaranteed a warm welcome and hot drink!
August 2014
Saturday 2 August . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Sunday 3 August . 11.00am-4.00pm . Court Hey Park, Huyton . Knowsley Flower Show . TBC
September 2014
Saturday 6 September . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Sunday 7 September . 10.30am . Prescot Parish Church . Patronal Festival of St Mary . Sung Eucharist, followed by buffet
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 September . Times TBC . Prescot Parish Church, Prescot Museum & Prescot Masonic Hall . Heritage Open Days
Tuesday 16 September . 8.15pm-9.15pm . Prescot Parish Meeting Room . Friends of the Festival Meeting . Hear news and share views; warm welcome and a hot cuppa guaranteed to all!
Saturday 20 September . St Helens Town Hall . St. Helens Sinfonietta in Concert . www.sinfonietta.org.uk
Friday 26 September . 7.00pm-8.00pm . Prescot Parish Church . Tim Hall’s 12th Annual Organ Recital . The parish organist performs alongside guest musicians . Tickets £5 on the door, incl. cheese and wine . Funds in aid of Parish Roof Appeal .
October 2014
Saturday 4 October . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Saturday 11 October . 7.30pm . St Helens Town Hall . Haydock Male Voice Choir with Shifnal MVC in Concert
Saturday 18 October . 7.30pm . St Helens United Reformed Church . St Helens Choral Society in Concert
November 2014
Saturday 1 November . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Friday 7 November . 7.00pm . Prescot Parish Church . WWI Centenary Remembrance Concert/Service . TBC
Sunday 9 November . 10.45am . Prescot Parish Church & Cenotaph . Memorial (incl. 11.00am silence) & Service of Remembrance
December 2014
Saturday 6 December . 9.00am-2.00pm . Eccleston Street . Prescot Producers’ Market
Thursday 11 December . 7.00pm-8.15pm . Prescot Parish Church . Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Christmas Concert . A local orchestra joins several local choirs . Funds raised in aid of the Mayor’s charities and the Church Roof Appeal . TBC
Saturday 13 December . 7.30pm . St Helens United Reformed Church . St Helens Choral Society in Concert
Saturday 20 December . 7.30pm . St Helens United Reformed Church . St. Helens Sinfonietta & New Cross Singers with Guest Junior Choir . www.sinfonietta.org.uk
Sunday 21 December . 2.00pm . Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool . Phoenix Concert Orchestra Christmas Concert
Sunday 21 December . Carol Services . Salvation Army (2pm), Prescot Methodist Centre (6.30pm), Prescot Parish Church (Festival of Lessons & Carols with the congregation of Our Lady Immaculate & St Joseph’s, 6.30pm)
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