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Provision for the exercise of public rights 2020-21

A Merseyside arts festival invites you to explore one of the region’s hidden gems this June.

The Prescot Heritage Trail is part of the opening weekend’s schedule at this year’s Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts.

Participants will download a free map and booklet as their guide to the historic Lancashire town, and from Saturday 19 June they can follow the route at their own leisure, solving the clues as they go.

Proceedings start online on Friday 18 June, with a special video welcome by artistic director Dr Robert Howard and a penned greeting from patron Ian Tracey—Organist to the City of Liverpool, Organist Titulaire of Liverpool Cathedral and Chorusmaster to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society.

The evening continues with a free screening of vintage Prescot films, including rarely seen ‘70s footage.

There’ll be something online or offline for every day of the 10-day festival, the 17^th since the event was founded in 2005.

‘We’ve overcome a few uncertainties to ensure a full programme this year, with some in-person events and plenty of online content to inspire and entertain,’ said director Dr Robert Howard.

‘Look out for young musicians from Liverpool Cathedral, an exclusive talk from Shakespeare North Playhouse and artwork from the local community, including Bluebell Park School.’

The Prescot Festival runs from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 June 2021, and the schedule is now online at prescotfestival.co.uk.

Today (18th May 2021) saw the creation of The Mayor of Prescot’s ‘Back to School Help Fund’ as the Mayor of Prescot, Cllr Mark Burke distributed gift cards for 100 pairs of School shoes to Prescot’s 5 Primary Schools. This is a brand new fund that the Mayor has been able to create due to your generosity in supporting the Mayor of Prescot’s fundraising efforts over the last 12 months which have exceeded all expectations in this time of crisis.

Prescot Town Council already operate a highly successful school uniform recycle scheme. However the Mayor noticed that very few school shoes were being recycled as the children wear them out so quickly. Each school can now distribute the gift cards to those who are currently in most need.

The Mayor also presented each school with gift cards for Urban Kingz MMA for free lessons for those children who may need a confidence boost or help with discipline or fitness. Again this is a brand new scheme to help our most vulnerable children.

Thank you all for your support!

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The Compassionate Neighbours scheme aims to combat loneliness and isolation through training volunteers to support members of our community who are living with poverty or ill-health.  After the initial pilot scheme in Whiston and Prescot, we plan to expand the service across the whole of St Helens and Knowsley.

We would like to invite members of the communities of Whiston and Prescot to nominate themselves or nominate others who they feel would benefit from the Compassionate Neighbours service.

To do this you can fill the form in online https://willowbrook.org.uk/compassionate-neighours/ or call The Volunteer Hub on 01744 453798 for further information

Given the current situation with the pandemic, as always, safety is our number one concern. As a result we are starting with a very cautious and phased approach which will be kept under constant review.

Compassionate Neighbours volunteers are fully trained to provide their time, companionship and support to people living in the community. We will match someone to support a community user according to their likes, hobbies, interests and location. There will be no charge for this service although donations are always welcomed to support the vital work of Willowbrook Hospice.

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The Prescot Festival will go ahead with 10 days of arts, music, culture and entertainment this June.

The Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot’s period Jacobean theatre named for the Bard of Avon and currently under construction, will feature prominently. In an exclusive online appearance on Tuesday 22 June, Creative Director Laura Collier will reveal what the first year’s programme will look like once the highly anticipated performance venue opens in 2022.

Liverpool Cathedral will also play its part, with a broadcast of its 2021 Festival of Music on Friday 25 June, celebrating the skills of young musicians from across Merseyside. Ordinarily, the Prescot Festival hosts its own Young Instrumentalists of Prescot, an event that has featured dozens of gifted local performers since 2013. Among past participants is pianist and tenor Sonny Fielding, whose talents secured him a scholarship to study singing at Glasgow’s Royal Conservatoire of Scotland—and now he’s on his way to London, having been awarded a postgraduate scholarship at the equally prestigious Royal Academy of Music.

In-person events include a Prescot Cultural Trail from Saturday 19 June, when potential explorers can download a free map and follow the clues to discover some of the town’s most iconic landmarks.

People are also encouraged to attend the Choral Eucharist on Sundays 20 and 27 June at Prescot Parish Church, either online or in person.

Entries are already coming in for the annual Short Story Competition and the festival’s first ever Community Art Display, and information on how to participate in those is online at prescotfestival.co.uk.

‘We’re on the precipice of a nationwide return to full-scale concerts and big events,’ said artistic director Dr Robert Howard, ‘and in anticipation we’re excited to be keeping the spirit of the Prescot Festival alive with a mixture of online and offline arts and music this year.’

The 17th annual Prescot Festival takes place from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 June. The full schedule of free events is now online at prescotfestival.co.uk.

Community group newsletter – Issue 20

Congratulations to those winners below, please contact Prescot Town Council on 0151 426 3933 to claim your prize. You must provide your winning raffle ticket upon collection of the prize.

As part of the 17th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts, Prescot Festival will be hosting a virtual art display, and everyone – whoever and wherever you are – is welcome to participate.

The theme is TIME.

Submission Requirements:

• Your artwork should be inspired by the theme, ‘time’, and can be created using any medium and style
• Anyone of any age and any geographical location can submit work – only one entry per person please!
• The art must be your own work
• To be part of the art display, take a photograph of your work and email it to prescotfestival@gmail.com before 1st June 2021, together with your first name (and age if 16 years or under). Please put “Community Art Display” as the subject.
• By submitting a photograph you agree to have your work displayed on our website and Facebook page as part of the 17th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts
• The art display will be available on our website and Facebook page from Wednesday 23rd June 2021
• The Festival Committee reserves the right to be selective (eg, regarding quantity of submissions, etc)
• Entry to the 2021 Prescot Festival Community Art Display is FREE. (Note, this is not a competition!)

Click here to download a poster (PDF) featuring all the guidelines – perhaps you can share it with friends or print off to pin up in your school, church or community centre?

Knowsley Family and Community Education (FACE) have organised some great courses which will all be held at Prescot Town Hall. A list of the courses available are below with links to the booking portal. If you need any further information please contact FACE on 0151 443 5386. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Mindfulness – starting 12/04/21 for 6 lessons – 10am-12pm click to book

Aromatherapy – starting 12/04/21 for 6 lessons – 12.30pm – 2.30pm click to book

Local History of Prescot – starting 13/04/21 for 6 lessons – 10am – 11.30pm click to book

Find Out Your Family Tree – starting 13/04/21 for 6 lessons – 12pm – 2pm click to book

Floristry – starting 27/04/21 for 6 lessons – 2.30pm – 4.30pm click to book

Floristry – starting 28/04/21 for 6 lessons – 10.00am – 12.00pm click to book

Introduction to Mental Health First Aid – 21/04/21 for 1 lesson – 10am – 1pm click to book

Mentoring Level 2 – starting 5/05/21 for 12 weeks – 1.00pm – 4.00pm click to book

For more details click here Face Forward Courses starting April 2021