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Guide and Seek 2019

Enjoy a day of heritage entertainment at Prescot’s Elizabethan Fayre

Prescot’s popular Elizabethan Fayre will return on Saturday 4 May and promises to be a great family day out with lots of new heritage attractions this year.

Prescot has a unique history and heritage as it was the only place in England (outside of London) to have an indoor playhouse in Elizabethan times, and this wonderful cultural heritage will be celebrated at the fayre.

A traditional parade will launch the festivities, at 11am, as the town commemorates its special history with medieval music, dance, arts and crafts in a recreation of its famous Tudor fayres.

Visitors will be able to try their hand at many free traditional crafts including willow making and friendship bracelets using traditional twist cord and braid weaving.

Fayre-goers can also try their hand at wood turning and traditional pinch pot making. Children are welcome to take part in a free craft activity and make a ‘crown’ or ‘shield’ courtesy of Friends of Eaton Street Park.

There will be demonstrations of traditional greenwood crafts including how to use a shave horse and draw knife and bodging on a pole lathe where visitors can have a go at helping to turn a spindle.

Mucky Mountains Morris dancers will perform at different times during the day and spectators will have the chance to try out this traditional dance with some simple to follow steps from the troupe.

 Look out too for hilarious slapstick comedy performances from Imaginarium Youth Theatre’s masked players throughout the day.

Birds of prey demonstrations and other family favourites like the circus skills workshops, exotic animals and native species for visitors to handle and face painting will be back again this year.

There will also be heritage walks taking place around Prescot at 12 noon and 2pm (meet at Prescot Parish Church) with a halfway stop at the Bard for refreshments

New sponsors Armitage Construction, who are developing the Marketplace area in Prescot, will be hosting a traditional heritage trade skills stall featuring stonemasonry and joinery.

Thanks to Prescot Town Council, Kier Construction, Ray’s bakers, Armitage Construction and The Deanes House pub for the different elements of the fayre they have sponsored.

The Fayre will take place in and around Prescot Town Centre, Eccleston Street and Prescot Parish Church on Church Street from 11am to 4pm with free admission.

The Producers’ Market and Arts, Crafts and Gift Fair will take place on the same day.

If you’d like to get involved in the Elizabethan Fayre please call Knowsley Culture Development and Events Service on 0151 443 5353 or email carla.simkin@knowsley.gov.uk

Join us for a day of fun filled free Easter themed activities in Prescot Town Centre on Saturday 20th April 2019 between 11am and 3pm.

We’ll have:-

Easter Bonnet workshop

Easter Basket workshop – plant your own flowers

The opportunity to meet some real bunnies

Easter Egg Hunt (throughout the Town Centre) children who complete the Hunt will receive an Easter Egg

The chance to meet the “Easter Bunny”, Mother Goose and some “Fairy Folk”.

The workshop activities will be based on Eccleston Street (inside the old Grace Lea unit).

This event is being organised by Knowsley Council in conjunction with Prescot Business Club, Geraud Markets Ltd and Imaginarium.

Please come and support your local Town Centre.

The names of the individuals running for election to the Town Council have now been announced. Following a Community Governance Review carried out by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in 2018 the number of Councillors to be elected has reduced from 17 to 12. The wards to which they will be elected have also changed and will now mirror those of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council being Prescot North with seven elected members and Prescot South with five elected members.

STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED TC Prescot North

STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED TC Prescot South

Community Recognition Awards

Prescot has a rich tradition as a Town with a strong community, sometimes the efforts of particular individuals and groups stand out as being above and beyond that of a usual citizen. These groups and individuals are not always aware of the positive impact they can have, on both individuals and the wider community, and can go largely unsung for their actions.

In order to recognise these individuals and the positive contribution they make to the lives of others, the Town Council operate the Prescot Community Recognition Awards, if you would like to make a nomination please use the form below. Closing date for nominations is 30th April 2019.

Nomination Form 2019

Karl and Clare from The Red Box Project – Prescot & Knowsley came along to the Town Council meeting last night (26/03/19) and provided Prescot Town Councillors with a presentation on what the project is, how it works, how they set it up and what they have achieved so far.

The work they have done to get the project up and running starting initially in Prescot is amazing and they have now been successful in rolling out the red boxes into 53 out of 59 schools in the whole of Knowsley. What a great achievement this is and all through voluntary work and support from local businesses and the community.

Notice of Election Thursday 2nd May 2019

Sunday 23rd June 2019

12.00pm – 4.00pm

Brown’s Field, Prescot

Performances from:

• West Lancs Dog Display Team
• Keiron Kenny
• Prescot’s Got Talent Winners
• Smile Dance Academy & Performing Arts
• Jan Williams Theatre School
• Imaginarium Youth Theatre

Lots of FREE activities including:

• Climbing Wall
• Cannonball Airblasters
• Neos Wall
• Wide range of inflatables

 Along with a Free Fall Stunt Bag, large Fun Fair and wide variety of food, market and information stalls.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THERE IS NO ONSITE PARKING

Prescot Elizabethan Fayre