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14th Annual Prescot Festival
14th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts – Friday 15th to Sunday 24th June 2018
Highlights include:
Swingshift: ‘The Big Band Story’
Friday 15th June, 7.00pm (£8)
Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot. L34 1LA
The Festival opens in spectacular style with Swingshift Big Band and vocalist Corinne Andrew. This toe-tappingly entertaining musical journey through the history of swing, from the 1930s to the present day, is not to be missed. Enjoy a Cottom’s hot pot in the interval, included in the ticket price.
In Remembrance: 1918-2018
Saturday 16th June, 7.00pm (£5 – under 16s free if with an adult)
Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot. L34 1LA
The Prescot Festival Chorus assembles once again to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One, with a performance of Fauré’s stirring Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine in the first half. James Luxton of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral conducts. The award-winning Haydock Male Voice Choir entertain in the second half with a diverse programme including popular wartime songs.
Songs from the Shows with BOST
Saturday 23rd June, 7.30pm (£6)
Whiston Town Hall, Old Colliery Road, Whiston. L35 3QX
One of the region’s finest musical theatre companies, these stunning Birkenhead-based performers are back at the Festival in our all-new venue. Expect a spectacular line-up of tunes from all your favourite West End and Broadway shows. Hot drinks and bar available.
Festival Finale with Maghull Wind Orchestra
Sunday 24th June, 7.30pm (£6 – under 16s free if with an adult)
Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot. L34 1LA
Our guests for the spirited conclusion to the Festival celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. This outstanding community ensemble ends their Proms-style concert with patriotic favourites, including Jerusalem and Land of Hope & Glory. Bring your flags or buy on on the night!
Prescot Festival Box Office Ready to Go Live
Prescot Festival Box Office Ready to Go Live
Tickets for 10 days of arts and music in the historic town of Prescot go on sale from Tuesday, 1 May.
Audiences can look forward to songs from the shows, a journey through the history of swing and a special screening of Willy Russell’s Educating Rita among other events at the festival, now in its 14th year.
Organisers promise a festival that is both accessible and affordable.
“A Cottom’s hot pot supper is included in the opening night ticket price,” said Artistic Director Dr Robert Howard.
“Come along to our film, and tuck into a complimentary choc ice. Organ recital guests will be treated to wine and nibbles, and audiences for Wingates Brass Band can enjoy a traditional pasty in the interval.
“It’s about making every festival experience that little bit more special and, of course, providing value for money. Music and food in a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere make for a really memorable community occasion.”
The 14th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts runs from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 June in the historic Lancashire town of Prescot, Merseyside.
Tickets are on sale at Poco Coffee (30 Eccleston Street, L34 5QJ) or online at the official website, www.prescotfestival.co.uk
BROWN’S FIELD UPDATE
Last night Prescot Town Council unanimously agreed to submit this response to Knowsley Council’s proposal for the creation of a Green Space Trust that would require the sale of Brown’s Field to fund it’s activities.
This is the third such submission the Town Council have made in our continuing efforts to agree a mutually satisfactory way forward with KMBC that does not see the sale of our much valued parks and green spaces.
Knowsley Greenspace Trust – Response Apr 2018
Table Top Sale at Bryer Road on 7th May Bank Holiday Monday from 10:00am – 1:00pm
PRESCOT 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 have introduced the Prescot Community Recognition Awards.
If there is somebody that you know, whom you believe has made a valuable difference, to you or the wider community in your area, please complete the nomination form below and return it to the Town Council by the 30th April 2018 or call in at the Town Hall to pick one up.
PRESCOT CARNIVAL – SUNDAY 24TH JUNE 2018
This year Prescot Carnival will take place on Sunday 24th June 2018 from 12.00pm – 4.00pm on Browns Field, Prescot.
If you would you like to apply for a stall at the carnival please complete the stall holder request form and e-mail or post to us.
Stall Holder Request Form 2018
Adventure Babies Story & Sensory Classes starting at Prescot Town Hall on Thursday 3rd May 2018
New classes starting on Thursday 3rd May 2018
- 10.15am – 11.00am – 0-12 months
- 11.15am – 12.00pm – 0-8 months
- 12.15pm – 1.00pm – 0-36 months
Bryer Road Community Centre Fundraising Night – 20th April 2018
Community Governance in Prescot – Have your Say
Knowsley Council has recently released its proposals for the Future Governance arrangements of Prescot Town Council for the next 10 to 15 years, with effect from May 2019. A working group of Knowsley Councillors has made recommendations that will change the number of wards and number of Councillors elected to those wards. Prescot Town Council submitted a proposal in November that it believes better represents the Town, particularly in light of the new Prescot Park Housing Development which will see an additional 700 -750 new homes. None of the Town Council’s proposals were held up by the working group who have recommended a reduction in the number of Councillors from 17 to 12 (based on a model of operation used in Halewood and in line with it’s own elected member reduction of 2016) and a split of the Town into two wards being north and south mirroring its warding arrangements for the Town.
The Town Council believe these recommendations to be floored;
Firstly – the reduction in the number of elected members serves no obvious purpose. The elected members of Prescot Town Council do not receive any monies what so ever for being a Councillor as the role is purely voluntary. There was a logic when Knowsley reduced its membership as it realised an annual saving of roughly £9,000 per elected member equating to around £162,000 a year in total, but there is simply no corresponding saving to be made at Town Council level so the logic of this recommendation remains veiled.
Secondly – Our town is growing, the addition of another 700-750 homes will likely see another 3,000 residents coming to Prescot in the near future however Knowsley’s agreed figures with the Boundary Commission of 2014 state that only 505 new electors will enter in the entirety of KMBC’s Prescot North ward, which also includes Knowsley Village. These figures simply do not add up unless the new housing development will be populated by single people and with just under a third of properties left vacant. All of those new homes will be located in the new Prescot North Ward, this will see a considerable variation in the number of electors to Councillors between the north and south wards, the Town Council believe being this to be around 775 to 1 in the north and 486 to 1 in the south.
Following its meeting in February the Town Council approved this response to the working group Prescot Town Council – Submission March 2018 along with supporting documentation Prescot TC 3 Ward Split Prescot Warding Arrangements – Current and Proposed
If you would like to support the Town Council’s view point and preserve the quality of democracy in Prescot as is then you can help by completing this proforma letter and sending to communitygovernancereview@knowsley.gov.uk . You don’t have to use this letter and well may use it as a basis for your own complaint, but if you do use it it is very important that each letter is treated separately and in its own right. In order to facilitate this you must include your name and address at the top, thereby making each letter individual.
All of the boards recommendations can be viewed on KMBC’s website via this link
Prescot Prepares for Festival Season
Prescot Prepares for Festival Season
Festival season is about to descend on Prescot, with a lineup of culture and entertainment culminating in the 10-day Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts.
Now in its 14th year, the festival makes an array of events—from art and poetry to jazz and classical music—accessible to everyone at affordable prices. This year’s programme opens on Friday 15 June with a journey through the history of swing with Swingshift Big Band.
But before then, the historic market town will step back in time with the Elizabethan Fayre on Saturday 2 June. Fun, food and live entertainment for all ages take place in the town centre between 11am and 4pm, with Pop-up Shakespeare, courtesy of MATE Productions, at 3pm.
The following week sees pirates invade Prescot, as Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Captain Flint and friends launch a swashbuckling adventure on the high seas, in MATE Productions’ imaginative staging of Treasure Island in Prescot’s Woodland Theatre.
Then the month of culture ends with 10 days of arts and music, courtesy of the Prescot Festival from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 June.
Taking place mostly in and around the 17th-century Prescot Parish Church, the Prescot Festival this year features such quality acts as Wingates Brass Band, musical theatre company BOST and Maghull Wind Orchestra, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
Tickets for all festival events are now on sale at Poco Coffee (30 Eccleston Street, Prescot, L34 5QJ) or online at www.prescotfestival.co.uk, where you can find out more about everything happening in Prescot this June.