Preston Attractions

Preston City Council is busy gearing up for this year’s annual Riversway festival, which returns to the docks on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July. [more]

Following a meeting yesterday between the Lancashire County Council consortium, Manchester City Council and the Trustees of the National Football Museum (NFM), the public galleries in Preston will close as planned on 30 April. [more]

Seven interactive galleries along with new visitor facilities such as a shop, café and improved access for disabled people are just some of the new facilities that will be on offer at the Museum of Lancashire when an extensive renovation is completed in May 2011. [more]

Work begins today on phase two of Preston’s Avenham and Miller Parks restoration project, with work due for completion in November 2010. [more]

The National Football Museum is to move from Preston to Urbis in Manchester in 2011. [more]

Lucie Jones from the TV show The X Factor will switch on Preston’s Christmas lights next Saturday. [more]

Preston City Council have announced the return of a giant ferris wheel to Preston city centre this Christmas season. [more]

The decision whether to move the National Football Museum from Preston to Manchester has been delayed. [more]

‘Scare Kingdom Scream Park’, the UK’s newest Halloween scare entertainment venue will open in October 2009. [more]

Heritage Open Days allow visitors free access to properties that normally charge an entrance fee or are not usually open to the public. [more]