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Hot off the Press our latest newsletter. Keep up-to-date with happenings in Winckley Square. You can collect a paper copy on the Square after Friday 9th October in our Information Box.（part 2）
Hot off the Press our latest newsletter. Keep up-to-date with happenings in Winckley Square. You can collect a paper copy on the Square after Friday 9th October in our Information Box. （part 1）
Guided Walk: Whispers in Stone: Stories from Preston Cemetery 19th August IS NOW FULL but as I now have a waiting last Peter has kindly agreed to add another date this year. 27 September 2pm-3.30pm TO BOOK trybooking.com/uk/GJQG
🚶 The Old Tram Road Route: Bamber Bridge
Join Nigel Hardacre on a fascinating walk along the historic Old Tram Road, exploring local stories and history from the 19th and 20th centuries.
📅 Saturday 22 August
⏰ 10am–12noon
🪦 Whispers in Stone: Stories from Preston Cemetery
Discover the hidden stories behind Preston Cemetery’s graves and monuments. Hear tales of lives, achievements and tragedies, and uncover a fascinating side of Preston’s heritage.
📅 19 August | 2pm–3.30pm
👨🏫 Peter Wilkinson
This walk is now fully booked GUIDED WALK: Servants: The Hidden Occupants of Winckley Square; Tuesday 18 August 2pm-3.15 pm Tour Guide Susan Douglass
There are just 3 places left. BOOK £5pp trybooking.com/uk/FXLG
🏙️ Drawing Board Dreams: The Reinvention of Preston
Explore Preston’s dramatic transformation in the 1960s and ’70s with tour guide Michael Akers.
Discover the bold modernist vision that reshaped the city centre and the people behind it.
📅 9 August | 11am–12.30pm
Michael Akers
🚴 Guided Bike Tour: All the Bridges That Made Preston
📅 Sat 25 July | 10am–12 noon
💷 £7pp | 🚲 Only 12 places
Ride the Guild Wheel with Michael Akers and discover how Preston’s bridges shaped the city.
Book: lnkd.in/ee3c8M3D
#Preston #Cycling
13 days to WINCKLEY FESTIVAL It will be a fantastic day. Everything FREE. Bring a picnic and no need to spend a penny. PLEASE SHARE.
PRESTON THE JERUSALEM OF TEMPERANCE with Steve Harrison on Thursday 16 July 6.30- 8pm
To BOOK trybooking.com/uk/FXLT Almost 200 years ago, the ‘Seven Men of Preston’ signed the first total abstinence pledge, sparking a movement that would spread across Britain and beyond
Join Peter Wilkinson Guided Walk 'Preston Its a Gas' 15 July 2pm - 3.30pm BOOK £5pp trybooking.com/uk/FXLX
Here is a copy of the latest FOWS Newsletter: Special Edition packed with all our Summer events. REMEMBER to book early
Discover the bridges that shaped Preston! 🌉 trybooking.com/uk/FXOW
Join Michael Akers (Friends of Winckley Square) for a guided riverside walk exploring the fascinating history of the Ribble’s historic bridges.
📅 Sat 12 July, 10:00–11:30am
📍 Old Penwortham Bridge, Broadgate
🚶♂️ Step into the Stories of Winckley Square with Peter Wilkinson. Discover 225 years of hidden history, remarkable characters, scandals, ambition and legacy in Preston’s most iconic square. A fascinating guided walk that brings the past to life.
#WinckleySquare #Preston #history
🎉 FREE Family Fun Festival at Winckley Square! Enjoy a fun-packed day with free entertainment and activities for all ages. Relax with a Pimm’s or beer from our pop-up bar while enjoying the performances. Donations help keep this and our Christmas Concert free. Please share! 🎉 – at Preston, England
The Bridges that made Preston: FoWS Guided Walk 19 May 6.30 to 8pm
BOOK NOW trybooking.com/uk/FXOW
Tour Guide, Michael Akers. Bridging the Ribble has been core to Preston’s development as a market town, a transport hub and a manufacturing centre.
