INFORMATION LINKS
| Info Links: Some links to sites about Preston and Lancashire. |
Links last checked: 1/4/99 |
Also see Preston folk from link to various types of web sites from folk to live in or around Preston.
LINKS
Media:
Preston
Citizen - Newspaper, a local free paper. Naomi Bunting, Editor, Preston/Leyland
Citizens e-mail preston-editorial@newsquest.co.uk
Tel: 01772 824631
Lancashire Evening Post Preston's
main local news paper.
Council & Local Government links:
Lancashire County Council. (WITH OLD MAPS)
Lancashire Record
Office Home Page. Looking for genealogy Info or research then this
is the site you want.
Preston council www.preston.gov.uk
Preston Links
www.green.glowinternet.com
A site about the history of Preston's Cinemas. In the 1940's Preston boasted
of 18 Cinemas in the town. Today Preston still has 18 Cinema screens but
only two MULTIPLEX CINEMA.
The
River Ribble- This is an excellent site about the river Ribble which
runs by Preston. This link will take you to the main page about Preston.
The site as some views of Preston and interesting info concerning the
river from its' source in the hills to the sea.. (RECOMMENDED)
A collection
of links to websites on the Fylde plain. http://homepages.which.net/~fred.moor/goldlinx.htm
New additions will be found on a separate page at:
http://homepages.which.net/~fred.moor/newlinx.htm
The
history on the Guilds.http://mysite.freeserve.com/preston_guild
www.multimania.com/goupil5
A site with good pictures of Preston and other parts of Lancashire. This
is a site by a French student, David, who spent some time at the
University of Central Lancashire. His "one year experience in
United Kingdom" with some information and a lot of photographs
of all the trips he made.
The Lancashire
Webring search engine for the North West by Lancashire Online.
www.winckleysquare.org.uk
Local history of Winckley Square in the centre of town.
www.clive.hodgson.btinternet.co.uk
Village of Barton near Preston, mainly with a local history theme.
http://grimsargh.play-cricket.com Grimsargh Cricket Club play on Grimsargh
Green, between Longridge and Preston and we're always looking for new
players for our Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday sides. Contact Grimsargh
at our website. Play cricket in Preston! Nick Mallory.
www.skiddle.com/whatson/townsearch.php/Skiddle/Preston/
Preston's most up-to-date What's On Guide ! A huge guide to all events
in Preston, every day of the week - very beneficial to uni students!
tel: 07764 49 22 23 fax: 07092 10 59 63 ben@skiddle.com
North End Football Club official web site is http://www.pnefc.net/
www.funforall.co.uk and
is about hundreds of attractions to visit in the North West, plus other
features.
A web
site about Traditional Live Jazz venues in Lancashire and surrounding
Counties. To find the latest Traditional Jazz News in NW England, try
http://www.btinternet.com/~jazzworld/
Certain
Curtain Theatre - We are Preston's only professional theatre company our
web address is
www.freenet.co.uk/homepages/cctheatre
We write, produce and tour original plays.
Please reply to us at cctheatre@yahoo.com
Avro
Lancashire an aviation club of which caters mainly for military aviation
enthusiasts. The club meets monthly at Warton ( the one near Blackpool).
Link
to Squires nightclub www.squiresnightclub.co.uk
Restaurants
in the area www.webtechsystems.freeserve.co.uk/eat.htm
By Simon. Cottam.
email simon@webtechsystems.freeserve.co.uk
Hi,
I'm Pete, the lead guitarist and singer of a grunge-rock band who play
gigs at fortunate pubs in the Preston area, we have a website at http://www.tommie55.freeserve.co.uk
From: "Tom T" deadgud@tommie55.freeserve.co.uk
My
name is Chris Challenger and I am part of a local band called The Avenue
situated in Preston. We play many gigs within Preston and have just recorded
an E.P. in Longridge. Recently we have developed a band website.
Avenue website: www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/ashcroft/877
From: CHRIS CHALLENGER chrischall@yahoo.com
Preston
Opera's new website. www.prestonopera.org.uk
Colleges and Schools:
Preston College Home Page.
This is where I studied Engineering and Computing but also with a link
to more information about the town.
The University of Central Lancashire,
which is based in the centre of Preston. This site as many pages about
the University, its' courses, accommodation and how to get there. The
University of Central Lancashire
is now an important feature of the town with over 15,000 students and
now probably the biggest employer in the town.
There are also links to more information about the town like this page
of links on their site Preston
& Lancashire Links
A student web site full of information about Preston and what it has it
to offer! www.bluechalk.net
Webmaster for Broughton CE
Primary School Mark Fryer, I live in Fulwood and am the Webmaster
for Broughton CE Primary School. Please visit our site.
Broughton-in-Amounderness CE Primary School Church Lane, Broughton, Preston,
PR3 5JB, England.
Telephone: +44 (0)1772 862788
FAX: +44 (0)1772 866145
ISDN: +44 (0)1772 866171
Internet: http://www.broughtonprimary.co.uk
E-mail:
General Information: broughton.primary@virgin.net
Webmaster: mafryer@geocities.com
Miscellaneous:
This is a interesting link: My name is Graham
Bamber I live in Perth Western Australia. I have made a web page about
my recent holiday back home. I used this Preston web page in the planning
of the holiday and for reference.
My page is at:- http://www.iinet.net.au/~gbamber
http://www.alucard.co.uk/lancaster
- History & Information on the Lancaster canal
http://www.alucard.co.uk/boatsales
- Boats For Sale on the Lancaster canal.
www.inPreston.co.uk
provides business directory lists for the people of Preston. We list the
majority of Preston businesses, searchable by category. We feel that our
website offers the population of Preston a useful tool in quickly locating
a business of their choice.
www.bci.org/preston You
may perhaps know that the Baha'i community is a world wide community,
and our page is likely to be viewed by Baha'is in many far-flung corners
of the world. We know that there are Baha'is in Ireland, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada and the U.S. who have relatives living in Preston, or
connections with the town.
Racial Equality Council,
which does a lot of good work in the town and further afield
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