WHO WE ARE
Organisation members of Preston Arts Association
Click LINKS
page for contacts of non-member local, regional & national arts organisations
If any organisation
or individual wishes to become a member please click MEMBERSHIP page for an application form
or
contact Preston Arts Association Secretary:
Gwen Weiss,
11 Baxendale Grove, Bamber Bridge,
Preston PR5 6SZ
General
Brownedge
Festival annual arts summer festival
Venue
St Mary’s Priory
Church, Brownedge Lane Bamber Bridge
Gujarat Muslim
Welfare Society Offers
a broad range of services to people from Gujarati Muslim communities organising
events and delivering special services
Contact
M. Amirat, 72 Coniston Road, Fulwood, PR2 8AY (01772 791600)
www.gmws.org.uk
Prescap
(Preston Community Arts Project)
arts based community
development company supporting regeneration and social cohesion
Preston
Minster
Contact
Parish Office, St. John's Minster, Church Street, PR1 3BT (01772 901313)
pcc@prestonparish.plus.com
St.
Catherine's Hospice
Contact
Lostock Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5XU (01772 629171)
Dance
Preston Circle Dance Group
The group dance together to beautiful and inspiring music from many lands
Venue
Galloway Hall, 131 Brackenbury Road,
Fulwood at 7pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays (not January, June or July)
Contact Rosemary Forrest, 1 Ribble House, Samuel Street, PR1 4YH
(01772 793658)
Preston Folk Dance Club
The club holds folk dancing nights for anyone to enjoy
Venue
Galloway Hall, Brackenbury Road, Fulwood at 7.30pm on Mondays
Venue St. Andrews Primary School, Tulketh Road, Ashton
at
7.15pm on Wednesdays
Contact
Jeff Thomas, Chapel House Farm, Chapel Lane, Coppull, PR7 4LZ
(01257 791323) twojaysatchf@tiscali.co.uk
Venue St.
Anthony's Social Centre, Cadley Causeway, Fulwood at 7.30pm Tuesdays (Irish
country)
Drama
Broughton Players
Since 1946, the group has performed three plays a year and has rehearsals on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Venue The Playhouse,
Market Street West at
7.30pm
Broughton Club Players For over 60 years, the players
have rehearsed and performed plays three times a year at the venue
Venue Broughton Club, Whittingham Lane, Broughton
at 7.30pm Tuesdays & Fridays
Contact
Patricia Coward, The Lindens, Nooklands, Fulwood (01772 774208)
Grimsargh Players
Established in 1927, they meet and produce plays a number of times a year
Venue The Playhouse,
Market Street West at 7.30pm
Contact Matthew Forrest
,
11 Cedar Close, Grimsargh
(01772 652764)
matthew@forrest8.freeserve.co.uk
www.prestonplayhouse.com
Preston Drama Club
Formed in 1933 and annually produce five plays and a Christmas pantomime
with rehearsals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Venue The Playhouse,
Market Street West at 7.30pm
Contact
Matthew Butler, Flat 2, 16 Rose Terrace, Ashton, PR2 1EB
(07803 034780)
matthew.butler3@btopenworld.com
www.prestonplayhouse.com
Literature
Preston Historical Society
Meet and invite speakers to talk about the city's past
Venue
Central Methodist Church, Lune Street
at 7.15pm on Mondays monthly
Contact
Pat Eves, 4 Hoylake Close, Fulwood (01772 861637)
williameves@talktalk.net
Preston Poets
Forum for the enjoyment and writing of poetry and members are encouraged to compose their own poems and read and comment on members’ work
Venue St. Wilfrid’s
Parish Centre, Chapel Street
at 7.30pm 1st Thursdays monthly
Contact
Jackie Hayes,
26 Glamis Road, Leyland,
PR25 4YP (01772 433674)
vsmith@pagehall.idps.co.uk
Writers Inc.
Creative group for all ages, poetry or prose, and offering encouragement from
other writers
Venue St. Wilfrid's Parish Centre, Chapel Street at 7.30pm 2nd Mondays monthly
Contact Mike Cracknell, 25 Aspels
Crescent, Penwortham, PR1 9AN (01772 748547)
mikecracknell@blueyonder.co.uk
Music
Company of Voyces
Chamber choir perform sacred, secular,ancient and modern music and previously known as the County Hall Singers
Venue
St. John's Minster, Church Street at 12.30pm Thursdays
Contact
Jean Miller, 46 Janice Drive, Fulwood, PR2 9TY (01772 718064)
alexmllr@alexmllr.freeserve.co.uk
Cre8
Theatre Combine both singing and dancing with a cast of talented young adults
in either performance or dinner cabaret
Galloways
Community Choir
Venue
Galloway's Society for the Blind at
9.30am Mondays
Contact
Howick House, Howick Park Avenue, Penwortham, PR1 0LS (01772 744148)
Harris Music Club
Music recitals from visiting artistes take place from September to May annually
Venue
Minster Church of St. John, Church Street at
1.00pm Wednesdays monthly
Contact Jackie Izatt,
35 Carlisle Avenue, Penwortham, PR1 0QP
(01772 744714)
www.costich.org.uk/HMC
Lancashire
Sinfonietta Professional orchestra with Lancashire
musicians performing concerts & workshops
Contact Fiona Sinclair, c/o
Lancashire Adult Learning, PO Box 61 (West House), County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RJ
Preston Cecilian Choral Society
Members study, learn and perform a wide range of choral music
Venue St. Augustine’s School Hall, St. Austin’s Place
at
7.30pm Mondays
Preston Concert Band
A wind band who perform in public regularly
Venue Friends Meeting Hall, 189 St. George’s Road at
7.00pm Thursdays
Preston Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Stages at least one of the Savoy Operettas every year in January at The
Playhouse and has a concert season too
Venue St. Michael’s Church Hall,
Tulketh Road, Ashton
at
8.00pm Tuesdays
Preston Opera
Company
Since 1967 the society has presented staged productions of grand opera and to stage these productions
it needs singers, instrumentalists, scenic and costume makers
Venue
Carey Baptist Church Centre, Pole Street
at 7.30pm Thursdays
Contact
Marie-Louise Lane,
12 Hill Road, Penwortham,
PR1 9XH (01772 747673)
bryanandmarie-louise@blueyonder.co.uk
www.prestonopera.org.uk
Preston Orpheus Choir
Formed in 1929, the choir meets, rehearses and performs choral music to the public
Venue St. Pius School, 200 Garstang Road,
Fulwood at
7.45pm Tuesdays
Contact Mrs D
Nicholson, 1 Longworth Street, Bamber Bridge
(01772 323194)
www.prestonorpheuschoir.com
Preston Recorded Music Society Meet and listen to lectures and talk about all kinds of music and words recorded on disc
Venue
St. George's Hall,
Lune Street at
7.30pm Fridays
Contact Stuart Sillitoe,
37 Holme Slack Lane, PR1 6EX
(01772 705220) or (07821378688)
stuartsillitoe@tiscali.co.uk
Rawstorne Singers Meet, socialise and perform the best of
choral music in all kinds of venues
Venue
St Oswald's School, Chapel Lane, Longton at 7.30pm Wednesdays
Visual Arts
Art & Craft Guild of Lancashire, Haydock Farm,
School Lane, Burscough, L40 4AE (01704 897491)
www.artandcraftguild.co.uk
Preston Art Society
Encourages the enjoyment, appreciation & practice of the visual arts with
talks and workshops
Venue Queens Drive Primary School, Black Bull Lane,
Fulwood at
6.45pm Tuesdays fortnightly & workshops at 1pm 3rd
Saturdays monthly
Preston Card Club
Meet to make and decorate greetings cards sharing experiences and ideas
Venue St.
Christopher's Church, Blackpool Road, Ashton at 1.30pm & 7pm 3rd
Wednesdays monthly
Contact
Kath Derbyshire, 23 Winfield Lane, Ashton, PR2 1NQ (01772 463670) or (01772 555512)
Preston Embroiderers Guild
Promotes embroidery and related crafts both contemporary and historical and
has visiting tutors demonstrate and assist members in the art of stitching
Venue Christ Church Parish Hall, Victoria Road,
Fulwood at
10am-4pm 1st Saturdays monthly (Young
Embroiderers Group at 10am-12.30pm)
Preston Lacemakers
Now 20 years old, the self-help group meets and hold workshops, invite speakers,
visit lace days and exhibitions
Venue
United Reformed Church Hall, Liverpool Road, Penwortham at 10.30am-3.30pm 1st Saturdays
monthly
Contact
Mary Heaton, 4 Cop Lane, Penwortham (01772 741650)
Preston Movie Makers
Open to anyone interested in individual and group video film making from beginner to advanced and hold talks, competitions and social nights
Venue Galloway Hall,
131 Brackenbury Road,
Fulwood at
7.45pm Thursdays
Contact
Pauline Harrison,
12 Mill Lane, Fulwood, PR2 3HD
(01772 729770)
www.prestonmoviemakers.co.uk
Preston Photographic Society
Formed in 1905 and is open to all interested from amateur to professional and holds talks, competitions, practical portrait evenings and has visiting speakers
Venue Conservative Club, Blackpool Road/Garstang Road junction
at
7.45pm Thursdays
Priory
Patchers producing
variations of patchwork, quilting and appliqué for exhibitions
Venue
Penwortham at 7.30pm 2nd Wednesdays
Contact
Margaret Molloy, 72 Coniston Road, Fulwood, PR2 8AY (01772 791600)
margaretm.molloy@virgin.net