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15 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalOpening Night - Brass & BBQContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Tuck into a delicious barbecue supper while Parr Band entertains. The caterers come from Leicester, where they recently served the Queen. 7pm to 9.30pm. Tickets £6 - see www.prescotfestival.co.uk for details or email prescotfestival@gmail.com | Prescot Parish Church Church Street Prescot L34 1LA |
16 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalLiverpool Mozart OrchestraContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk In its 61st year, the nationally renowned semi-professional orchestra visits the festival with bassoon soloists Robert Howard and Alex Moss. Programme: Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Vanhal Concerto for Two Bassoons, Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Beethoven Symphony No. 4. 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets £7 - see www.prescotfestival.co.uk or email prescotfestival@gmail.com | Prescot Methodist Centre Atherton Street Prescot L34 5QN |
17 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalRichard Lea - Organ RectialContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk As organist of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Richard Lea has a worldwise musical reputation. A programme of sacred and classical pieces is followed by cheese and wine. 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Tickets £4 - see www.prescotfestival.co.uk or email prescotfestival@gmail.com | Prescot Parish Church Church Street Prescot L34 1LA |
18 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalSchools' Verse Speaking FestivalContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Primary pupils from across Knowsley recite poetry and prose - with some fun and entertaining twists. 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Free! | St Mary & St Paul's Primary School Bryer Road Prescot L35 5DN |
19 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalFilm - The QueenContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk In the year of Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, the Prescot Festival presents this special screening of the 2006 film, The Queen. Dame Helen Mirren scooped an Oscar and a BAFTA for her performance in this gripping drama about the tragic death of Diana in 1997 - and the royal crisis that unfolded in its wake. Free choc ices during the interval! 7.00pm to 9.00pm. Tickets £4 | Prescot Salvation Army Ash Grove Prescot L34 5BD |
20 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalYoung Instrumentalist of PrescotContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk In the first of what promises to be an annual occasion, schoolchildren from across South Knowsley compete to demonstrate their musical talent. 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Free! | Evelyn Community Primary School Evelyn Avenue Prescot L34 2SP |
20 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalAcoustic Night & Open MicContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Join local singer-songwriter & guitarist Rachael Dunn & guests for a chilled-out evening of contemporary acoustic music - with a dash of comical poetry. 8pm to late! Free! | The Old Mill Pub 8 Mill Street Prescot L34 6HA |
21 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalBentley Operatic Society in ConcertContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Love West End hits. Broadway spectaculars and a bit of light opera? Bentley Operatic, 100 this year, is back with more much-loved songs from the shows. 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets £5 - see www.prescotfestival.co.uk or email prescotfestival@gmail.com | Prescot Methodist Centre Atherton Street Prescot L34 5QN |
22 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalBarn Dance & Hot Pot SupperContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Savour a traditional Lancashire hot pot supper and dance along to the rustic melodies of Liverpool-based folk band The Travelling People. 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Tickets £6 - see www.prescotfestival.co.uk or email prescotfestival@gmail.com | St Paul's Church Bryer Road Prescot L34 5DN |
23 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalPrescot - A Royal HistoryContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk JMU scholar and Prescot historian Rosemary Tyler explores the history of Prescot's royal visits. 11.30am to 12.30pm. Free! | Prescot Methodist Centre Atherton Street Prescot L34 5QN |
23 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalMake a Joyful NoiseContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Liverpool Harmonic Gospel Choir & Prescot Festival Chorus in Concert - Tyndale Thomas leads the Liverpool Harmonic Gospel Choir, and the Prescot Festival Chorus sings anthems by John Rutter, including A Clare Benediction and For the Beauty of the Earth. Want to "Come & Sing"? See www.prescotfestival.co.uk for details. 7.00pm to 9.30pm. Tickets £4 | Prescot Methodist Centre Atherton Street Prescot L34 5QN |
24 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalChoral EvensongContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Prescot Parish Church Choir is led by Edna Weaver, with Tim Hall on the organ for this musical setting of evening prayer. Refreshments follow. 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Free! | Prescot Parish Church Church Street Prescot L34 1LA |
24 June 2012 | Prescot FestivalDiamond Jubilee Festival FinaleContact: 07762 607618 Website: www.prescotfestival.co.uk Aughton Male Voice Choir leads festival-goers in the traditional Proms-style finale. This year's concert has a royal flavour, in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Bring your flag (or buy one on the night), and join in traditional patriotic songs including Jerusalem, Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. The festival welcomes soprana Laura Hudson as guest soloist. 7.30pm £3 | Prescot Parish Church Church Street Prescot L34 1LA |
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