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Big events to boost Preston
10:26am Monday 25th June 2007
Recent discussions with the Preston business community has highlighted the importance of the city's public events.
The recent Riversway Festival saw 4,000 people turn up at the Riversway docks.
We all know how many people Radio One's Big Weekend attracted and how it helped put Preston in the public eye.
Earlier this month the Caribbean Carnival brought colour to the city centre, and next weekend the popular Mela returns after a brief gap - to be staged in Moor Park rather than its traditional home in Avenham Park.
Preston must be unique among many of the areas in the North West in that it has the areas necessary for staging such events.
As a business lobby group, Downtown Preston is keen to see these events used as a catalyst for things to come.
Forget the Olympics, in 2012 the city will be focusing on a real chance for the city to capitalise on its current public awareness gifted it by the BBC: the Preston Guild.
The retail, leisure and transport industries all could benefit from these types of events and it is up to the city's business community to work with the local authorities and others to make sure we maximise the potential of city status.
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Antoni M Stanczyk, Preston says...
1:32pm Thu 26 Jul 07
1. From the so called city council. (Blood)
2. From the residents of this wonderful
city of Preston. Anything for nothing.
We first of all tried to go it alone. Wrong move.
we then tried to get the council involved. Wrong move.
We then tried to get buissinesses involved. Not interested, most of them.
Unfortunately the "A Feast of Jazz Limited" no longer exists. We have had to fold up everything and let the city go on it's own merry way.
Everyone we spoke to, spoke well of what we were doing. We had more verbal support than we knew what to do with. It is now coming on to 3 years since our last festival and we are still geting emails asking when the next one is and more international emails from entertainers for all sides of the glode. What do the people of Preston want??
On saturday last I went on the market. There was a couple of South America Indians playing Pan Pipes. Excellent. Would have made a perfect side show. The seats around them were packed. You couldnt see through the crowds. It was FREE, however they were asking for donations. I dont think that they could have paid for a good meal for themselves when they packed up.
Back in the days of FoJ we managed to get a grant and a couple of small sponsors. We put on an 8 hours musical spencial on the flag market. 6 bands, a Marching band, Jazz, RnB, classical, Spanish etc. FREE seating, the place was full from start to finish. In fact we had to ask people to leave the area because we had to pack up the tables, marquees, chairs and secure the flag market barriers. Since the people talk about that day. (The weather was great to us). They still ask us when are we doing another. As long as it is ALL FREE no problemd they will support. The businesses around said it was a great day. We had to hand back our next grant because we couldnt get the city council or local businesses to help and support.
I'm not too sure what I am now, I sound like a winger but I'm not. very diheartend and I read all your publications on the emails and wish you and any organisations the very best of luck. The first thing you have to do is topple this village council and get a real City mentality in to those elected to run this place. We are a city with a dead village mentality.
All the best
Toni Stanczyk
Antoni M Stanczyk, Preston says...
1:32pm Thu 26 Jul 07
1. From the so called city council. (Blood)
2. From the residents of this wonderful
city of Preston. Anything for nothing.
We first of all tried to go it alone. Wrong move.
we then tried to get the council involved. Wrong move.
We then tried to get buissinesses involved. Not interested, most of them.
Unfortunately the "A Feast of Jazz Limited" no longer exists. We have had to fold up everything and let the city go on it's own merry way.
Everyone we spoke to, spoke well of what we were doing. We had more verbal support than we knew what to do with. It is now coming on to 3 years since our last festival and we are still geting emails asking when the next one is and more international emails from entertainers for all sides of the glode. What do the people of Preston want??
On saturday last I went on the market. There was a couple of South America Indians playing Pan Pipes. Excellent. Would have made a perfect side show. The seats around them were packed. You couldnt see through the crowds. It was FREE, however they were asking for donations. I dont think that they could have paid for a good meal for themselves when they packed up.
Back in the days of FoJ we managed to get a grant and a couple of small sponsors. We put on an 8 hours musical spencial on the flag market. 6 bands, a Marching band, Jazz, RnB, classical, Spanish etc. FREE seating, the place was full from start to finish. In fact we had to ask people to leave the area because we had to pack up the tables, marquees, chairs and secure the flag market barriers. Since the people talk about that day. (The weather was great to us). They still ask us when are we doing another. As long as it is ALL FREE no problemd they will support. The businesses around said it was a great day. We had to hand back our next grant because we couldnt get the city council or local businesses to help and support.
I'm not too sure what I am now, I sound like a winger but I'm not. very diheartend and I read all your publications on the emails and wish you and any organisations the very best of luck. The first thing you have to do is topple this village council and get a real City mentality in to those elected to run this place. We are a city with a dead village mentality.
All the best
Toni Stanczyk
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Antoni M Stanczyk, Preston says...
1:32pm Thu 26 Jul 07
1. From the so called city council. (Blood)
2. From the residents of this wonderful
city of Preston. Anything for nothing.
We first of all tried to go it alone. Wrong move.
we then tried to get the council involved. Wrong move.
We then tried to get buissinesses involved. Not interested, most of them.
Unfortunately the "A Feast of Jazz Limited" no longer exists. We have had to fold up everything and let the city go on it's own merry way.
Everyone we spoke to, spoke well of what we were doing. We had more verbal support than we knew what to do with. It is now coming on to 3 years since our last festival and we are still geting emails asking when the next one is and more international emails from entertainers for all sides of the glode. What do the people of Preston want??
On saturday last I went on the market. There was a couple of South America Indians playing Pan Pipes. Excellent. Would have made a perfect side show. The seats around them were packed. You couldnt see through the crowds. It was FREE, however they were asking for donations. I dont think that they could have paid for a good meal for themselves when they packed up.
Back in the days of FoJ we managed to get a grant and a couple of small sponsors. We put on an 8 hours musical spencial on the flag market. 6 bands, a Marching band, Jazz, RnB, classical, Spanish etc. FREE seating, the place was full from start to finish. In fact we had to ask people to leave the area because we had to pack up the tables, marquees, chairs and secure the flag market barriers. Since the people talk about that day. (The weather was great to us). They still ask us when are we doing another. As long as it is ALL FREE no problemd they will support. The businesses around said it was a great day. We had to hand back our next grant because we couldnt get the city council or local businesses to help and support.
I'm not too sure what I am now, I sound like a winger but I'm not. very diheartend and I read all your publications on the emails and wish you and any organisations the very best of luck. The first thing you have to do is topple this village council and get a real City mentality in to those elected to run this place. We are a city with a dead village mentality.
All the best
Toni Stanczyk