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Read about Preston and it's surrounding area on this website.
The Guild Merchant has continued to celebrate the businesses of Preston since 1179 and the next one is this year, 2012.
Great things have been made in the area and some still are: most of the RAF's current fighter aircraft and Leyland Trucks. Previously buses like the Leyland Atlantean and its predecessors, Atkinsons trucks, the Deltic prototype locomotive, 1000's of trams and large electric motors, miles of cotton and rayon fabric.
Inventions from Preston like the Arkwright water frame spinning machine that transformed cotton manufacturing and made a big contribution to the machine age.
Preston Guild, 31st August to 9th September 2012. Once every 20 years. Visit its website, click here.
Diary of things in and around Preston in 2012
New book Preston Remembered by Keith Johnson Lancashire Evening Post history writer. Click here.
Another new book. The memories of an ex-national serviceman from Fulwood Barracks. Get In Get Out and Get Away. Click here.
In February 2009 our Made in Preston blog was started. It is fully moderated and tends to stray off topic.
www.madeinpreston.co.uk - since 2002.
