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What’s on in Prescot This Christmas?
Got an event to add to our Big Christmas Listings for Prescot, Whiston and Rainhill? Get in touch!
Thursday 26 November . 6pm-9pm . Whitakers Garden Centre, Liverpool Road, Prescot
Christmas Fayre & Demonstration Evening – www.whitakersgardencentre.co.uk
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Friday 27 November . 6.30pm-8.30pm . Prescot Town Hall, Warrington Road
Christmas Shopping Night – enjoy browsing & buying from an amazing selection of craft & gift stalls. Proceeds go to the Mayor of Prescot’s Charity & Prescot Town Team’s events fund
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Saturday 28 November . 10am-2pm . Prescot Parish Church
Parish Christmas Fayre – Stalls, refreshments & more
Saturday 28 November . 10am-5pm . Rainhill Village Hall
Christmas Model Railway Show – Layouts, traders, Santa & refreshments. Free vintage bus between St Helens Museum of Transport & the show. £3 entry (£2) children. www.rainhillmrc.org.uk
Saturday 28 November . 5pm . Eccleston Street, Prescot
Prescot Christmas Lights Switch-on – an afternoon of festive fun for all ages, culminating in the big Christmas lights switch-on at 5pm
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Sunday 29 November . 5pm . Prescot Parish Church
Advent Service of Light – candlelit service to mark the beginning of the Advent season, featuring music from Prescot Parish Church Choir
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Thursday 3 December . 6pm-8pm . Jessies Jewels, Leyland Street, Prescot
Christmas Shopping Evening – join Louise & Jess for an evening of festive fun, mince pies & mulled wine – plus a 10% discount on all items
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Friday 4 December . 6.30pm . Prescot Town Hall
Mayor of Prescot’s Family Christmas Prize Bingo – entry £1, including first game of bingo. Bar open
Friday 4 December . 7.30pm . Poco Coffee, Eccleston Street, Prescot
Smug in a Pub: Smug Roberts Live – stand-up comedian Smug Roberts (Mrs Brown’s Boys, Phoenix Nights) is in town for an evening of laugh-out-loud comedy. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.30pm start. Regular menu, plus licensed bar. Tickets £5, available in advance from Poco. www.pococoffee.co.uk
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Saturday 5 December . 9am-4.30pm . Prescot Shopping Centre
Prescot Arts & Craft Fair – an ideal opportunity to pick up some Christmas gifts from the best of the region’s independent traders and craftsmen. Everything from candies and candles to cards and cakes. See also Sunday 13 December
Saturday 5 December . 9am-2.30pm . Eccleston Street
Prescot Producers’ Market – extra festive treats include a visit from Santa’s reindeer between 10am and 12 noon, plus free mulled wine, mince pies and hot chestnuts. Festive face painting for the kiddies, and live music on the vintage organ!
Saturday 5 December . 12.30pm-3pm . Prescot Museum & Library
Family First Saturday – free kids’ crafts (u8s must be accompanied by an adult)
Saturday 5 December . 7pm . Deanes House, Prescot
Charity Ladies’ Night – Live music & disco with Dyane from Divas Disco, cocktails, hot buffet, Jessies Jewels gift stall, games, raffle & more. Tickets £20, available from the Deanes. All proceeds go to support Little Stars Knowsley. Visit eventhint.com for more information
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Monday 7 December . 7pm . Prescot Parish Church
Willowbrook Light up a Life – a chance to remember loved ones at this annual Christmas service, in support of Willowbrook Hospice. www.willowbrook.org.uk
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Thursday 10 December-Sunday 13 December . St Ann’s Church, Rainhill
Christmas Tree Festival – a magnificent display of over 25 trees provided and decorated by local businesses, organisations and community groups. Admission is free, and for £2 you can decorate an angel and hang it to the Parish Christmas Tree. Times are 10am-5pm Thursday-Saturday and 12 noon to 4pm Sunday. www.stannsparishchurch.org.uk
Thursday 10 December . 7pm-8.15pm . Prescot Parish Church
Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Christmas Concert – A jubilant musical celebration of Christmas featuring Prescot Parish Church Choir, Knowsley Ladies’ Choir, St Mary & St Paul’s School Choir, staff and student choirs of Evelyn Community Primary School and a guest brass ensemble (TBA). Tickets are only £5 on the door, and children (u16) are FREE with an adult. Seasonal refreshments follow. All proceeds go to Willowbrook Hospice and Prescot Army Cadets. www.prescotfestival.co.uk
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Sunday 13 December . 9am-3pm . Prescot Shopping Centre
Prescot Arts & Craft Fair – an ideal opportunity to pick up some Christmas gifts from the best of the region’s independent traders and craftsmen. Everything from candies and candles to cards and cakes. See also Saturday 5 December
Sunday 13 December . 2pm . Prescot Cemetery
Christmas Tree of Remembrance – a short service, with carols, around the Christmas tree (by Manchester Road entrance), followed by festive refreshments. Dedicate a bauble or card to a loved one, and hang it on the tree as a way to cherish their memory. www.prescotcemetery.org.uk
Sunday 13 December . 4.30pm . St Ann’s Church, Rainhill
Carol Service – a traditional Christmas service to mark the end of St Ann’s Christmas Tree Festival. www.stannsparishchurch.org.uk
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Thursday 17 December . 1.30pm-3pm . Vee’s Place, Kemble Street, Prescot
Reminiscent Prescot – an art exhibition featuring works by two local community art clubs, Lyndale Cancer Support Centre and St John’s. The artwork depicts Prescot through the ages in a contemporary style. Refreshments are provided.
Thursday 17 December . 8.30pm . The Rocket pub, Rainhill
Rainhill Rockets FC Christmas Quiz
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Saturday 19 December . 10am-3pm . Prescot Methodist Summer
Prescot Toy & Comic Christmas Fair – toys, comics, candy, collectibles. www.facebook.com/thetrollcave
Saturday 19 December . 7.30pm . Prescot Cables Football Club, Hope Street
Prescot Cables FC Christmas Party . Food, entertainment & festive fun, featuring guest performer Rufus Hook – www.prescotcables.co.uk
Saturday 19 December . 8pm-12 midnight . Rainhill Ex-Services Club, 516A Warrington Road
Christmas Soul & Motown Night – tickets £5, available from venue, Bridge Barbers or on the door (if numbers allow)
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Sunday 20 December . 6.30pm . Prescot Parish Church
Festival of Lessons & Carols – traditional Christmas carol service held jointly by the congregations of St Mary’s and Our Lady Immaculate & St Joseph’s. All are welcome. Suitably festive refreshments follow.
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Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 2pm . Eccleston Street, Prescot
Santa’s Sleigh – Father Christmas visits Prescot town centre, courtesy of Rotary Club of Prescot
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 2pm . Eccleston Street, Prescot
Christmas Carol Singing
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 3pm . Prescot Parish Church
Crib Service – family service based around the Nativity. All welcome
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 4pm . St Ann’s Church, Warrington Road, Rainhill
Family Carol & Crib Service
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 6.30pm . Prescot Community Church, Kemble Street, Prescot
Christmas Eve Service
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 11.30pm . Prescot Parish Church
Sung Eucharist – traditional ‘midnight mass’ to usher in Christmas Day
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 11.30pm . St Nicholas’s Parish Church, Windy Arbor Road, Whiston
Christmas Eve Communion
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 11.30pm . St Ann’s Church, Warrington Road, Rainhill
Midnight Eucharist
Thursday 24 December, Christmas Eve . 12am (midnight) . Our Lady Immaculate & St Joseph’s Church, Prescot
Midnight Mass (Catholic)
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