BATTLE TAPESTRY RETURNS TO PRESTONPANS
Following its triumphant international debut in France, the Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry is making a brief return appearance in its hometown this weekend (19-20 May).
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| 14 May 2012 |
BATTLE TAPESTRY MAKES ITS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT
In its first appearance on foreign soil the Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry went on show in Pornichet, in the Brittany region of France, this weekend (29 April) where 1000 local visitors braved fierce winds to see it.
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| 01 May 2012 |
CULTURE MINISTER'S PRESTONPANS VISIT CANCELLED DUE TO COUNCIL DELAYS
A visit to Prestonpans next week by Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop has been cancelled because of a lack of support from East Lothian Council.
The visit, to be hosted by the Battle of Prestonpans Heritage Trust, was scheduled for 18 April. It was to include a tour of the Prestongrange Museum where the Battle Trust wants to see the creation of a Heritage Park, to include a centre to interpret the battle and house the hugely popular Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry.
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| 02 April 2012 |
COUNCIL URGED TO BACK PRESTONGRANGE MUSEUM PLANS
The Battle of Prestonpans Heritage Trust this week revealed an artists impression of what the Prestongrange Heritage Museum could look like if their plans are supported by East Lothian Council.
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| 01 February 2012 |
HARROGATE TO HOST UK'S LONGEST TAPESTRY
The massive 104-metre Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry will make its first appearance in the North of England next week when it goes on show at the Harrogate International Centre (24-27 November).
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| 14 November 2011 |
WITCH TALES AT THE GOTHENBURG
The Gothenburg in Prestonpans is gearing up for an afternoon of witch and Halloween events on Sunday 30 October.
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| 14 October 2011 |
JACOBITES VICTORIOUS AGAIN IN PRESTONPANS
The fifth annual re-enactments of the Battle of Prestonpans at Cuthill Park at the week-end were a huge success and blessed with wonderful weather.
Over 1000 people attended over the two days of commemorations at the park. They visited the living history encampment and enjoyed the full programme of demonstrations and skirmishes. The main re-enactments were as dramatic and action-packed as ever ? with three cannons and volleys of musket fire.
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| 26 September 2011 |
TAKING UP ARMS FOR THE BATTLE OF PRESTONPANS
This weekend's Battle of Prestonpans anniversary event is now the biggest Jacobite battle re-enactment in Scotland.
It will attract re-enactors from all over the UK, ready to take part in the packed programme of displays at Cuthill Park in Prestonpans.
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| 22 September 2011 |
BATTLE ART EXHIBITION KICKS OFF ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
An exhibition of artwork commissioned by the Battle of Prestonpans Heritage Trust opens on Tuesday (20 September) at the Goth in Prestonpans, marking the start of the annual battle commemorations and re-enactments.
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| 12 September 2011 |
BATTLE TAPESTRY RETURNS TO EAST LOTHIAN AFTER EDINBURGH TRIUMPH
The Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry makes a return visit to East Lothian this weekend after a three-month exhibition in Edinburgh where it was seen by over 20,000 visitors.
It will be on display at St Mary?s Parish Church, Sidegate, Haddington between 10 ? 15 September. Entry is free, and doors are open 11am ? 4pm (1.30pm ? 4pm Sunday).
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| 06 September 2011 |
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