5 things to do next week (6/1-12/1)

5 things to do next week across Central Lancashire & the Fylde Coast

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00:00Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Sedley, and welcome to 2025's first edition of Five Things to

00:07Do Next Week across central Lancashire and the Fylde Coast.

00:10First up in Preston, if you're looking for weekend plans, then the Continental Pub has

00:16two nights of live music on offer. On Friday, January 10th, the Preston singer-songwriter

00:22Rich Chance brings vibrant quirky material from his new album to the stage between 8

00:28p.m. and 11 p.m., with tickets costing £10. The following night, Acoustic Floyd are on

00:34between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. They will bring you the music of Pink Floyd from a new acoustic

00:40angle for £7 a ticket. In Chorley, the Brinscull Lantern Parade is

00:46on Saturday, January 11th at Brinscull Cricket Club. Starting at 4.45 p.m. and finishing

00:52two hours later, it is a free community event with music provided by Music for All and refreshments

00:57by the event host, Wildwood Daves. Refreshment tickets are £2 per person and give you a

01:04brew, slice of cake and chance to toast a marshmallow. Limited spaces are available

01:09on this Rivenell Parish Council-funded event, so organisers politely ask that only residents

01:14of Brinscull and surrounding villages book on.

01:17Over on the Fylde Coast, the UK West Coast Folk Festival is on at the Opera House, Winter

01:24Gardens and Blackpool between Friday, January 10th and Sunday, January 12th.

01:30Across the three days, 33 acts will take to three stages, including the Barstoward Sons

01:37of Al Doonican, Ashley Hutchings and Becky Mills, Oyster Band, Mary Hare and Judy Tezuki.

01:46Tickets for the full weekend are currently at the early bird price of £165.65, so get

01:53them quick before they go up.

01:56In Liffin St Anne's, the Rainbow Dance and Theatre School bring their production of Sleeping

02:00Beauty to the Loughborough Pavilion between Friday, January 10th and Sunday, January 12th.

02:06The pantomime runs for two hours and 15 minutes and all ages are welcome. Expect fantastic

02:12lighting, costume and effects, as well as a variety of dance styles. Tickets are £18

02:19for adults, £15 for seniors and £13 for children.

02:25It's also the first full week of January, and therefore the first full week of some

02:29amazing January discounts at bars and restaurants across Preston, Blackpool and their neighbouring

02:35areas. Some highlights include 50% off food at Slug & Lettuce, Weatherspoon Pubs will

02:41be offering pints for as little as £99p and Turtle Bay is offering customers £10 to spend

02:47in its restaurants during the month of January. This gift can be redeemed by downloading its

02:52Bay Club app. There are also discounts at more independent establishments too, you can

02:58check out our article on this subject online.

03:02So there are our five top things to do next week, but whatever you're up to, have a good

03:07one, and we wish you a very happy 2025.