We managed to sneak in another online chat in the run up to Christmas with Rob Burnley, local musician and our very own jingle composer about creativity during the lockdown and hear his latest composition. Plus we chat to our very first contributor to the project, Gabby from Preston in Minnesota about its famous trout fishing, hot dishes, the Minnesotan accent and get her to rate her Preston too!

We got half way through our original Episode 3 when Preston and the rest of the UK went into full Covid lockdown. Given that we weren’t able to get together and record, Phil thought it was about time to check in remotely with his long-standing collaborator Chris, who has also been busy connecting with more Prestons around the globe. Shane also gives us an update on how Preston Lancashire is doing and we think about how to move the project forward as the city takes its first tentative steps out of lockdown…

In this episode of Preston Calling, Shane and Phil from Derelict chat to Art of the City community member Maya about coming to Preston from Riga, Latvia. We discuss her love of the city and the role dance has played in her life. Plus in our first call to a Preston overseas, we chat to Mike from Preston, Kentucky about clog dancing, his community store and get him to rate his Preston too!

In the first full episode of Preston Calling, Shane and Kelly from Derelict chat to Art of the City community member Pip about her short film that celebrates one of the very first women’s football teams in England, The Dick Kerr Ladies from our very own Preston in Lancashire, UK. Plus we chat to Sam from Preston, Tyne and Wear about butter pies, Preston North End and get him to rate his Preston too!

‘We all know that people are the same wherever you go’…. Derelict Art of The City Presents Preston Calling! Our lockdown quest to connect with one person from every Preston in the world! From Cuba to Canada, we are discovering the amazing stories of people from all 60 Prestons around the globe. In this first episode we discuss who Derelict is, and why we started Preston Calling.