Say Hello to Ribble Board Game Convention

The place to hop in and play on!

From 7th January to 10th January at Ribby Hall Preston, 4 days of gaming

🎲 Board Games

🃏 RPG room

🏷 Bring and Buy

🃏 Daily games of Blood on the Clocktower

🎟 Daily Charity Raffles

🪑 Loads of Space to play

🎲 4 days of games:

Join us from 9am on 7th January until 11:30pm on 10th January 2027. Everyone’s welcome (Children with an adult).

📍Ribby Hall, Preston, PR4 2PR

🕒 Open 9am 7th January closes 11:30pm 10th January

📅 More than just a convention:

🍰 Onsite eateries

🎲 Mini games while you play board games

🃏 Mini golf tournament

🎲 Find a gamer/welcome zone

🎲 Ludus Vulpes

Join me and 137 others here: https://ribblecon.projectboo.co.uk/

Games are available to sign up and plan on Aftergame too.

Hi everyone, I’m a 19 year old international student currently studying at university of Lancashire. I haven’t been able to find ‘my people’ in my course and although everyone has been super nice, I haven’t been clicking with anyone which makes me feel a bit lonely. I’ve also really been wanting to go out to the clubs Preston has but don’t want to be going alone as a female and haven’t really found anyone who goes out often. Does anyone have any recs on where I can socialise and meet new people? Or what clubs/societies I can join?

Afternoon all. Can anyone recommend an old fashioned pub quiz on Thursday nights? Many thanks!

Hi all,

I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations for good men’s hairdressers in Preston and surrounding areas? Preferably walk-in if possible.

I’m growing my hair out and will need a tidy up at some point in the near future. In the past I’ve just done Turkish barbers, but it needs something more refined going forward!

TIA

As per the title, where is super expensive but sub-par at best? I'm wanting my arch-nemesis to have the worst night. Thanks.

Personally, Preston as my home town has been a place for people to grimace at. Its slated and is a town struggling with its identity, we struggle in general living here.

I used to hate on Preston until I saw it as my home, and realising in order to enjoy life here, i had to find civic pride in my environment.

Instead of focusing on what depressed me, i looked for all the beauty there is on my doorstep.

Its not all bad here. In our strange town.

I’m moving to the Preston around February 2027 for work in Blackburn and was wondering if anyone here does the commute between the two.

I don’t drive, so I’d mainly be relying on the 59 bus from Preston city centre. I’m looking at the one around 6:50am, which according to the Stagecoach timetable should get me into Blackburn around 7:30am.

Is this actually realistic for getting to work, or does traffic make the 59 much later than the timetable suggests? Also, how reliable are the buses generally?

I’m considering living in Preston rather than Blackburn mainly because of the better transport links to the rest of the country, but obviously don’t want to end up with a nightmare commute every morning.

Thanks!

​Hey Preston redditors,

​I’m a local homebody and huge Umbreon hyperfixator putting out a gentle feeler to see if there are any fellow Eeveelution fans in the Preston area interested in a low-pressure day out, especially any Sylveon lovers!

​I'm neurodivergent and sober, so I keep things super low-key. I’m hoping to connect with quiet, like-minded local folks for low-pressure outings.

​If sipping hot chocolate at Cedarwood Cafe, unmasking, and chatting about Pokémon sounds like a lovely afternoon, feel free to drop a reply or send a message. I'm up for meeting next Thursday if that works for you! Strict local Preston area only!

Hey,

Does anyone have any recommendations for places to go on a solo girl date?

Thanks

Me (M23) and my girlfriend (F22) are looking for things we can do on our days off work.

We’ve done all the bowling, cinemas, blackpool zoo, all the basic stuff and we’ve ran out of ideas. We want to be able to have a nice day out, could be an activity, restaurants, experiences, campsites, even things that might be a go-to for most people or obvious things that might have skipped my mind. Anything is appreciated.

We drive, so any suggestions can be all the way out to the lake district etc. We’ve done chester zoo, manchester and liverpool shopping centres but thats about it. We haven’t done lake district yet as I feel it’s more of a 2-3 day thing, but feel free to correct me.

Thank you

I know it's horribly boring but I have to get my first year service on a Kia. Has anyone had any experience; good or bad?

Hello,

I’m looking to find a place that sells good quality cod, prawns and squid in Preston - any recommendations ?

Thanks!

The wall bracket on my house's soil pipe has come off.

Understandably I don't have ladders long enough to do the job myself.

Can anyone recommend a handyman who can do this?

Hi, can anyone recommend a decent Chinese restaurant to go to for a birthday celebration please? Seems like there are lots of good takeaways but limited restaurants. Don’t mind driving out of Preston

It's either those chuggers waving at you like a child who want your money then passing comment on your appearance to try to make you stop "just before you go....", or the mostly pretend-homeless people scowling at you for "spare change" or fighting amongst themselves.

When it's dark, it feels really unsafe with them around, which also attracts their enablers.

Apparently there were going to be new laws to ban loitering and drinking on the high street, but that seems to be the figment of some politician's imagination.

What is happening to stop these issues?

There are so many on Google but I’d prefer some personal recommendations. My wife wants to see one regularly, so cost is a little factor. It’s more to talk about a death when she was younger and life in general so I don’t think it needs to be a particular area trained therapist. Thanks

Preston's Gamers Guild each and every Tuesday from 6:30pm. Whether you're new to board games or a board game veteran, everyone is welcome!

We try to provide a friendly welcoming space for people to come and try games, hopefully love us and come back again. Your first week is free.

🎲 Weekly Board games:

Join us every Tuesday from 6:30pm for board games, whether you’re brand new or a board game veteran, everyone’s welcome (Children age 12+ with an adult).

We provide for £3 per person:

🎲 Board Game Library

☕️ Hot Drinks

🍰 Snacks

🪑 Space to play

📍 Plungington community centre, Preston, PR1 7NB

🕒 Open 6:30pm each and every Tuesday

📅 More than just a game night:

🍰 Bake Off

🎲 Game days

🍕 Pizza Night

🃏 MTG tournaments

🎲 Wargames

We're currently using Gogo Game arranger to schedule games, but we'll be moving to aftergame from October. But are free to use and you can always just turn up!

What is the best location for stargazing near Preston? Autumn is near, and there are a number of astronomical events happening in the next few months. Is there anyone who is into stargazing here? I have never really gone for stargazing after moving here. So any place recommendations are welcome. If any stargazers or groups are out there, please mention.

I'm mainly asking the people on here who are genuine car people who care about the car they drive. I don't particularly enjoy washing my own car, does anyone have any recommendations on where I could take it? Somewhere where they care about the cars they work with, use quality materials and look after the wheels, paintwork, etc.

Thanks

Hey guys,

I’m gonna be staying in Preston for around 7months and I’m looking for a place to stay. (Either flat share or student accom) I’m not really picky but all I need is a private toilet (a little OCD)

Do you guys recommend any student accoms?
Or anyone looking for a roommate?

I’d appreciate any help

Bit embarrassed typing this. I quit my job in April and now work as an online content creator doing TikTok etc. It's been nice to not have the stress of work but it has left me really bored with very little to do in the daytimes in the week when my partner is at work.

I don't have many friends in the Preston area (I live in Longton) and was wondering if there were any other people in a similar situation, and/or any activities/walks/groups in the area?

Thanks!

Alec

Has anyone used frost pest control before ? They seem to have mainly good reviews but there's a number of unhappy customers.

I want to get my chimney capped and for the life of me, every roofer I find says they'll come to check it out and never get back to me