The Parched Pea Podcast: A butchers tale on the city’s Market and seeing Preston in a different light

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Preston’s Market both inside and out is in the frame for the latest episode of The Parched Pea Podcast.

John ‘Gilly’ Gillmore visits market legend Adrian Livesey who has been on the market for more than two decades.

A butcher by trade Adrian talks John through all his meats and specialities, the day-to-day life of a butcher and his Preston memories.

Listen to the fifth episode of The Parched Pea Podcast below or via your podcast app of choice through Podfollow

He tells of how the Market is ‘old fashioned but good’.

And says: “We are busy but we make it busy. We are local lads ourselves and we make everybody feel special.”

Adrian being interviewed by Gilly Pic: National World

The episode also explores the ‘Fill The Frame’ exhibition which took place at the Market.

He’s joined by Abigail Lewis, a city artist, and Karen See, a model in the city, who have artwork and photos displayed at the market.

Karen See being interviewed in the Market by Gilly

Karen also talks about her involvement in ‘Preston Is My Paris’, a creative zine and photography project which has spent 20 years documenting the stylish side of the city.

The Parched Pea Podcast is a collaboration between Blog Preston and the Lancashire Post, with Gilly exploring the people and places which make the city tick and will be available on SpotifyApple and all other major podcast apps via Podfollow with new episodes being released each Wednesday.

The podcast has been supported by Preston Markets, where a number of the interviews were recorded, and Preston’s Business Improvement District.

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