St George's Shopping Centre — Local services in Preston

Absolutely appalled by the way we have been treated on our visit to St George's. Never had such a bad experience anywhere else. Today me and 3 friends visited the centre on our day out in Preston. We were going about our day when a member of security approached us and said he keeps getting radiod about us. This confused us at first as we were simply shopping. We moved on with our day and noticed that we were being followed around by numerous security guards and were being stared at in a threatening way. They also followed us into shops. Nobody should have the right to make anyone feel so paranoid when they have done nothing wrong. My friend was almost on the verge of tears due to the threatening way in which we were being followed and lookaled at. Even if we were mistaken for other people, we shouldn't be made to feel so intimidated when we have done nothing. We feel as though we were targeted as we are teenagers and we're stereotypically assumed to be causing trouble. We were walking calmly around the centre and we felt so upset that we were being made out to be something were not. It's rude to make assumptions on people and make then feel intimidated when there is no reason to do so. This experience with the rude actions of security staff ruined our day and we currently feel to intimidated to return anytime soon. I find it disgraceful that they felt it was OK to make us so uncomfortable when there was no evidence that we had done anything. We should be able to shop happily and enjoy ourselves but this was not possible due to the unfair treatment. We are really upset about how uncomfortable we were made to feel. The actions of the security staff were unlike anything I've ever experienced. We were not made to feel welcome at all. I advise you not to visit St George's if you don't want to be made to feel so threatened and uncomfortable. Towards the end of the trip 2 of my friends approached me and my other friend and said they were being spoken about between security again and this made them feel so upset that tehy wouldnt come back into the centre as they felt really scared and intimidated. They were so shaken up and upset. Absolutely appalled. I'd like an apology to me and my friends from St George's shopping centre and the security team who treated...

The best thing about St George's is it's a cut through for the main two streets in Preston Centre. This means you can easily access Preston from either side with a pleasant walk through a well kept and busy centre.

The parking is fine, I'm disabled so it took me a while to find a wide bay (because I forgot my blue badge) but there are some wider bays if you look about. I had to wait a while for the lift to bring me back into the centre, that day was a bit problematic as the escalator from the upper floor was off so the lifts were busy. All the parking payment machines, I believe, are based on the upper level of the centre as this is the floor where the first level of parking is.

I can't remember how much the parking was, but it wasn't ridiculous, otherwise I wouldn't of used it!

There are plenty of high street shops, Superdrug, HMV, Game, Rymans, Yours, Tiger, WH Smith to name a few and the lower floor has eateries and a cafe.

The one thing I found puzzling was the lack of a cash machine in the facility. Granted there are banks all along the high street but if you enter from the Friargate side you've a bit of a walk for cash... (Although as a tip Wilko's on Friargate has a free cash point)

It's a small but well thought out centre with a good selection of shops that compliments the Friargate and Fishergate shopping...

'Security' ganging up on someone is a whole new low. Telling a pregnant woman to get up (I was sitting to one side and not in the way in the slightest) and expecting it to happen immediately is an absolute joke. I told them I would get up in a moment and asked them to be patient. But nope, they immediately called me rude and arrogant and expected me not to get mad. They then started cornering me. What an absolute joke. I am 6 months pregnant and I hope they are proud of themselves for how they treated me. It must be a fun power trip for them. They need firing. Not to mention, you could clearly see I was upset, I had just had the news my brother had died, so you can imagine what my face looked like. A little bit of patience and understanding would have gone a long way. I sat there maybe 30 seconds to a minute after the first person asked me to get up. There was absolutely no reason for them to behave like this. Also, if the first woman can't handle a situation alone, she should most definitely not be working as 'security'. She had no compassion and immediately got a man involved to start intimidating a pregnant woman. What a horrible experience to inflict on someone who was doing no harm. Again, I told them multiple times I would get up and asked for patience. They were clearly bored and loved ganging up on a lone...