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Touring wine truck from the French vineyards is giving out free tastings in Manchester this month

Loire Valley Wines will also be hosting pop up events at six bars across the city

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Calling all wine lovers: A touring wine truck from the heart of the French vineyards will be coming to Manchester later this month.

As part of its massive ‘Bucket List Tour’, Loire Valley Wines is sending its wine truck to the capital of the North to give Mancs the chance to ‘discover the region’s finest grape produce varieties’ with free walk-in wine tastings and bottles of the good stuff available to purchase.

The truck will be popping up at the annual Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) later this month and will also be stopping by at a number of local establishments across the city to offer tastings of their famed vino.

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A unique ‘discovery route’ packed with treasures and discoveries has been curated especially for the occasion, with six Manchester bars already said to be signed up to take part.

A spokesperson for the event said: “The Loire Bucket List is for adventure seekers. Our discovery routes take you to the ‘secret’ places in your city, to see exciting and unexpected things, alongside a few carefully curated places to stop off to and explore the wines of the Loire Valley along the way.

“Our collaborative events offer further opportunities to explore Loire Wines, from free in-store sampling to full guided tastings and of course, visits to our little Wine Truck, which will pop up around the UK.”

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The venues confirmed to be hosting special Loire Valley Wine events here in Manchester are Manchester Tennis & Racquet Club, Flok, Mr Thomas’ Chop House, Atomeca, Oystercatcher, Man Bites Frog and Grape To Grain.

And for any wine connoisseurs who have stumbled upon this article, the wines confirmed to be on offer during the events are the Rosé d’Anjou Famille Bougrier 2020, the Touraine Sauvignon Domaine Guenault Bougrier 2020, the Muscadet Polaris Batard Langelier, the Clos La Cariziere, and the L’Extra par Langlois Brut NV Crémant de Loire.

Specially-selected ‘wines of the month’, and food and wine pairings will also be available to try.

Manchester Food and Drink Festival will be taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September from 11.30am – 7pm. For more information and to take part, visit the Loire Bucket List website.

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Free one-day Christmas festival returning to Stockport to kick off festive season

Get in the festive spirit in Stockport!

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Stockport’s free, one-day Christmas festival is returning this festive season, with 200 performers and more than 50 shows.

Spectacular Sunday will return to the town on November 17th at various sites and venues.

Following the success of last year’s event, hundreds of performers will take over Stockport, with everything from giant roller-skating presents to a living snow globe and roaming Christmas dolls.

There will also be street theatre, including grumpy Christmas grandads, a gigantic balloon man and water show.

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Produced by carnival arts organisation Global Grooves and organised by Stockport Council, Totally Stockport, Merseyway and Stockport Market, the town centre will be buzzing with Christmas excitement.

Events will be happening in iconic Stockport locations like Market Place, Underbanks, Merseyway, Redrock and Suffragette Square.

A grand finale in Merseyway will bring together the brass bands of Stockport, ending the day with a huge flash mob and rendition of All You Need Is Love.

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Cllr Singleton, Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Sport, said: “We’re so excited to bring this event back after last year’s amazing success.

“It’s such a fun way to get everyone in the festive spirit and really shows off what makes Stockport special – our sense of community and joy.

“With loads of free performances and activities, plus a chance to enjoy the newly improved areas of Merseyway, it’s a perfect day out for families.

“Stockport’s Spectacular Sunday is all about having fun, making memories, and starting the holiday season in style.”

Spectacular Sunday is happening from 11am to 5pm on Sunday November 17th – find out more HERE.

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Boom Battle Bar: Ultimate games destination for perfect birthday, stag do or work party

Boom Battle Bar has got it all!

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If you’re stuck for somewhere to go this Christmas party season, or for any birthday, stag or hen do, or even a regular weekend with your mates, we’ve got the perfect spot.

Boom Battle Bar is a massive games bar in the Printworks, with axe throwing (£45 – £80), shuffleboard (£15 – £25), augmented reality darts (£40 per lane), beer/prosecco pong (£30 per table), and even karaoke booths (£6 – £9 per person).

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They also do a bottomless brunch at weekends, alongside a street food offering, including halloumi fries, parmesan and truffle mac and cheese bites, chicken tenders, wings, loaded bacon parmesan fries and dirty BBQ loaded fries.

There’s an impressive array of drinks as well, with cocktails like the Basic B*tch, Honey It’s Time To Party, and GOAT Punch, as well as plenty of beer, wine and even big sharers.

Get yourself booked in HERE.

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The Cube Live adds three exciting new games for the perfect team day out

Everything you need for an incredible day out

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Urban Playground has taken things to the next level, revealing three brand new games for thrill-seekers to sink their teeth into.

The Manchester Arndale entertainment venue, which is already home to an impressive array of games, has added even more fun to the line up.

From mini golf to arcade games and loads of food and drink, Urban Playground has everything you need for an incredible day out.

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They’ve now added three new games to The Cube Live experience, ahead of the upcoming Christmas party season.

‘Pass’, ‘Exit’ and ‘Locate’ are the three new nail-bitingly tense games, and you’ll recognise them all from TV.

In Pass, two players rapidly weave a foam brick back and forth between free-standing poles, avoiding knocking the poles over as they go – requiring agility and great communication.

Exit sees two players work together manoeuvring a ball out of a maze testing their patience to the max.

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Lastly, Locate is a single player game where players must memorise an illuminated white square’s location, before placing a block on it while blindfolded.

They’re all deceptively straightforward, while also fiendishly addictive, and perfect for a team day out.

Get booked in HERE to try the new games for yourself.

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