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UK’s first Nerf indoor action experience opening this summer
It will be the first of its kind in the UK
The highly anticipated huge new indoor entertainment centre NERF Action Xperience promises to provide a multitude of action-packed activities, and is set to open at Trafford Palazzo.
After almost two years since it was first announced, the NERF Action Xperience (NAX UK) is finally set to open its doors this summer with plenty of adrenaline-packed Nerf activities for everyone to enjoy.
The family-friendly experience is opening on August 25th, so you’ll have a bit of time to enjoy it before the kids are due to go back to school.
The Trafford Palazzo venue will be the first in the UK as part of a nationwide roll-out of Nerf Action Xperience centres due to open over the next five years — consisting of a variety of action-packed indoor activity venues and themed arenas.
The five themed Nerf arenas will include:
- Sports @ NERF AX – a dedicated active play zone where players get their hearts pumping with seven different sports inspired games
- Training Ground – a zone where players can test their NERF blaster skills with eight digital target games
- Chaos City – a post-apocalyptic urban city blaster adventure
- Mission X – a cargo bay or marooned spaceship blaster arena
- Project Stealth – a classified testing bunker blaster arena
The new attraction will also include a restaurant from Archie’s to make the experience a real day out, providing a place to refuel after having bags of fun.
Visitors can try a variety of burgers, fries, waffles and shakes as well as a selection of refreshing soft drinks.
The venue will also house the UK’s first NERF retail store selling hundreds of official NERF products and bespoke NERF AX merchandise in its 8,000 sq ft dedicated space.
The move has been made possible after Manchester-based Rocafella Leisure successfully secured the rights with global branded entertainment company Hasbro to bring the NX to the UK.
The new opening inside Trafford Palazzo situated next to Primark — the former Barton Square — has created around 50 new jobs.
Visitors will have the chance to spend an hour playing Nerf with the minimum age requirement being age five years and above.
Children under the age of eight are required to be accompanied by a paying adult. Children under 12 require an adult to be inside the venue during the experience — which is open for adults to play too.
Ticket prices start from £20 (inclusive of protective eye goggles) and are available to purchase online from Thursday July 13th. You can join the waitlist for tickets now by clicking HERE.
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Hawksmoor creates ultimate steak sandwich for huge Manchester barbecue event
Can’t wait for this!
Live From The Grill is returning in 2024 for a third year, bringing with it next level barbecue food, drinks, live music and DJs.
Deansgate Square will once again host a weekend of BBQs from some of Manchester’s best restaurants, including Hawksmoor, who will be serving up the ultimate steak sandwich.
Also serving up some top scran will be Knight’s Caribbean BBQ, Japanese robata by Kitten, Food Sorcery Cookery School, and Chit ‘n’ Chaat with Indian street food.
Manchester’s Finest Group
Plus, there’s £3.50 pints all day and other drinks deals exclusively for Manchester’s Finest subscribers – so make sure you get signed up.
The free event is taking place on Saturday August 31st and Sunday September 1st, down at one of the city centre’s most exciting new neighbourhoods, New Jackson.
Both Saturday and Sunday’s day-long parties are free to attend with tickets. Saturday will feature Rinse.FM residents Habitat, DJ G2 & Friends, soulful drum and bass from Rare Groove, and Manchester’s longest-running club night, Funkademia.
Manchester’s Finest Group
Sunday is curated by Gigpig and is all about the bands, including rising jazz superstar Kemani Anderson, electro-soul singer Yemi Bolatiwa, 60s and 70s-inspired blues duo Corduroy Moustache, singer-songwriters Ruby J and Grace Kelly, as well as a set from DJ Lenny.
Live From The Grill 2024 is happening at Deansgate Square, New Jackson, M15 4TN, from 12pm till 8pm both days.
Tickets are free, grab them here.
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Manchester’s biggest after work drinks with FREE pints happening this week
Get yourself down!
What promises to be Manchester’s biggest after work drinks is happening this week, and you can head down for a pint on us.
Manchester’s Finest is serving up complimentary drinks at a secret location in town, and you’re invited to enjoy an after work drink on the house.
This is in collaboration with the new ChinChin app, which helps you organise nights out with your mates.
Manchester’s Finest Group
The massive after work social is happening this week, on Thursday August 15th.
Simply head to the secret location from 5.30pm to enjoy one of 400 pints being given away – choose from Amstel, Inch’s cider or a soft drink.
The fastest and easiest way to make plans with friends, download the ChinChin app to find out where to head and join in the fun.
Manchester’s Finest Group
To secure your invite (and free pint), create your ChinChin account, click the link to let us know you’re coming, and head to the secret spot – which will be revealed on the app.
And if that’s not enough, ChinChin will also throw in £5 Uber credit for attendees to safely get home too – redeem it when you first check-in on ChinChin.
Please drink responsibly.
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The North’s best street food is coming to Manchester this weekend
The best street food is coming to Manchester
The British Street Food Awards Northern heats are coming to Freight Island this weekend, bringing with it some of the region’s best street food.
Part of the largest street food competition in the world, the free event arrives in the city this summer this weekend, August 17th and 18th.
The Northern champion will be selected by a panel of judges: Matty White, known for his work on Manchester’s Finest and Steph’s Packed Lunch, Luke Payne, chef at The Pack Horse in Hayfield, and British Street Food Awards founder and food journalist Richard Johnson.
Hello Oriental
The participating traders have now been released, along with their taster dishes which are all available at £6.50, as well as an additional ‘killer dish’.
You can sample Caribbean food from Back-a-yard Jamaican, Baldy’s artisan pies, Burgerism, Colombo Street’s Sri Lankan street food, and Asian fusion from Fuku, and Hello Oriental.
There’s Greek classics from Mega Gyros, Mia’s Arepas, Pattersons fried chicken, Indian street food from Payal, Rio-Mex’s fusion of Brazilian and Mexican street food, and BBQ from Smoking Coal.
British Street Food Awards
Don’t miss traditional Malaysian cuisine from Syiok-Lah, That Ziki’s Greek street food with a modern twist, and Zapp, who are bringing traditional Polish street food.
Past winners of the prestigious award include MEATliquor, Wingmans and BAO. The winner of this year’s competition will head to London for the UK finals in September.
And in even better news, you can head down yourself and try all of the North’s best street food over the weekend.
Colombo Street
You can also have your say in the People’s Choice award, with the winners of both announced on August 18th.
The awards coincide with Freight’s summer of top tier – and free – music programming too, with Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip headlining Sunday’s line-up, alongside the Body Heat DJs.
Grab your free tickets here.
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