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St. Ann’s Paws Spooktacular

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Coronation Street The Tour provides guests with an insight into the making of the show with studio guides sharing fascinating facts and stories from over fifty years of filming at the former site, before the production moved to its new home at MediaCityUK. The Tour, which is operated by Continuum Attractions, will be coming to an end on December 31st, 2015.

The tour takes us through the dressing rooms of the stars that we have grown to love over the years, through into costume and make-up. Here the guide will talk you through some of the iconic moments in the show with some of the costumes and clothing they have of Roy Cropper, Tracy Barlow and the loveable Kirk Sutherland’s Adam Ant Wedding outfit.

The tour then guides us through to the studio, where seven interior sets are located. The guide then provides an insight into some of the tricks of the trade, and lets us know some of the off screen secrets which you wouldn’t believe. After seeing some of the street’s most famous houses we step inside the world famous pub... The Rovers Return!

Once inside the Rovers you may be shocked by a few things. One the size, two what the actors drink and most importantly what’s inside Betty’s world famous Hotpot!! svponline.co.uk

From the Rovers we go through to see some of the most iconic props that have ever graced the street. Dierdre’s glasses being one.

The guide then takes us through to see some further interior sets and finally out onto the famous cobbles where you can spend as long as you need taking pictures, taking in the atmosphere or visiting the gift shop where you can purchase your souvenir photo that was taken of you behind the bar in the Rovers Return.

The Tour is suited to everybody, young and old, fans of the show or just fans of TV. Not only is it worth taking the tour for what you will see, but also the tour guides genuinely add that little extra to the tour to make it that bit more memorable, and funny. A great, 5 star day out with little expense.

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oes anybody remember the old Cheadle Hulme pub next to the train station? In February of this year it was renamed Platform 5 after a refurb which turned it into a modern pub/restaurant.

As soon as we entered the pub we offered the option of whether to dine in the restaurant are or in the relaxed lounge/ bar area. We opted for the restaurant.

When we arrived at Platform 5 we noticed more than quite a few internal and external differences from the pub of old. To say the pub has undertaken a makeover would be a huge understatement.

The new look which we could only describe as modern and quirky with a touch of retro.

As we were taken to our table, we walked passed what can only be described as a dessert lovers dream!

We then sat and began to look at the menu, we soon realised that picking one starter and one main course each was going to be some task with the menu being so extensive.

The final decision was to share the ‘Banter Board’ to start, then we chose the Halloumi Kebab and the P5 Freight Train Burger for our main courses.

The P5 Freight Train certainly lived up to its name, inserted into a nice fresh, floured bun was a salad, a burger, cheese, bacon, a sausage meat patty and chicken topped with a BBQ sauce.

When the banter board arrived we couldn’t believe what had been placed on our table as a starter. The thing was enormous. Containing ribs, wings, sticky chicken, burger on a bun on a stick, smoked bockwurst, parma ham, chorizo and chips salted with a P5 salt accompanied by a P5 dip.

Put this with some chips and what more could you want? Well just incase you wanted more there is! A home made coleslaw and a pot of chilli creates an almost ‘Man vs Food’ type main course placed in front of you.

Every element of our starting platter had flavour in abundance, endearing aroma, presented well and great flavour, ticking off all of the boxes.

After the delight of our starter we moved to our mains. The Halloumi kebab looked and tasted equally delightful. Served on a skewer with roasted peppers and onion, with a nice fresh bread served on a bed of salad, a side of coleslaw, chips and the P5 dip.

A great all round place to go for food, whether it be a special occasion, or just a treat, or even breakfast with Platform 5 opening at 7.30am. Definitely a must go to place. You will not be disappointed.

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ucia Davies has been a Children's Entertainer working in the private sector for over 25 years on the Northwest Children's Party Circuit, her remarkable reputation as a Storyteller precedes her.

On the 15 January 2015, her career path was about to change forever. She started a new chapter in her life by bringing a story she wrote over 20 years ago to Self Publish and Print. She set out to break into the industry of Children's Literature in her own unique way. Protocol would normally be to submit a manuscript to several publishers or employ a literary agent. Lucia had other ideas. svponline.co.uk

"I want to develop a (ULC) Unique Literary Concept in partnership with children and take it Global. I write the stories and the children illustrate my books. In this way it becomes a joint venture and not just one adult mind influencing the story telling.

There are lots of ways children like to express themselves creatively. Drawing the characters is one way but acting them out, singing about them and influencing their direction in the story is even more powerful" Lucia and thousands of children all over the Northwest are doing just that.

In only a few short months the story has been produced and interpreted as a play, a musical, a rap and a song.

'Pod' has been performed in over 100 learning establishments and on main stages including the Trafford Centre and Children's Festival 'Geronimo' alongside CBeebies Mr Bloom and Katie Ashworth (I Can Cook).

The Pod Book and Catchy Song is now in the hands of executives at SYCO. Dream Maker Nigel Hall, Producer of Britain's Got Talent and

Simon Cowell's right hand man are following the Pod Trail after hearing about the story through Social Media.

Lucia and the children of the Northwest are waiting in anticipation to see in which direction their hard work is going to take them next.

'The Journey is the best bit" Lucia tells the children. "Hard work and determination will drive any dream, creating opportunities and being persistent will be what makes it succeed" Has 'Pod' got what it takes to be the next Gruffalo?

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SNOW WHITE AT THE STOCKPORT PLAZA???

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he Stockport Plaza brings us this years pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!

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Yes, this hybrid version of the Sport has an improved fuel economy – up from 38.7mpg in the ordinary diesel unit to 44.1mpg, in the hybrid while emissions are as low as 169g/km of CO2. Now if you venture to London for business, then you’ll pleased to know that you can enter the Congestion Charging Zone for free thanks to the hybrid technology under the bonnet. If you don’t, well at least it’s a tad more friendly to Cheshire’s green countryside.

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Rachel Wallace, whose appetite for the power of story is infectious. Rachel says: "In the course of the last few months as this site has been pulled together we have already uncovered some fantastic stories and this will be the heartbeat of the site. It intends to showcase one part of the Borough to another, so if you live in Bramhall and have no idea what Marple has to offer – this is the place to find all that out!"

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All the goods are refurbished items, or good as new, donated to the charity by members of the public.

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