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A massive Save the Rave 90s festival is coming to a north west seaside town

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A festival celebrating all things 1990s rave culture is heading back to the north west this summer, with a huge day of nostalgia and music. 

Save the Rave: Outdoor 90s Festival will be rocking up in Southport in July to throwback to a time when rhythm was a dancer and groove was in the heart. 

Now in its third year, ticket-holders can expect to hear the decade’s biggest dance floor fillers piped out across Victoria Park. 

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Seaside Weekender. Credit: Supplied
Save the Rave at Seaside Weekender
Seaside Weekender. Credit: Supplied
The Save the Rave Outdoor 90s Festival is back

That means we’ll all be dancing to DJ set that will include songs from Fatboy Slim, Ultra Nate, Faithless, Baby D, Livin’ Joy, and The Chemical Brothers.

And there in person will be a huge 90s line-up including UltraBeat, Flip & Fill, Dave Pearce, Phats & Small, K-Klass, Angie Brown, Marcella Woods, 2Funky2, Lee Butler, The Wideboys , Billie Clements and many more huge acts still to be announced. 

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In addition to the music will be street food trucks, pop-up gin and prosecco bars, crazy festival decor, confetti cannons and loads of other surprises. 

The event comes from Seaside Weekender, which will be bringing live entertainment to Southport across one massive weekend in July. 

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Save the Rave: Outdoor 90s Festival will take place at Victoria Park in Southport on Saturday 22 July 2023. 

Tickets are on sale now with Skiddle. 

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The billboard in Manchester that’s turning the city into a real-life Love Actually scene

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A new billboard has appeared in an iconic location in Manchester that’s suddenly making everyone go all lovey-dovey. 

Iconic haircare brand John Frieda has taken over a spot on the city’s beautiful King Street, with a stop-you-in-your-tracks advert. 

Mancs passing through this part of town over the coming festive season will spot the eye-catching sight of… themselves. 

John Frieda has installed a huge mirror (complete with mistletoe) where Mancunians can show off their style, check out their festive ‘fit, or pucker up for a selfie with loved ones. 

And the adorable concept is already creating some heartwarming moments in town. 

You’ll spot groups of friends posing for photos in their finery, couples sharing a cute smooch, and families taking a moment to capture themselves all back together for Christmas. 

You can see some of these adorable exchanges in the video below. 

John Frieda has installed the mistletoe mirror to encourage Mancs to show off their style, and individuality. 

The decades-old British haircare brand has set out to show off all hair types, because everyone’s ‘hair is worth celebrating’. 

And, of course, John Frieda has products tailored to all hair types. 

Their expertly formulated products cater to all kinds of haircare and styling needs. Whether you want to repair damaged hair, refresh your color, boost volume in fine hair, embrace your curls, or tame frizz and flyaways, they’ve got you covered. 

With tailored solutions, you can have your best hair every day – not just at Christmas!

Make sure this festive season that you swing by King Street to pucker up with John Frieda’s mirror billboard. 

Find out more HERE. 

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Manchester Airport unveils bumper Christmas makeover with Santa’s Grotto and last-minute shopping ideas

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Christmas has officially landed at Manchester Airport, and with an estimated 1.1m of us travelling through the busy transport hub in the coming weeks, the airport is really kicking off the festivities. 

The halls have been decked with all sorts of festive touches, like a 20ft Christmas tree in Terminal 2, and plenty more glitter and sparkle around the entire airport. 

There are dozens of discounts on stocking fillers as part of Manchester Airport’s ‘Holidays Mode Activated’ campaign, along with festive menus at bars and restaurants.

A Santa’s Grotto in Terminal 1’s free play area, the Little Flyers Zone, will be open until Wednesday 18 December, where little Mancs can send off their list to the big man with a Letters to Santa Station. 

Santa himself will be on hand to greet families on Thursday and Fridays, but his elves will be there throughout the next few weeks too. 

There are more than 200 destinations you can fly directly to from Manchester, from city breaks to other Christmas markets to snatched fortnights of sunshine to flights to spend the festive break with loved ones. 

You can do your Christmas shopping at Manchester Airport with brilliant businesses like The Sculpts
You can do your Christmas shopping at Manchester Airport with brilliant businesses like The Sculpts

And whether you’re one of those who’s panicked and left your shopping until the last minute, or are biding your time to save cash on beauty, booze and fragrance at World Duty Free, you can tick everything off your list on your way home for Christmas. 

Shops at Manchester Airport include legendary toy shop Hamleys, fragrance favourite Jo Malone, and sportswear brand JD Sports. 

You can stock up on gifts like fashion accessories from shops like BOSS and Accessorize, or get all your gifts for 2024 in one go at duty free. 

And don’t miss The Sculpts, a Manchester-based design business operated by a local couple, who sell a range of handmade homeware and souvenirs including their signature alphabet tiles. 

Manchester Airport Managing Director Chris Woodroofe said: “Christmas is a magical time here at Manchester Airport. 

“We’re always proud to connect the North to the world but the importance of that role really shines through at this time of year. It feels wonderful when you see travellers having emotional reunions in arrivals and families in departures getting ready to visit Father Christmas in Lapland.

“It’s also always a popular time to fly and, having broken our passenger records every month for well over a year now, we expect this Christmas to be the biggest and busiest we’ve ever seen with over a million passengers flying in the two-week festive period. 

“Not only will those passengers receive a great service – last month 82% of our passengers waited less than five minutes to get to security – but they will also be able to soak up some of the magic we have here, including Santa’s grotto in our Little Flyers Zone in Terminal 1 and choirs singing carols at various spots in all three terminals.

“We can’t wait to welcome passengers to Manchester Airport this festive season.”

Read more: Aer Lingus is serving ‘classic’ Christmas dinners in the sky this festive period

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