A popular après-ski village is once again set to take overManchester city centre to celebrate the festive season from next month.
With things starting to feel more festive than ever as the days go on, Bar Hütte is officially on its way back to the city centre, after what was an undeniably successful run in 2021 and the plenty of years prior, and it’s gearing up to be better than ever this year.
15 cosy Alpine cabins are soon to be dotted across the Great Northern square courtyard in just a couple of weeks time to bring a lively, festive, and vibrant atmosphere.
Inspired by some of the coolest après ski bars in Europe, you can expect everything from live music and free-flowing festive drinks, to the chance to try out the bar’s legendary ‘shot skis’, as well sing-along to all of your favourite tunes inside a private wooden karaoke cabin that’s festooned with twinkling tights.
There’ll be prosecco, cocktails, and more brought to you by your very-own hütte host, all while you belt out Christmas karaoke classics.
Bar Hütte is officially back in Manchester for 2022 / Credit: Bar Hütte
The Cosy Alpine Hüttes fit up to eight people for Christmas karaoke, and you can secure your exclusive use of the hütte for 1 hour 40 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays for £50, and between Wednesday – Sunday for £60.
Then, Bar Hütte’s Party Lodges are the perfect way for larger groups to celebrate Christmas – with a magnum of prosecco, karaoke, and drinks flowing for up to two hours all included and only setting you back £150.
Bar Hütte isn’t just for the grown-ups this year either.
There’s also a family-friendly Santa Claus Club booking, which includes a karaoke hütte for one-hour, free hot chocolate, and colouring pads for the kids, plus the chance to get a picture with Santa Claus.
15 cosy Alpine cabins are soon to be dotted across the Great Northern square courtyard / Credit: Bar Hütte
If arts and crafts, and the chance to take a creation home, is more your cup of tea, then there’s also wreath-making sessions to get involved in, which you can find out more and book your tickets for here.
Each workshop comes complete with a complimentary glass of prosecco too.
Bar Hütte will be at Great Northern Square from Wednesday 9 November – Saturday 31 December 2022, and you’ll want to get booking fast as Friday and Saturday slots are already being snapped up.
You can find out more information and get booking here.
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Aspiring artists can get their work displayed on one of the biggest digital screens in Manchester
Danny Jones
Are you a budding artist looking to get your work seen or know some who is? Well, you might want to pay attention because there’s an opportunity to have your creation seen by countless passers-by and on one of the biggest displays in the entire UK over at the Printworks.
If you’ve passed through the much-loved hospitality and leisure complex over the past year or so, you’ll have noticed their roof is now no longer a roof at all, really; the striking ceiling is now a constantly moving image and the largest of its kind in all of Europe.
Meaning that anyone who got their artworks on there would effectively be securing one of the biggest displays and public installations on the continent.
As Printworks themselves put it: “This isn’t just a screen; it’s an artistic stage viewed by millions of visitors every year, with the power to turn a single artwork into a 360-degree sensory experience.”
With that in mind, they’re giving one lucky individual the chance to grab the spotlight and see their creative expression plastered on the 1,000m² wraparound LED canvas.
“Supporting emerging talent and seeing fresh, creative perspectives is always inspiring, and I can’t wait to see what these young artists bring to the table! It was so surreal seeing my artwork on the digital.”
Past installations have included the ‘Spaces Up-Above’ exhibition by world-renowned light artist, Rupert Newman, as well as an International Women’s Day showcase by Heitzman herself, as a fellow Manchester-based creative.
In case you need a better idea of the sheer scale of this screen and why this is such an exciting opportunity for up-and-coming local artists, here’s how they celebrated Oasis returning to Manchester for their Heaton Park reunion gigs this week:
Synchronised with sound and added motion effects, the competition is now open to students who are currently enrolled in college, university or art school.
Better still, you don’t even have to be from or based in the area to take part – this is a nationwide competition hoping to spotlight the best talents in the UK.
All you have to do to enter this exciting competition in Manchester is simply provide Printworks your details and upload your artwork of choice HERE by Sunday, 3 August.
Nostalgic ready-to-drink Breezer makes UK return after a decade
Daisy Jackson
An iconic ready-to-drink favourite has launched back into the UK – oh yes, Breezer is back.
First launched in the 1990s, Breezers – then pitched as an ‘alcopop’ – were a staple on dancefloors and at barbecues right across the UK.
And now Bacardi has decided to bring these delicious, fruity, easy-drinking bottles back to British shores.
There are three new flavours to try as Breezers return to your fridges – Zesty Orange, Zingy Lime, and Crisp Watermelon.
And Breezer launched back into Manchester last night with a suitably memorable party, turning a spot in the Northern Quarter into a corner shop.
The ‘local Cornerbop’ was stacked with your usual essentials, plus shelf after shelf of these colourful glass ready-to-drink bottles.
Inside the Breezer ‘Cornerbop’ corner shop in ManchesterBreezer is back, in three new flavours
The Breezer relaunch party saw Tarsza and Rennie Peters spinning nostalgic anthems with a modern twist at a pop-up party in a corner shop.
Steve Young, business unit director for Bacardi in the UK & Ireland, said: “We know there is a lot of love for Breezer in the UK, and we are confident a new generation of consumers will fall in love with the new Breezer.
“RTDs are booming, however, the Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages category could do with a bit more excitement. By bringing back Breezer we’re definitely putting the fruity taste into FAB.”
The iconic ready-to-drink classic is back – and better than ever.
Emily Sergeant -
10th October 2022 
