Beloved Italian-American restaurant Frankie & Benny’s is going to be giving students loads of freebies over the Fresher’s period.
New and returning students will be able to celebrate the start of the university year with free pizza – and limited-edition, branded sliders, complete with miniature burger, meatball and Frankie & Benny’s jibbitz.
The restaurant group, famed for its burgers, pasta and pizzas, will be heading on a road trip to campuses across the UK.
Anyone who signs up to the Frankie & Benny’s newsletter at the roadshow can get a delicious, free margherita pizza and a free Coke Zero.
And even if you miss that, Freshers can grab 20% off food, free cookie dough desserts, free garlic bread, and free loaded fries for a year.
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Which will be music to the ears of everyone just watching their student loan dwindle away to nothing.
Frankie & Benny’s wants to help thousan—ds of students to put their best foot forward – in their custom red and green sliders.
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Students just need to find the Freshers pop-ups and sign up to the newsletter to claim their free pizza, coke and sliders.
The roadshow was in Manchester earlier this week spoiling students with the limited footwear and discounts.
The free pizza and Coke offer is valid in the Manchester Printworks Frankie & Benny’s restaurant between 1 and 31 October.
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Frankie & Benny’s head of brand, Sasha Storey, said: “Here at Frankie & Benny’s we know how exciting starting university is, but it’s also a huge challenge for students too. Managing household chores, filling the fridge with food, and staying up to date with the workload, the list goes on.
“Our comfort food offering is the ideal post-lecture haven for students, with big flavours, filling portions and most importantly, at a great price.
“This year we’re excited to showcase the first Frankie & Benny’s footwear for freshers, creating legacy showstoppers for student’s wardrobes!”
Hit theatre production set at a house party to visit Manchester on UK tour
Daisy Jackson
Alright then, 24 hour party people, we’ve found a theatre production you might like the sound of – it’s called The House Party, and it’s set in (you guessed it) a house party.
This smash hit production by pioneering theatre company Headlong is set to land at HOME in March as part of the arts venue’s 2025 theatre season.
It tells the tale of a wild 18th birthday party, where Christine is trying to pick up the pieces of her best friend, a newly-dumped Julie (who happens to be the birthday girl).
Themes of class, power and privilege are all explored with a raw intensity as the cast on stage plough through shots and dive head-first into a night that will change everything they know.
The House Party, which has received glowing reviews from previous showings, is filled with ‘privilege, desire and destruction’.
When it stops off in Manchester, its cast will include Bridgerton’s Sesley Hope as Christine, Synnøve Karlsen (Miss Austen, Last Night in Soho) as Julie, and Tom Lewis (Gentleman Jack, Patience) as Jon.
The ensemble of Frantic Assembly performers includes Ines Aresti, Oliver Baines, Cal Connor, Micah Corbin-Powell, Rachael Leonce, Jaheem Pinder and Jamie Randall.
The House Party is written by Laura Lomas and is a reimagining of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie for today’s generation.
It’s directed by Headlong’s artistic director Holly Race Roughan, who directed the Royal Shakespeare Company’s world premiere of David Edgar’s major new political play The New Real.
The House Party. Credit: Ikin YumThe production will be at HOME. Credit: Supplied
Movement direction will come from Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham.
Prior to the UK tour of The House Party, Headlong celebrated its 50 year anniversary, including the hit production of A Raisin in the Sun which played nationwide.
The House Party will be at HOME in Manchester between 25 and 29 March, 2025 – you can get your tickets HERE.
Greater Manchester’s annual Repair Week is back to make you fall back in love with your stuff
Daisy Jackson
If you’re not a handy person, when something breaks, the temptation is often to abandon or bin it straight away.
But that’s just not how we’re gonna do it here in Greater Manchester any more, with the return of the annual Repair Week to help you learn valuable repair skills and save money at the same time.
Whether it’s tinkering with your bicycle, fixing up your small tech items, or having your furniture re-varnished and upcycled, there are so many places and people who are on a mission to help you fall back in love with your belongings.
There are even workshops to help you put flat-pack furniture together.
Taking place between 3 and 9 March, Repair Week will be the chance to learn skills, fix your stuff, gain repair confidence and find local fixers.
Events throughout the week (and beyond) will be hosted by community groups, businesses and plenty more.
You can sharpen knives, fix zips, and un-wobble chairs with a little hand from local repair heroes.
JillyGDesign Jewellery in Heaton Moor will fix up your sentimental and special jewellery items, while Rag Revival will help you turn unusable textiles into new creations with basic sewing skills.
There are repair cafes popping up all over Greater Manchester where you can take your belongings.
Greater Manchester’s annual Repair Week is back to make you fall back in love with your stuff. Credit: Supplied
Repair Week will highlight schemes like the Manchester Library of Things, where you can borrow the tools and equipment you need for those repair jobs at home.
During the week you’ll also be able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible Renew Hub, the UK’s biggest reuse hub, where donated items are brought back to life.
Similarly, you’ll be able to get inside the textile recycling centre run by homelessness charity Emmaus Bolton, where you can choose your own fabric from the scrap store and turn it into a very handy draught excluder to keep costs down and your heat in.
Recycle for Greater Manchester’s Repair Week will take place between 3 and 9 March, with workshops, events and resources to help you revive your belongings.
Daisy Jackson -
6th October 2023 
