Students from Greater Manchester and all across the country will be able to access exclusive deals at the McArthurGlen Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet next month.
Shoppers can expect an evening filled with giveaways, massive discounts, free drinks and music.
From 5pm to 9pm on 2 October, McArthurGlen Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet will be hosting their annual student event to celebrate the freshers season.
The shopping complex will be decked out in style, preparing for all the savvy students ready to get their hands on all the deals they can.
The evening has a schedule bursting with plenty of things to do, and with 400,000 square feet of retail space and 150 outlets and boutiques, you’d better start planning your way round the shops now.
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Brands who are participating in this massive eventing of discounts include Crocs, Levi’s, Lululemon, The North Face and more.
Alongside all the epic deals, students can enjoy selfie opportunities in the outdoor outlet as they shop and browse around.
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Free drinks are available too, all you have to do is sign up to the student pass and there will be some free giveaways happening throughout the four hour event.
The retail outlet centre which stocks all your favourite high street fashion brands is giving students the opportunity to save money off their already discounted prices.
Soundtracking the evening will be TikTok DJ SUAT, known for carrying his DJ decks with him wherever he goes… even the Alps, so you’ll never be too far away from the party.
The night will be one of the best opportunities to get a headstart on buying your Christmas gifts for the year, or an easy way to refresh your current wardrobe without breaking the bank.
Kenny Murray, general manager at McArthurGlen Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet explains: “We are looking forward to welcoming students back to our upcoming shopping event!
“With so many universities and colleges right on Cheshire Oaks’ doorstep, we know how important it is to give back to the student community by providing unbeatable offers.”
Students can collect their wristbands for the event from the Nike Factory Store in McArthurGlen Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet from 5pm on 2 October, as they arrive.
If it’s your first time visiting this shopping destination, there is a handy guide on how to find them here.
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Only one reminder, make sure you bring a valid Student ID and enjoy the rest of your evening!
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.
Thomas Melia -
24th September 2024 
