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Has COVID-19 cancelled your wedding? You can use this Manchester venue for free

Zymurgorium is offering up its 200-acre site for a stunning socially-distanced wedding for free.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 2nd October 2020
Zymshire – Zymurgorium Gin

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has unfortunately spelled the end for many events over the course of this past six months and weddings are sadly among those.

As of 28th September, weddings were reduced to 15 people to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, which has led many to suspend or rearrange their big days.

While some couples have still been able to tie the knot – albeit in a likely more toned-down and understated manner than may have been initially planned – many have not been so fortunate and have been victim to venue cancellations and date postponements.

Luckily though, a local gin distillery with a hidden tranquil valley sitting just outside of Manchester city centre is offering up its 200-acre site for a stunning socially-distanced wedding. 

And it’s doing it completely free of charge.

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Zymurgorium – a gin distillery located in Irlam – has a 200-acre lot that is the ideal outdoor hidden hideaway for a wedding venue, and with UK government potentially looking at changing regulations to allow larger outdoor weddings, this makes it the perfect spot.

? Welcome to Zymshire… ??? A hidden valley just outside of the city centre – that literally no one knew was there – could be Manchester’s best location for a socially distanced wedding. ?As the government is looking at changing the regulations to allow outdoor weddings, we're offering our 200 acre farm, completely free of charge to anyone who has lost a venue for a wedding in 2020 or 2021 ?For more info, please get in touch on [email protected] or ring us on 0161 5498994.

Posted by Zymurgorium: Make Every Moment Epic on Thursday, 1 October 2020

The plot – which is almost entirely hidden and full of wildflower pastures and ancient woodland – is located just off the M60 on the outskirts of the Peak District national park.

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It’s the ultimate rural backdrop to any countryside wedding. 

Speaking on the decision to offer up the land as a wedding venue, Aaron Darke – owner of Zymurgorium – said: “We have been struck by so many people telling us that they cant have the wedding of their dreams anymore because of COVID-19 and the closure of so many venues.

“I have spoken to a few who have lost their deposits and we would love to help anyone in this situation.

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“We have loads of space and the farm would make a beautiful backdrop for an outdoor wedding.”

For anyone who has lost a wedding venue for 2020 or 2021, Zymurgorium are offering up their stunning venue completely free of charge, but you will need to be able to prove you have lost a venue and deposit to qualify for the free hire. 

If you’re interested in taking up the offer, you should call Zymurgorium on 0161 549899, or email: [email protected]

You can find more information via the Zymurgorium website here.

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Morrisons introduces new quiet hours to make stores less ‘overwhelming’ for shoppers

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Morrisons has decided to extend its popular ‘Quieter Hour’ across the UK to help make its stores less “overwhelming” for shoppers.

Introduced earlier this month to mark World Autism Acceptance Week, and in a bid to turn what can be a daunting task for many people into “a calmer and more enjoyable experience”, the supermarket chain has announced an extension to its already popular initiative by adding new ‘Quieter Hours’ during weekday afternoons.

In case you weren’t aware, Morrisons first introduced its Quieter Hour all the way back in July 2018, and has been welcoming people who may struggle supermarket shopping environments through its doors ever since.

The initiative – which initially took place between 9am and 10am on a Saturday, and for the first hour of trade on a Sunday – originally began as part of the National Autistic Society’s ‘Autism Hour campaign’, after it was found that some neurodiverse people, including those with autism, can find shopping in a supermarket “overwhelming”.

Morrisons has introduced new quiet hours to make stores less ‘overwhelming’ for shoppers / Credit: Morrisons

Supermarkets can lead many people to experience increased sensitivity to light and sound, such as loud music, bright lights, and busy environments, and in turn, this can cause anxiety or, in some of the worst cases, even physical pain.

But now, after the trial has proved to be so successful and well-received, Morrisons has made the decision to extended the initiative to weekdays too, as well as weekends – with ‘Quieter Hours’ now also running every week from Monday to Thursday between 2-3pm.

The company says the extension is all with the aim of “helping even more customers”.

During ‘Quieter Hours’, Morrisons stores operate lower levels of lighting, turn music and radios off, avoid making tannoy announcements, reduce movement of trolleys and baskets, and turn checkout beeps and other electrical noises down.

“The weekly shop can be a daunting task for those who may struggle with noises associated with it,” commented Charlotte Exell, who is the Business Sponsor of Ability at Morrisons.

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“At Morrisons, we are always looking for more ways to support customers, and as the Quieter Hour is incredibly popular in our stores across the nation, we have listened to customers and will now help more shoppers in our extended times.”

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Freddos are on sale for 10p at UK supermarkets for the first time in nearly 20 years

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It’s happening… it’s finally happening.

We never thought we’d see this again, but for the first time in nearly two whole decades, you can now walk into supermarkets across the UK and pick yourself up a Cadbury Freddo for the price of just 10p.

While it may sound a little too good to be true, due to the fact that the beloved chocolate treat has been creeping up in price for the past 19 years, and has very much gone onto become a classic British reference point for the state of inflation and the rising cost of living crisis, we couldn’t be happier to confirm it is.

But, of course, there is a bit of catch (because isn’t there always).

For anyone looking to get their hands on a slashed-price Freddo – which we imagine will be the vast majority of people reading this – you unfortunately won’t be able to pop into any supermarket, as the 10p offer is exclusive to Sainsbury’s and you’ll need a Nectar card to be eligible for it too.

Sainsbury’s announced the return of the 10p Freddo across its official social media platforms this morning, and as you’d expect, shoppers are absolutely losing their minds over it.

The caption of the now-viral post reads: “Some things from the mid 2000s should NEVER come back, but this is not one of them.

“Head to any Sainsbury’s superstore to pick up a Freddo for just 10p with your nectar card.”

Sadly, not only is this unmissable Freddo offer exclusive to Sainsbury’s for Nectar card-holders, it’s also only available in Sainsbury’s superstores too, meaning you won’t be able to find the cheap frog-shaped chocolate bars in little Sainsbury’s Local outlets.

The offer is also only for a very limited time too, as it’s available to make the most of from today (17 April) up until next Tuesday 23 April.

Freddos are on sale for 10p at Sainsbury’s for the first time in nearly 20 years / Credit: Sainsbury’s | The Manc Group

Thankfully, Freddos are the only chocolate treats that Sainsbury’s has slashed the price of currently.

As a way of celebrating the iconic confectionary company‘s 200th birthday this year, the supermarket has also put offers on a wide range of other products.

Dairy Milk bars, multipacks of Fudge, Curly Wurlys, and Flakes, Dairy Milk Trays, Chocolate Finger biscuits, and Mini Roll cake bars are the other much-loved Cadbury products currently on sale with up to 30% off their marked price.

Rachel Clark, who is the Director of Grocery for Sainsbury’s, said on the supermarket’s current Cadbury offers: “We’re delighted to be celebrating such an iconic moment for Cadbury, and its milestone of 200 years as a loved chocolate brand. We know that our customers love Cadbury so we’re very excited to be offering market-leading prices across selected Cadbury products, with savings of up to 60% off with Nectar Prices.”

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Keen to treat yourself to some cut-price chocolate this week then?

All existing Nectar customers need to do is scan their app or swipe their card at the Sainsbury’s checkout to save some pennies.

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