The Range is selling a pop-up party gazebo that turns your garden into a pub, and it looks like the ideal summer accessory.
We’ve already been enjoying some cracking weather in Greater Manchester over the past couple of days, and with plenty of sunny spells sure to arrive in the coming months, it’s not only made us realise that we need to start prepping for the summer, but it’s also got us eager for a couple of bevvies in the garden.
And this ‘Bar Gazebo’ that’s currently on sale at The Range has got us even more excited.
During the pandemic, many opted to turn their gardens into pubs while their favourite boozers were shut due to restrictions.
Now, with the cost of living crisis pushing everyone to count their pennies a little more closely, it’s likely people will be wanting to make the most of their outdoor space once again this year – and this pop-up gazebo really does help you do that.
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Available both online via The Range’s website, and in stores UK-wide, the pop-up party gazebo – which is usually priced at £399.99 – is currently on sale for £249.99.
It comes with two stools, cream tarps, and its own canopies included.
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The Range is selling a pop-up party gazebo that turns your garden into a pub / Credit: The Range
Easy to assemble, the main draw is the bar itself, which wouldn’t exactly look out of place at the end of the swimming pool at the Love Island villa.
Its canopies shelter you from the sun on hotter days, ideal ahead of a forecasted April heatwave, and provides you with somewhere to prepare your own drinks and play bartender for your guests, so it’s an ideal option for anyone who loves throwing garden parties or BBQs.
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The description for the Bar Gazebo on The Range’s website reads: “Turn your back garden into a high-class, private resort with the Bar Gazebo & Two Chairs, using cream tarps and canopies to give the impression that it’s bathed in warm sunlight no matter the weather.
“Guests can sit in the two included chairs, while you chat away and ensure everyone is fully fed and watered, topping up drinks from the bottles you have stashed behind the bar.”
You can find out more on The Range’s website here.
Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
Emily Sergeant -
24th March 2022 
