How often do you actually stop and take a look around to fully appreciate what Manchester city centre has to offer?
Our guess is probably not enough.
Manchester is a city steeped in culture, and the impressive architecture and an ever-changing skyline is part of what makes it so great, but its just that we don’t often acknowledge this on a daily basis.
The hustle and bustle of city life can tend to leave us neglecting to glance at what’s around us, but now that the world has had to adopt a much slower approach to living amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there really couldn’t be a better time to appreciate the things that would usually go unnoticed in Manchester.
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If you’re looking to view the city from a completely new perspective, then there is currently an unmissable offer for a 50-Mile Helicopter Tour of Manchester on ‘experience days’ gifting website BuyAGift.com.
Whether a tourist, or you’ve lived here your whole life – you’re guaranteed to see the city like never before.
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This extensive tour invites you to “sit back and delight in breath-taking views over the city”.
According to the description on the BuyAGift.com website, the tour will take you across to see some of city’s most famous sites such as the Old Trafford Football and Cricket grounds, the Etihad Stadium, the Trafford Centre, the set of Coronation Street, HM Strangeways Prison and more, all from up above.
The tour will last approximately 30 minutes, is suitable for ages 12 and above, and will always include and introduction/safety briefing first.
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If this sounds like an experience that’s too good to pass up on, then the 50-Mile Helicopter Tour of Manchester is currently available for a limited time only at just £149 and the voucher is valid for up to 10 months (for one person).
You can find more information and take advantage of this unmissable deal from BuyAGift.com here.
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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 -
25th August 2020 
