A massive ‘football fan park’ is coming to Manchester for the Euros this summer
Fans can gather to watch Euro 2021 on three huge anti-glare screens with a world-class sound system, food, drinks and a proper big game atmosphere at EventCity in Manchester.
The UK’s biggest ‘football fan park’ is coming to Manchester for the Euros this summer – complete with giant screens, sound-systems and a fully-stocked bar.
Sporting events company 4TheFans will be running the park at EventCity for England’s tournament fixtures in June against Croatia, Scotland and Czech Republic.
Each of the events promises a ‘big game atmosphere with food and drinks’ hosted by a football legend including Paul Merson, David May, and Danny Mills.
DJ sets, competitions and giveaways will also take place in between the action – as England aim to be crowned champions of Europe on home turf at Wembley Stadium.
The two fan parks taking place before June 21 will be socially distanced.
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These rules will then be relaxed in time for when England face Czech Republic on June 22.
4TheFans fan parks in London and Hastings sold out within a week – and high demand is expected for the Manchester events.
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Situated next to the Trafford Centre in Manchester, EventCity has proven to be a successful entertainments venue even during restrictions – having held a number of events in partnership with One Agency, the team behind Park N Party drive-in cinema events.
4The Fans Fan Park events announced today are:
Sunday 13th June – Group D: England vs Croatia (2pm) – Hosted by Paul Merson
Friday 18th June – Group D: England vs Scotland (8pm) – Hosted by David May
Tuesday 22nd June – Group D: Czech Republic vs England (8pm) – Hosted by Danny Mills
Sunday 11th July – Euro2020 Final ( 8pm ) – Hosted by Special Guests
A statement from organisers reads: “4TheFans will take fans as close to being at the real thing as you can get.
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“The excitement will build from the Euro 2021 kick off and as we head past the 21st June and the lifting of restrictions, 4TheFans fan parks will blow the roof off the beautiful game – all the drama, all the tackles, all the goals – shown on three huge anti-glare screens, with special effects and a monster sound system.
“There will be no better place for football fans to come together and soak up the atmosphere and added entertainment with friends and family. These unmissable game-changing events will go down as footballing classics all of their own.”
Tickets start at £60 per table of six (£10 per person) with VIP front section tables and queue jump also available from £90 per table for six people.
Trafford Centre reveals Halloween events lineup with ‘nerve-shredding’ rides, creepy crafts, and more
Emily Sergeant
Spooky season is nearly upon us, and the Trafford Centre has now announced its lineup of Halloween activities to get stuck into.
With not long to go until schools across Greater Manchester break up for half term, and with Halloween within touching distance, the major shopping centre has revealed an exciting collection of events that’ll be happening over the next couple of weeks – and there’s activities for people of all ages.
From creepy crafts, to hair-raising rides and eerie evening entertainment, there’s something for every brave soul.
Back by popular demand from 25 October is the Halloween Fair, which will pop up outside The Great Hall featuring nerve-shredding rides, a spine-tingling atmosphere, carnival vibes, and loads more, right through until 2 November.
Brand new for 2025 is Fright Night at the fair, which is a truly immersive scare experience for daring teens and adults.
The Trafford Centre has revealed its Halloween events lineup for 2025 / Credit: Supplied
Fright Night will bring three evenings of pure horror from 30 October – 1 November, as creepy characters roam the fairground once the sun’s gone down.
For families wanting half term fun but looking for a gentler kind of magic, there’s a chance to join characters Wanda Web and Jack O’Lantern for some creepy crafts like relaxing pumpkin decorating, eerie face painting, and making your own witches and wizards hats to take home.
The legendary Big Wheel will also be returning for the festive season so you can ascend into the misty night sky high above the Trafford Centre for eerie nighttime views.
And to top it all off, Gandeys will be bringing back the fan-favourite ‘Spooktacular’ for 2025.
There’ll be ‘nerve-shredding’ rides, creepy crafts, and loads more to get involved with / Credit: Trafford Centre
“Halloween is one of the most exciting times of year for us at Trafford Centre, and this year’s lineup is bigger and better than ever,” commented Simon Layton, who is the Centre Director at Trafford Centre.
“From spine-chilling rides and late-night scares to pumpkin painting for the little ones, we’ve created an experience that everyone can enjoy. We can’t wait to welcome families, friends and thrill-seekers alike for a Halloween celebration like no other.”
Tickets for each of the events on Trafford Centre’s Halloween lineup for 2025 are now on sale and you can book them in advance online here.
More information and dates for each of the events can be found here.
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Trailer released for new Harlan Coben thriller series Lazarus filmed in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
The trailer for Harlan Coben’s newest thriller series filmed in Manchester has been released ahead of airing later this month.
You may remember that, back in January of last year, Netflix confirmed it would be creating two more new Harlan Coben shows, following the smash-hit success of Fool Me Once starring Manchester’s-own Michelle Keegan – titled Missing You and Run Away.
Missing You went on to air on New Year’s Day this year, and it was announced in late January that Run Awaywas set to begin filming, again in Manchester, very soon.
But it turns out it’s not only Netflix that Harlan Coben fans need to be keeping their eye on, as Amazon Prime Video is now getting in on the action too.
First look images have been shared ahead of the release of Harlan Coben’s new thriller series filmed in Manchester / Credit: Ben Blackall (via Prime Video)
Prime Video has now released the official trailer for the highly-anticipated new thriller series Lazarus, which is based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author, Harlan Coben, alongside his regular writing collaborator, BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst.
Coben has worked with the critically-acclaimed Hyde-born screenwriter – who is most-famous for being the creator and writer of Sky One’s Brassic – for the creation of Lazarus, and it’s expected to be around the sixth time the pair have collaborated, with their previous successful works including Safe, The Stranger, and Stay Close.
Lazarus is set to follow title character Joel Lazarus who returns home after his father Dr Jonathan Lazarus dies by suicide, and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained.
He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
The six-part thriller series stars big names like Sam Claflin as Joel Lazarus, and Bill Nighy as his father Dr Jonathan – with supporting performances coming from Alexandra Roach, David Fynn, Karla Crome and Kate Ashfield, to name just a few.
The show will be executive produced by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, alongside star Sam Claflin, BAFTA-winner Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee for Quay Street Productions – which is part of ITV Studios.
All six episodes of Lazarus are set to be exclusively released Prime Video on Wednesday 22 October in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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31st March 2021 
