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COMING SOON: A Treehouse Hotel with rooftop bar is opening in Manchester
The luxury hotel will feature three restaurants from some of the North West’s most celebrated culinary talent
Manchester will soon play home to a brand new Treehouse Hotel, complete with a rooftop bar boasting stunning views of the city.
Treehouse Hotels, which operates existing spaces in North America, Asia and Europe, will be transforming the Renaissance Hotel down Deansgate.
The fifteen-storey tall building, originally constructed in 1972, has been labeled as an ‘eyesore’ for years now, with reports suggesting it has faced the threat of demolition since 2018.
But now, it is set to receive a whole new lease of life thanks to a £200m redevelopment courtesy of Treehouse Hotels.
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Developers aim to fill the 216-room hotel with an ‘abundance of dappled light and the natural scent of pitch pine’, all with the aim to transport guests to their very own ‘secret forest’.
There will also be a nod to the exclusive playfulness experienced as children, with hopscotch carpets, stepping-stones in lift lobbies, custom-designed space hoppers in the hotel gym, and the opportunity for visitors to carve their own stories into a central living wooden art piece that will grow with the hotel over time.
The existing Treehouse Hotel, located in London’s exclusive Marylebone neighbourhood, has received critical acclaim for its unique interior design, which includes real tree trunks entwined in the bathrooms, nature-inspired bedrooms and quirky decorations such as cuckoo clocks and an abundance of shrubbery – so we can expect some seriously good things from its Manchester venture.
For its culinary offerings, Treehouse Hotel Manchester will be collaborating with some of the best talent the North West has to offer, with three unique dining and drinking experiences including a top floor restaurant with dazzling views of the city, as well as a rooftop bar with views for miles.
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Mary-Ellen McTague of The Creameries and Eat Well MCR will be taking over the ground floor restaurant, serving a zero-waste menu with a ‘modern twist on traditional cooking’.
Sam Grainger, the brains behind Liverpool restaurant Belzan and Manchester’s Madre and Carnival, will be taking over the fourteenth floor restaurant, offering diners a menu of inventive South East Asian dishes interwoven with British produce.
Sam will also be working with Volta founders and local DJs Luke Cowdrey and Justin Crawford to bring the fourteenth floor to life, who will curate activations in the Rooftop bar and the ground floor restaurant.
Treehouse Hotel Manchester is expected to open in early 2023, though an exact date is yet to be confirmed. To stay posted with news and updates, make sure to visit the Treehouse Hotel website.
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The new FREE Christmas night market with over 40 traders from across our region
Get in the festive spirit!
Get in the festive spirit with a brand new FREE Christmas makers night market, with over 40 traders and small businesses from across the region.
Brought to you by Renaker, the Manchester Made Christmas night market is coming to New Jackson, Deansgate Square from Friday December 6th to Sunday December 8th.
Following on from a successful summer market in May, the Manchester Made Market is returning bigger and better than before but with a Christmassy twist.
Manchester Made Market
Expect a ‘cosy and magical’ Christmas night market experience, with food, drink, live music and even a grotto for visits to Father Christmas.
There’ll be Christmas trees galore, glittering with lighting, with one huge show-stopping tree taking centre stage.
Bringing together over 40 artisanal traders and small businesses from across the region, the three-day event will showcase a plethora of food produce, homewares, crafts and creations.
Manchester Made Market
Visitors will be sure to find unique Christmas gifts that support local businesses, including from The Cole Men and their award winning sauces, Moon & Sixpence’s handmade jewellery, and fine art photography by Craig Barker.
There’ll be live music from a 20-piece choir, playing Christmas classics, cocktails from Manchester Gin and Gooey’s sweet treats.
The experts from Millington Hall Farm in Altrincham will be bringing a taste of their Wild Grill experience, including live sausage making demonstrations and an array of German sausages served from a festive BBQ trailer.
Manchester Made Market
Families with children can visit the Christmas grotto, where Father Christmas himself will be waiting in a cosy tipi – kids will get a gift from Santa, and bookings can be made online for £8.50 per child.
Manchester Made Market will be open from 4pm to 9pm on Friday December 6th, and 1pm to 9pm on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th – pre-register for a free guest list ticket and 50% off a hot chocolate HERE, or book the Christmas grotto HERE.
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Free one-day Christmas festival returning to Stockport to kick off festive season
Get in the festive spirit in Stockport!
Stockport’s free, one-day Christmas festival is returning this festive season, with 200 performers and more than 50 shows.
Spectacular Sunday will return to the town on November 17th at various sites and venues.
Following the success of last year’s event, hundreds of performers will take over Stockport, with everything from giant roller-skating presents to a living snow globe and roaming Christmas dolls.
There will also be street theatre, including grumpy Christmas grandads, a gigantic balloon man and water show.
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Produced by carnival arts organisation Global Grooves and organised by Stockport Council, Totally Stockport, Merseyway and Stockport Market, the town centre will be buzzing with Christmas excitement.
Events will be happening in iconic Stockport locations like Market Place, Underbanks, Merseyway, Redrock and Suffragette Square.
A grand finale in Merseyway will bring together the brass bands of Stockport, ending the day with a huge flash mob and rendition of All You Need Is Love.
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Cllr Singleton, Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Sport, said: “We’re so excited to bring this event back after last year’s amazing success.
“It’s such a fun way to get everyone in the festive spirit and really shows off what makes Stockport special – our sense of community and joy.
“With loads of free performances and activities, plus a chance to enjoy the newly improved areas of Merseyway, it’s a perfect day out for families.
“Stockport’s Spectacular Sunday is all about having fun, making memories, and starting the holiday season in style.”
Spectacular Sunday is happening from 11am to 5pm on Sunday November 17th – find out more HERE.
The prestigious Manchester Art Fair is back in town for its 16th year next month, bringing with it a vibrant gallery space showcasing thousands of works from over 500 artists.
One of the biggest and most significant events in the UK art world calendar, it’ll take over Manchester Central for three days, from Friday November 15th to 17th.
The city will be flooded with art from all corners of the world, championing everything from local heroes to new emerging talent, as well as international artists with worldwide acclaim.
Manchester Art Fair
A wide range of artistic disciplines will be represented at the event, from painters, illustrators, and sculptors to graffiti artists and everything in between.
Expect exhibitions, workshops, Q&A sessions, demos, book signings and parties happening across the event.
Tickets include free access to art workshops and talks from leading artists and cultural experts, and are on sale now.
You can grab them HERE.
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