Children’s TV favourite Mr Bloom and pop sensation 5 After Midnight will switch on the Christmas lights at The Rock this year.
The centre’s Christmas Lights Switch on, hosted by Tower FM, will take place on Thursday 9th November from 5:30pm until 7:30pm and will also feature a number of local acts, including groups from the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop and of course an appearance from Santa himself.
Throughout the evening a competition called ‘Be Santa, See Santa’ will take place – visitors can have their photo taken in a Santa hat and beard by the Tower FM street team at their ‘Santa Stations’ for a chance to win an amazing family trip to Lapland.
There’ll be spot prizes for Santas posing throughout the night and the holiday winner will be announced just before the switch for the lights is flicked.
The switch on is free to attend and in the week leading up to the event a competition to find Mr Bloom’s vegetables around the centre will be held, with the winners given the chance to say hello to the star before he takes to the stage on the night.
The event marks the beginning of the Christmas season for The Rock. The centre’s Santa’s Grotto will officially open on Saturday 25th November following the Santa’s Arrival parade in the morning and The Rock Express will return in December to transport festive shoppers around the town until the end of the month.
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “Our Christmas Lights Switch on is the biggest event in our calendar and people travel from miles around to join us – and this year will be no exception!
“The flick of the switch at the end of the night truly signals the beginning of the festive season for the centre, our retailers and our shoppers. We’re really excited about this year’s line-up and to be working in conjunction with Tower FM and as always we look forward to welcoming thousands of visitors to join with us for the event.”
Hundreds of students descended on The Rock for its third annual Student Savings Night.
Students from Bury College, Holy Cross, Hopwood Hall, Bolton University and the University of Manchester, enjoyed exclusive shopping discounts and offers from the centre’s retailers including H&M, River Island, The Perfume Shop, Oasis, Debenhams and more.
Plus there was upto 40% off at Pizza Express and Subway as well as savings on cinema tickets and bowling.
As well as special offers within the stores a number of activities were held in St John’s Square at The Rock including a free photobooth, inflatable twister, a spin the wheel game and £100 cash prize for the person who managed to stay on the surfboard simulator for the longest – Chad Meadows from Bolton bagged the cash after managing to say on for 72 seconds.
The evening culminated with students having the chance to meet Ex on The Beach star Ross Worswick and enjoy performances from the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop.
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “Our Student Savings Night continues to go from strength to strength and has become a firm fixture in our events calendar.
“It was wonderful to see so many students here at the centre and making the most of these fabulous discounts and the free activities which ran throughout the evening.”
The countdown is on for this year’s Student Savings Night at The Rock.
Taking place on Thursday, September 28th from 3pm until 7pm the shopping and leisure destination is promising exclusive discounts from more than 40 brands, competitions and a personal appearance from Ex on the Beach star Ross Worswick.
Now in its third year, the Student Savings Night is becoming a firm fixture in The Rock’s event calendar. Stores including H&M, Topman, Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Oasis are offering upto 20% off. Plus there’s 40% off at Pizza Express and Subway as well as savings on cinema tickets and bowling.
As well as discounts, there’ll be a free photobooth, inflatable twister, a spin the wheel game and £100 cash prize for the person who can stay on the rodeo bull for the longest.
Students attending are reminded to bring a valid student or college ID to ensure they are able to benefit from the exclusive, one night only offers.
Plus there’s 100 goody bags up for grabs for the first 100 students who show up and have pre-registered on The Rock’s website.
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “Our Student Savings Night continues to go from strength to strength and we’re thrilled to be hosting it once again this year.
“This year’s event is set to be bigger and better with more prizes, freebies and offers for students to enjoy.”
Visit www.therockbury.com/studentsavings to find out more, pre-register for a goody bag and the chance to win a Nando’s feast for you and three friends.
Our competition to win a dream family holiday to Mexico worth £3,500 has now concluded and we were thrilled to inform Amanda Galvin and family from Walshaw, Bury, that she had bagged the prize for her and her family.
Amanda was picked at random from the hundreds of entries and will enjoy the dream trip with husband Howard, Annie, 10 and Izzy 7, to the dream trip.
The Feeling Hot Hot Hot at The Rock Rock Rock campaign has been running for the past four weeks in conjunction with Key 103 and Thomas Cook. As well as the holiday giveaway we’ve also held smaller competitions each Saturday.
The fun concluded last Saturday (August 19th) when shoppers could have a go on our spin the wheel game to try and win an instant prize. Unfortunately our plans to use the beach for the competition were scuppered by the British weather – but there were still plenty of smiling faces when the prizes were won from the spin the wheel.
Friends and supporters of the Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity came together for a super hero themed day at The Rock to mark Josh’s 17th birthday.
For the second year running, the shopping and leisure destination, hosted a Super Heroes for Super Josh Day to raise funds and awareness for the charity.
Throughout the day, on August 10th, there was face painting, games and visits from Super Man, Spider Man and Wonder Woman to celebrate Super Josh’s birthday.
The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Dorothy Gunther, also attended the event. In total the day raised more than £450 for the cause.
The charity aims to help other families living with childhood brain tumours and post-operative complications.
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “Super Josh was a regular visitor to The Rock and we are proud to now be involved with his charity, which we have supported for the past few years. Marking Josh’s birthday in super hero style is of course the most fitting way to celebrate and we were pleased see so many visitors enjoying the day.”
If you’re shopping for a new gym membership, you will soon be able to workout at The Rock, as PureGym is moving in.
PureGym, the largest gym operator in the UK with 180+ sites, is transforming the former Fit For Free into a state of the art fitness centre for all ages and abilities.
The brand new gym will have everything you need to improve your fitness and wellbeing, ranging from a massive collection of market-leading kit to a large timetable of free classes.
PureGym’s contract-free memberships will give you the freedom to start and stop at any time and you will be able to workout at a time to suit you as the gym will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
So, get shopping for some new gym kit as you’ll soon be able to give your fitness a boost in your favourite shopping centre.
Families turned out in full force to enjoy a host of free summer activities at The Rock at the weekend.
Saturday, July 29th, marked the first day of the shopping and leisure destination’s competition to win a dream family holiday to Mexico.
The centre is also running four different activities each Saturday – it started with the chance to win holiday currency by stepping into a cash grabber and trying to get hold of a winning ticket.
Leah Cassidy from Radcliffe, Andrew Burgess from Radcliffe, Alana Hall from Bury, Adam Fisher from Preston and Adrian Tindace from Newcastle upon Tyne each managed to grab a winning ticket and win £50 worth of a currency of their choice.
The centre is once again hosting a beach complete with deck chairs, a giant deck chair, waterball walkers which will be in place until the end of the summer break and was joined by The Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity running face painting and balloon modelling.
Running until 5pm on Saturday, August 19th, visitors can pick up an entry form – in the guise of a boarding pass – from participating retailers and then must find the numbers which make up the code and enter for their chance to win. One lucky winner will then be chosen at random to scoop the £3,500 prize.
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “It’s always wonderful to see so many families enjoying our summer attractions and this weekend was no exception. Remember our Mexico holiday competition runs until 19th August so come down and complete the boarding pass puzzle – you’ve got to be in it to win it!”
Clarks, the leading global casual footwear brand, which has been based in Bury for the past 20 years has relocated to The Rock.
The new store, which has relocated from the Millgate, was officially opened by the Mayor of Bury, Councillor Dorothy Gunther.
Situated on Central Street at The Rock, Clarks is the latest addition to the centre and will be based in a 3,500 sq ft unit which has undergone a complete refit.
Clarks has relocated the existing Bury team to the new store and plans to create additional permanent and temporary positions.
A spokesman for Clarks said: “We’re thrilled to have re-located to The Rock and to be able to offer our customers a more modern and vibrant shopping experience.”
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “Clarks is a hugely popular brand and we’re delighted to welcome the store and the team to the The Rock. They’re a great addition to our tenant line-up.”
Shoppers visiting The Rock during the school holidays could be in with a chance of winning a dream family holiday to Mexico.
We’re running a competition to win the £3,500 prize – and entries open on Saturday 29th July.
Visitors to the centre can pick up an entry form – in the guise of a boarding pass – from participating retailers and then must find the numbers which make up the code and enter for their chance to win.
The boarding pass puzzle will run until August 19th. Each Saturday from July 29th to the end of the competition there will also be four extra activities, all based on holidays.
On Saturday 29th July there will be a cash grabber where shoppers will have a chance to win holiday currency.
On Saturday 5th August visitors can pose in a beach-themed peep board and share their photo online with the #hotattherock for the chance to win a haul of holiday essentials. There’ll also be Sombrero biscuit decorating in conjunction with Bury College.
On Saturday 12th August, the challenge will be to crack the code on the a chest of goodies to win the contents and on the final Saturday of the summer of fun, on Saturday 19th August, the beach at the centre will be transformed into a game for people to dig for buried treasure and win a range or prizes.
All throughout the summer holidays the centre will also host a beach, giant deck chair and its popular water ball walkers as well as face painting to raise funds for the Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity.
The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “The school holidays are a great time for all the family, but we know that keeping everyone entertained can be a challenge, that’s why we’re hosting a variety of activities to keep the children – and the adults – entertained. There’s some great prizes up for grabs, including a dream holiday to Mexico, so visit us to enter, after all you’ve got to be in it to win it.”
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