Easter egg-citement as shopping centre stages fun for all the family

Friday, 15 March 2024 10:25

By David Murphy

A shopping centre in Bury is preparing for a cracking Easter with a host of egg-citing activities planned for the two-week holiday which starts later this month.

Visitors to Mill Gate will find some seasonal surprises amidst the shops from Friday, March 29 until Sunday, April 14.

Centre manager Angela Tierney said: “Easter is a wonderful time of year which is full of lovely things such as flowers, bunnies and of course chocolate! We want to share those things with our shoppers and make the holiday period a memorable one for all the family.”

White rabbits will be hidden around the retail centre and anyone able to find them all can claim an egg-cellent prize from Customer Services.

If shoppers can unscramble the letters found, they can enter the code word on the Mill Gate website before April 8, for a chance to win a fabulous Travel to Wonderland experience on East Lancashire Railway on Thursday, April 11.

For more information, visit https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/travel-to-wonderland/

Mill Gate will also be home to a Spring Garden over the Easter holidays, with flowers and free craft activities for all the family to enjoy.

Look out for two very special guests on Friday, April 5, when Alice and The Mad Hatter pay a visit from Wonderland. They will be joining the White Rabbit as they journey around Mill Gate.

Finally, on Friday, April 12, a White Rabbit workshop in the Spring Garden will offer you the chance to make your own fluffy friend and take it home with you.

Follow Mill Gate on social media to have a chance of winning prizes as part of its Freebie Friday, one of which is a chocolate tray from traditional sweet shop Mr Simms.