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Celebrate Christmas in Altrincham

🎅🏻Christmas Lights Switch-on - Saturday 17th November

The build-up will include a Community Christmas Show including schools, community choirs and theatre groups from 12 noon with the Big Switch-on Show with Hits Radio starting at 4.30pm in Stamford Square.

🎅🏻Altrincham's Lantern Parade - Saturday 1st December

The parade will start in Goose Green at 4pm and meander through the streets of Altrincham to Stamford Square where the finale will be a Christmas singalong with the Music Place.

🎅🏻Christmas Events

Tell us if you are hosting any special Christmas events as we would love to help you promote them in Altrincham Unlimited's Christmas flyer.

Email: info@altrinchamunlimited.co.uk
Deadline: Sunday 28th October

🎅🏻 Stamford Quarter Christmas Trading Times

🎅🏻 M&S Christmas Trading Times are available here

Halloween Half-Term Fun!

A reminder that Halloween events are running throughout half-term in Altrincham.

There are still places for the Spooky Silent Discos on Friday 26th October and don't forget that Altrina's FREE Family Town Trail runs until Sunday 28th October. Pick up a trail map from GIFT+HOME and help Altrina to fly again in time for Halloween!

More information can be found here.

Don't stop voting for Altrincham!

Don't forget that voting for the Great British High Street closes on Friday 26th October. To vote simply include the following hashtags Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:

#GBHSAltrincham #MyHighStreet

You can vote as many times as you like!

The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 15th November.

Orangetheory Fitness Neighbour Event

Orangetheory Fitness are hosting a Neighbour Networking evening on Friday 26th October between 5pm-8pm in their Founder Member’s Hub on George Street.

All Altrincham Businesses are invited to join them for drinks and nibbles. The event will also provide a chance for the to answer any questions about OTF’s corporate discounts. They will also be honouring their original discounted Founder Member rates at the event.

There’s no need to RSVP, Orangetheory would just love to welcome you along, anytime between 5-8pm.

Britain’s Best Shop Window’s

SaveTheHighStreet.org are running a competition for Britain’s Best Shop Window.

The competition celebrates and champions the independent high street businesses across the United Kingdom who go the extra mile with their shop window displays.

To enter simply upload a photo of your window to the Save The High Street Website.

Closing date: Friday 26th October

#BestShopWindowUK

Free
Retail Mentoring Opportunity

Richard Simon has 40 years’ experience in Retail Operations at Board Level. He established the first Factory Outlet chain in the UK for Coats Viyella, sat on the board of Jaeger and also consulted on the Cheshire Oaks Outlet Village.

Richard is currently mentoring on behalf of the Business Growth Hub and is also happy to help businesses in Altrincham’s BID area.

For more information contact Richard directly by email: richard.simon@btopenworld.com

Tony Collier's
Awareness Talks for Businesses

Local accountant Tony Collier’s world fell apart last year when he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.

Tony was on the board of Altrincham Forward, is a former Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and for the last four years has chaired the Altrincham Neighbourhood Business Plan. Tony has also had an amazing running career.

He is now working hard to raise awareness by offering prostate cancer awareness talks.

For more information email: info@altrinchamunlimited.co.uk

HS2 Phase 2b Consultations

The Secretary of State for Transport has announced the launch of two HS2 consultations for the section of the route from Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds, which is known as Phase 2b.

You are invited to take part in these consultations and HS2 are holding a series of information event. The events will be attended by a range of specialists from HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport to guide people through the consultation documents. More information is available here.

Fully Funded Digital Promotion for Business Course

An innovative online digital skills training course is now being offered to businesses and individuals across Greater Manchester.

The nationally accredited NCFE Level 2 Digital Promotion for Business course is fully funded – which means you pay nothing – it is completed through Distance Online Learning of approximately 8 weeks and is available to any Adult in Greater Manchester aged 19 and over.

The course consists of the following units:

Digital Promotion for Business
Understanding Search Engine Optimisation for Business
Coordinating the use of Digital Media for Business
Coordinating Offline and Digital Media for Business
Producing Digital Promotional Content for Business
Emergent Digital Techniques
Understanding Social Media
Measuring the Effectiveness of Digital Promotional Activity for Business

The online course is easy to use and simple to follow and learning can take place at a learner’s own leisure.

For more information contact: daniel.jones@digitalskillsengland.co.uk

Diary Dates

Altrincham Unlimited AGM - Wednesday 23rd January 2019

Retail Forum - Wednesday 6th March 2019

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