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UK's Biggest
Nature Festival Returns with More Free Family Fun
NATURE lovers across the UK will
have the opportunity to celebrate all things environmental, as the
UK's largest free natural history event returns to Bristol with an
action packed line up of talks, events and screenings sure to get
green fingers tingling.
The festival offers a huge range of activities for all the family,
including the chance to meet some creepy crawlies in a "Love
Bugs" exhibit, be surrounded by beautiful butterflies in a
pop-up butterfly garden, meet top BBC presenters and even dig up
fossils to discover Thecodontosaurus, Bristol's very own dinosaur,
as over 150 organisations from across the country combine for an
exciting free weekend of environmental fun.
The public event gives wildlife enthusiasts of all ages the
opportunity to enjoy the natural world in the heart of the City, and
also includes a programme of interactive activities, live
entertainment, hands-on experiences, a market packed with local
produce and much more.
This year celebrating its tenth anniversary, the festival and has so
far welcomed more than 150,000 and become one of the country's most
popular green events, helping to raise the profile of environmental
issues and natural history in the City and across the UK.
The festival takes place on the Bristol Harbourside, a bustling
waterfront of bars, shops and cafes, just a boat ride away from
Temple Meads and moments away from Bristol's top City centre
destinations.
The festival is open from 10am to 6 pm on Saturday June 15, and 11am
to 5pm on Sunday, 16 June 2013.
Admission is free.
THE FRAGRANCE SHOP ST JOHNS SPRAY
FOR SUCCESS AS THEY CLINCH BEST RETAILER AWARD
THE Fragrance Shop at St Johns Shopping
Centre, Liverpool are celebrating after winning the top spot in a
mystery shop conducted throughout the City at the beginning of 2013.
The store clinched the 'Best Overall Retailer' spot at the
Mystery Shop Awards 2013 hosted by Liverpool City Council BID
District for the second year running. In total, 300 stores
were mystery shopped by the BID team who looked out for the very
best in customer service and expertise.
Store Manager Meagan Hughes who has been with The Fragrance Shop for
5 years commented:- "Me and my team are delighted at clinching
the top spot again at the Mystery Shop Awards. As a store we have a
great customers base, wide range of fragrances including Chanel and
lots of great promotions that make our store one happy place. The
fact that we've been recognised from all the stores in Liverpool is
fantastic.".
The Fragrance Shop spokesperson Daniel Thompson commented:-
"Customer service is key to us at The Fragrance Shop and so to see
our Liverpool St Johns store perform so well for a second year
running is great news! The mystery shop results go hand in hand with
great customer feedback commenting on how the team are able to guide
shoppers to their perfect fragrance, an important still to have with
so much choice in the fragrance market."
The winning store can be found at St Johns Shopping Centre Liverpool
where customers can experience the award winning customer service
and choose from top designer and celebrity fragrances. Not only can
customers save, but they can also help others too as The Fragrance
Shop donates 5p from every transaction to Rays of Sunshine
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BUSINESS
DISTRICT GETS A BAR & EATERY
OLD Hall Street is seen as
the centre of the City of Liverpool's bustling business centre, yet
if it's not a coffee house to conduct an out of office meeting in
there is little else to choose from! Spotting a gap in the market on
the long and windy street, North West entrepreneur and restaurateur Jaf Siddiqi launched his latest offering,
City Wine Bar & Kitchen on
Thursday. City Wine Bar & Kitchen is the latest addition to the thriving food
and drink scene in Liverpool City centre. Situated half way down the
prestigious Old Hall Street in the heart of the commercial district,
City Wine Bar will offer great food, wine and cocktails, seven days
a week to a premium business clientele. Old Hall Street is home to
four of the largest commercial buildings in the City, with The
Plaza, The Capital Building, Exchange Flags and St Paul's Square;
all within a 30 second walk from the venue.
The venue and concept has been
developed by Jaf Siddiqi, co-founder of the successful Viva Brazil
chain of restaurants. Jaf explains "Having operated in
Liverpool for a few years now, I have always noticed that Old Hall
Street was lacking a quality food and drink venue, so when City
Buildings became available it didn't take much to convincing that it
was the right spot. A lot of money and investment has been spent on
the City in recent year and the food and drink scene is really
thriving at the moment with great independent operators. The ships
are coming back in for the first time in years, and with the
developments of key landmark areas including the docklands, and a
surge in both City center tourism and residents, it's a great time
to be in business. I want to offer a premium food and drink venue
for the business community and also the local City apartment
residents of the commercial district, for whom there is currently
not much choice at all."
The interiors of the venue have been designed to be informal but
stylish, using salvaged from an old grammar school, light fittings
and furnishings from old City buildings, to create a relaxing and
welcoming atmosphere, providing the perfect retreat from the hustle
and bustle of the main street.
The food menu, which will be
available from 11:30am through until 9:00pm each evening, features
honest home cooked, classic dishes with a Liverpool twist,
categorized as small plates, deli planks, large plates and grills.
All food will be freshly
prepared from locally sourced ingredients, by a carefully selected
team of great local chefs.
Whilst guests will be able to order food at the bar to eat in the
bar area, the main dining area will feature fully laid tables, table
service and an online reservations facility.
Jaf adds "Our wine list consists of a great selection of wines
from great producers, with high quality offerings at both ends of
the pricing spectrum. Our beautiful bar, made from old relics and
tree log sections, will be serving up a cocktail list laden with old
classics, our own signatures and even some molecular mixology to
provide a theatre element to the service. Our bar team are also a
hand selected group of very talented and respected bartenders from
the City."
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