Mansfield Town Centre
Events and Promotions 2010
Mansfield really is the place to be for fun and entertainment, with a whole host of exciting events scheduled for the coming months...
For further information on all events and promotions in Mansfield Town Centre please contact Lisa Vincent on 01623 463802 or e-mail lvincent@mansfield.gov.uk.
Summer in the Streets 2010
featuring this year
*Movies in the Market Place! *
Saturday 24th July
Lord Nelson on Tour
Show times-11.40am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm.
Come face to face with Britains finest naval Commander and see if you can tell is he really made of stone?
Top Brass Band
Performing at 10.30am & 1.15pm.
Sunday 25th July
Come down into the market place and enjoy two free films
11am Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2pm Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
Tuesday 27th July
The Plastic Fantastic Show
11.30am & 1.15pm
Marvel as gareth Jones is manually wrapped in 100m of cling film and gasp as he is sealed from head to toe. With his life in your hands, Gareth attempts the seemingly impossible ascape.
Saturday 31st July
The Amazing Mr Radio Control
11.30am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm.
He's happiest at the controls of a large digger, Police Landrover, tour bus or on a final approach in a Boeing 747, but he can pretty much control everything- even our feathered friends-all via his trsuty radio control unit.
Sunday 1st August
Movies in the Market Place
Enjoy two free films in the Market Place
11am-Astro Boy
2pm- Micheal Jacksons-This Is It.
Saturday 7th August
Climbing Wall Fun
10-3pm
Come and enjoy our climbing wall for free and try to scale our 9.5 metre high wall.
Sunday 8th August
Movies in the Market Place
this week enjoy.....
11am- TBC
2pm- Grease
Thursday 12th August
Deep Sea Jiving
11.30am & 1.15pm
A ukulel Astrumming Captain Horatio Crumbucket tackles some tricky Hawaiian melodies.
Saturday 14th August
Party in the Park
12pm-9pm
Come down to our famous 9 hour live music spectalular!
Headlining this year is NEW2 a fantastic tribute act to the rock legends U2.
also Liz McClarnon from Atomic Kitten will be performing in the day.
Then end the night with a firework display!
Sunday 15th August
Movies in the Market Place
Enjoy two free films in the Market Place.
This week watch...
11am- Wizard of Oz
2pm- Willy WOnka and the chocolate Factory.
Friday 20th August
Magic Singh
11.30am & 1.15pm
Where East meets West, Magic Singh epitomises wondrous magical entertainment for all.
Monday 16th-Saturday 21st August
Mansfield Beach Party
Come down and enjoy two funfair rides, giant sand play area and on Satruday 21st August enjoy extra music and entertainment to celebrate Westlife coming to Mansfield.
Mansfield Farmers Market
Every Third Tuesday of the month
August 17th
September 21st
October 19th
November 16th
December 21st
Visit the Farmers Market, where you will find a choice of stalls selling local produce. Help support your local area, and shop local!
PLUS...................................
WIN
A
Robin Hood hamper.
- Series one of the TV show Robin Hood
- The latest Robin Hood film soundtrack
- Disney’s Robin Hood DVD
- Prince of Thieves DVD
- Latest Robin Hood film Book
- Children’s Robin Hood book
- Local History book on Robin Hood
Plus 2 tickets to Odeon Cinema
Worth £90
Organised by Mansfield District Council
Summer In the streets
Coming Soon........
Mansfield Christmas Lights Switch On 2009
Review
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Mansfield reaches for the stars!
THE rain came pouring down right on cue . . . but Mansfield didn't get the hump!
Instead, thousands still flocked to Mansfield Market Place, reached for the stars and watched in delight as pop stars S Club, Father Christmas and panto stars turned on the town’s festive lights.
Thursday’s switch-on event had begun with three camels joining in a parade, which saw Father Christmas emerge from a genie's lamp to delight the youngsters.
The lamp was part of the entertainment involving stars from this winter’s panto at the Palace Theatre, Aladdin.
And the panto characters, children’s favourite Barney the Dinosaur and then S Club all took to the stage to entertain the crowds braving the wet weather.
A giant TV screen made sure that no-one missed any of the fun on the main stage, led by the 103.2 and Chad roadshow — and the snow came down, as well as the torrential rain, to add a festive flavour.
S Club — now three members of the original S Club 7 chart-toppers, Jo O'Meara, Paul Cattermole and Bradley McIntosh — got youngsters dancing in the rain as they ran through some of their hits . . . the party atmosphere made sure that people ‘didn’t stop moving’, but instead enjoyed the launch of the Christmas season.
Also joining in the fun were stilt walkers, Stags footballers and the Brunts School choir, while after the big switch-on of the lights, a fireworks finale lit up the town centre sky. Mansfield Christmas Lights Committee chairman Bill Taylor added to the festive fun by dishing out free Santa hats, together with his helpers.
The event, which also saw Mansfield Rotary Club fundraising, marked the first late-night shopping evening of the festive season. Stores will now be open late every Thursday up to Christmas, when there will also be activities for shoppers inside the Four Seasons Centre.
Each year Mansfield District Council has a budget of £50,000 for the Christmas lights, including the cost of erecting, maintaining and repairing them.
This is supported by the Mansfield Christmas Lights Committee — including Mans-field District Council, Mansfield Town Centre Partnership, Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield 103.2 and Chad — which raises funds to purchase lights and sponsor the switch-on.
Lisa Vincent, town centre events and promotions co-ordinator, said: “This year was fantastic. Although the weather let us down, the people of Mansfield didn’t. It was amazing to see so many people brave the weather to support the Christmas lights and enjoy the entertainment.”
Mansfield Mayor Tony Egginton, who launched the event, added: “I hope our spectacular display will encourage residents and visitors to Mansfield to make their seasonal purchases in the town centre.”
“I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to the Mansfield Christmas Lights committee, to our sponsors and to Mansfield District Council staff.”
for making the whole thing such a success.”
For further information on all events and promotions in Mansfield Town Centre please contact Lisa Vincent on 01623 463802 or e-mail lvincent@mansfield.gov.uk.
Mansfield Eco Bag
ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY Mansfield folk have been going green over the summer thanks to the town’s first eco-bag.
The ‘shopping bag for life’ was launched in May as an alternative to plastic bags and has been selling well over the past four months.
Now shoppers are reminded that the cotton bags, featuring the unique ‘Going Green’ design from Mansfield schoolgirl Holly Shaw, are still on sale throughout the town.
The bags cost £1 each and are sold on a not-for-profit basis, with Mansfield District Council subsidising the full production costs.
The council — together with Mansfield Town Centre Partnership — has produced the bag as an alternative to the plastic bags damaging the environment.
The eco bags are available from Mansfield Old Town Hall, the Civic Centre, the Four Seasons Shopping Centre and Chad receptions.
otional support from Experience Nottinghamshire. www.visitnotts.com
For more information, visit www.mansfield-christmas-lights.org.uk