Totally Roarsome has decided to extend its stay in Cheshire, and will now be running all throughout the Easter holidays.
For the past couple of years, Totally Roarsome has taken the region by storm and has become one of the North West’s most popular outdoor events, with visitors flocking from far and wide after it first opened following the initial lifting of lockdown restrictions in mid-2020, and returned after popular demand in 2021.
Earlier this year, it was announced that the attraction would be returning and had found a new home for 2022’s event at the picturesque Arley Hall in Cheshire.
And now, it’s sticking around for more and will be open throughout the entire Easter half term.
Unfamiliar with what Totally Roarsome is all about? Aimed at primary school children, and named as being one of the safest attractions for all the family in Greater Manchester, there will be more than 200 individual dinosaur and wildlife models making up the woodland trail this year.
Families will be able to get up close to the raptors, brontosaurus, spinosaurus, triceratops, stegosaurus, and more.
Totally Roarsome’s new home for 2022 is Arley Hall in Cheshire / Credit: Totally Roarsome
It’s not all just about the dinosaurs though, as there’ll also be other creatures and animals to keep the prehistoric beasts company too, from sea creatures and unicorns, to aliens and farm animals, and so much more.
Groups enter every 15 minutes to space people apart, with the trail said to take between an hour and an hour-and-a-half to complete, and the path being suitable for pushchairs and prams.
If the chance to see all sorts of creatures in the wild wasn’t exciting and educational enough as it is, on entry, visitors are given a quiz sheet that features different levels of questions aimed at different age groups, and the answers are on the fact boards as you make your way around.
There’s also hundreds of photo opportunities too.
The popular event has taken the region by storm and has seen visitors flock from far and wide the past two years / Credit: Totally Roarsome
Having already been open for weekend visits in February and March, Totally Roarsome will now be open everyday throughout the Easter holidays from 2-24 April 2022, with tickets selling fast and now available to book online.
Tickets will set you back £8.95 each, with under 2’s going free and a £2.50 booking fee per transaction, and they must be booked in advance.
You can find out more information about Totally Roarsome and grab tickets here.Â
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Hit theatre production set at a house party to visit Manchester on UK tour
Daisy Jackson
Alright then, 24 hour party people, we’ve found a theatre production you might like the sound of – it’s called The House Party, and it’s set in (you guessed it) a house party.
This smash hit production by pioneering theatre company Headlong is set to land at HOME in March as part of the arts venue’s 2025 theatre season.
It tells the tale of a wild 18th birthday party, where Christine is trying to pick up the pieces of her best friend, a newly-dumped Julie (who happens to be the birthday girl).
Themes of class, power and privilege are all explored with a raw intensity as the cast on stage plough through shots and dive head-first into a night that will change everything they know.
The House Party, which has received glowing reviews from previous showings, is filled with ‘privilege, desire and destruction’.
When it stops off in Manchester, its cast will include Bridgerton’s Sesley Hope as Christine, Synnøve Karlsen (Miss Austen, Last Night in Soho) as Julie, and Tom Lewis (Gentleman Jack, Patience) as Jon.
The ensemble of Frantic Assembly performers includes Ines Aresti, Oliver Baines, Cal Connor, Micah Corbin-Powell, Rachael Leonce, Jaheem Pinder and Jamie Randall.
The House Party is written by Laura Lomas and is a reimagining of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie for today’s generation.
It’s directed by Headlong’s artistic director Holly Race Roughan, who directed the Royal Shakespeare Company’s world premiere of David Edgar’s major new political play The New Real.
The House Party. Credit: Ikin YumThe production will be at HOME. Credit: Supplied
Movement direction will come from Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham.
Prior to the UK tour of The House Party, Headlong celebrated its 50 year anniversary, including the hit production of A Raisin in the Sun which played nationwide.
The House Party will be at HOME in Manchester between 25 and 29 March, 2025 – you can get your tickets HERE.
Greater Manchester’s annual Repair Week is back to make you fall back in love with your stuff
Daisy Jackson
If you’re not a handy person, when something breaks, the temptation is often to abandon or bin it straight away.
But that’s just not how we’re gonna do it here in Greater Manchester any more, with the return of the annual Repair Week to help you learn valuable repair skills and save money at the same time.
Whether it’s tinkering with your bicycle, fixing up your small tech items, or having your furniture re-varnished and upcycled, there are so many places and people who are on a mission to help you fall back in love with your belongings.
There are even workshops to help you put flat-pack furniture together.
Taking place between 3 and 9 March, Repair Week will be the chance to learn skills, fix your stuff, gain repair confidence and find local fixers.
Events throughout the week (and beyond) will be hosted by community groups, businesses and plenty more.
You can sharpen knives, fix zips, and un-wobble chairs with a little hand from local repair heroes.
JillyGDesign Jewellery in Heaton Moor will fix up your sentimental and special jewellery items, while Rag Revival will help you turn unusable textiles into new creations with basic sewing skills.
There are repair cafes popping up all over Greater Manchester where you can take your belongings.
Greater Manchester’s annual Repair Week is back to make you fall back in love with your stuff. Credit: Supplied
Repair Week will highlight schemes like the Manchester Library of Things, where you can borrow the tools and equipment you need for those repair jobs at home.
During the week you’ll also be able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible Renew Hub, the UK’s biggest reuse hub, where donated items are brought back to life.
Similarly, you’ll be able to get inside the textile recycling centre run by homelessness charity Emmaus Bolton, where you can choose your own fabric from the scrap store and turn it into a very handy draught excluder to keep costs down and your heat in.
Recycle for Greater Manchester’s Repair Week will take place between 3 and 9 March, with workshops, events and resources to help you revive your belongings.
Emily Sergeant -
1st April 2022 
