Extended Trading Hours - Important Customer Information
During the period of the Olympic Torch Relay, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Stafford Grand Prix Cycle Race and the Olympic Games, the Guildhall Shopping Centre will be offering additional trading hours and, in addition, extended hours on its multi-storey car park.
The Olympic Torch comes to Stafford Town Centre on Wednesday 30th May at 5.30pm. Before its arrival, the awaiting crowds will be entertained from 3.00pm by circus performers and then at 4.00pm the 'Circus on Parade' event which will include acrobats, fire jugglers, clowns and aerial acts along with local school children, community groups and dance troupes.
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Posted by: Anne on 14/05/2012
LOTTY BLUE BRING FLAVOUR OF 1950s TO GUILDHALL
In keeping with the town’s 1950s-themed activities, retro and vintage furniture retailer Lotty Blue is moving into the Guildhall Shopping Centre for the Jubilee celebrations on Saturday 2nd June.
The store will have a wide range of Lotty Blue-branded homeware items, alongside classic designs from more well-known names like Lisa Stickly, Gisela Graham, John Green and Betty Boyns.
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Posted by: Anne on 04/05/2012
Full Marks for Town Centre Car Park
The Guildhall Shopping Centre's multi storey car park has been recognized by Staffordshire Police for its high levels of safety and security. The prestigious Park Mark® Award was first awarded to the Guildhall's car park in March 2009 and following a rigorous re-assessment the award has been reaffirmed.
The Park Mark® Award is awarded to those car parks that have quality management with good lighting, effective surveillance and a clean environment all of which contribute to low levels of crime – in short safer parking for everyone. Park Mark® is as much about reducing the fear of crime as it is in reducing actual crime in car parks and the intention is that customers should seek out the Park Mark® tick when choosing where to leave their vehicle.
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Posted by: Anne on 11/04/2012
New Beginnings at the Stafford Ale House
One of Stafford’s iconic buildings has re-opened its doors to the public as The Stafford Ale House. Previously known as The Pie & Ale House, and located in Crabbery Street, its news owners Ann Maydew and Peter Lythgoe are keen to keep some of its traditional charm whilst introducing some new family friendly ideas.
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Posted by: Anne on 11/04/2012
Guildhall supports Health Awareness Day Saturday 5th May 2012
Free blood pressure and pulse checks, blood sugar tests and lifestyle advice will be on offer at a Health Awareness Day to be held at the Guildhall Shopping Centre on Saturday 5th May. The event is designed to raise awareness of the causes of stroke and coronary heart disease which are the biggest causes of death and disability in England and Wales and affects over 150,000 people each year.
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Posted by: Anne on 15/04/2012
EASTER FUN SUCCESS
Mums, Dads and children enjoyed the Guildhall Shopping Centre's Easter Fun day on Saturday 7th April.
Children joined in with creative workshops making bunny ears, hats, eggs and cards to take home and keep.
J Sainsburys kindly donated 30 standard size Easter eggs which were presented to the first lucky children to join in.
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Posted by: Anne on 11/04/2012
Students stage exhibition in Shopping Centre
More than 30 photography students at Stafford College are preparing for an ambitious exhibition in the town centre. The students have transformed two units in the Guildhall Shopping Centre into temporary galleries, where they will be displaying their work for one week from Wednesday 21 March.
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Posted by: Anne on 16/03/2012
Guildhall pledges support to St John Ambulance
The Guildhall Shopping Centre has named St John Ambulance as their new charity and will be raising funds to support this very worthwhile organisation. Over the last 3 years, visitors to the Guildhall have raised nearly £10,000 in support of local children’s hospice The Donna Louise Trust and these funds helped the hospice to extend its services whereby they can now open on a 24/7 basis..
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Posted by: Anne on 15/03/2012
Jubilee Fun at the Guildhall
With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Guildhall’s 21st Anniversary falling within a week of each other, bosses at the Guildhall have announced a week of family fun and entertainment.
The fun starts on Wednesday 30th May when children can enjoy free ‘Around the World’ face painting. This coincides with the Olympic Torch Relay coming to Stafford Borough so children will have the opportunity to choose the national flag of their choice. On Friday 1st June a traditional Punch and Judy show will entertain children of all ages and then on Saturday 2nd June everyone will be getting in the Jubilee mood with a Crown and Tiara making workshop.
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Posted by: Anne on 09/03/2012
Third Time Lucky for Stafford Charity
Bosses at the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford are pleased to welcome back a local charity to their malls for a third time! The Stafford Furniture Exchange, who collect good quality unwanted furniture and redistributes it to residents on low incomes, has moved into a unit that would otherwise be vacant. Having a town centre location means the charity will be able to display more recycled furniture and reach more people in need. There will also be a selection of overstocked items or items for which there is little demand, available for sale to the public.
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Posted by: Anne on 31/01/2012
TOPSHOP/TOPMAN ANNOUNCE EXTRA SHOPPING HOURS
Top Shop/TopMan at the Guildhall Shopping Centre have announced they will be opening for even longer hours than expected this Christmas. The store, which is popular for its ranges of fashionable ladies and menswear, has decided to open longer hours than the other stores in the Guildhall. In particular the store will open from 8.30am till 6pm on Boxing Day and until 6pm on 28th/29th and 30th December. With their Sale due to start soon, there will be some great bargains in store.
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Posted by: Anne on 19/12/2011
Are you the next Miss England?
Take a walk through the Guildhall Shopping Centre on Tuesday 6th December and you are in with a chance of being picked to enter the Miss England Competition 2012.
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Posted by: Anne on 05/12/2011
Generous shoppers support Poppy Appeal!
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, held at the Guildhall Shopping Centre, raised a fantastic £5,775.77. Thank you to all our shoppers who donated to this wonderful cause
Posted by: Anne on 05/12/2011
Staffordians turn-out for Santa Parade!
The Guildhall Shopping Centre's Christmas Santa Parade took place on Saturday 19th November and it was the biggest parade ever seen in Stafford. The parade was over 1/2 mile in length and included 10 carnival floats, the cast of the Gatehouse Theatre's Christmas Pantomime on an open-top double decker bus, costume characters including some giant albino peacocks and some 'Joy Riding Reindeer'. There were hundreds of walkers all in fancy dress costume, marching bands and of course, the star of the show was Santa with his real reindeer.
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Posted by: Anne on 24/11/2011
Stafford Shopper wins Cash Solutions iPod giveaway!
Cash Solutions is the UK’s foremost buyer of 2nd hand Gold and Silver in the UK with almost 100 outlets and is the only nationwide company that purchases Rolled Gold.
They offer a number of other financial services to enable their customers to get cash quickly including 28 Day Loans, Cheque cashing and Jewellery loans.
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Posted by: Anne on 07/11/2011
Stafford's first Arts Festival a huge success
Staffordians turned up in their droves for the town’s first Arts Festival on Saturday 17th September.
There were over 100 performers and exhibitors in 25 venues across the town centre, with dancers, musicians, artists, authors, poets and cooks all performing, giving talks, hosting workshops and giving demonstrations. There were marquees around the town and a main arena in Market Square hosting fashion shows, music and dance.
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Posted by: Anne on 19/09/2011
National Cupcake Week
Call in at Love at First Bite at the Guildhall Shopping Centre where we are experimenting with cupcake flavours to help celebrate National Cupcake Week. We have a pudding theme for our cupcakes this week where flavours include lemon meringue, strawberry shortcake, raspberry cheesecake, chocolate fudge, apple crumble, banoffee and our very own special rice pudding flavour!!
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Posted by: Anne on 13/09/2011
Guildhall playing big part in Stafford Arts Festival
The Guildhall Shopping Centre is helping to organise Stafford’s first arts festival.
As part of the Town Centre Partnership, the shopping centre’s Marketing Manager Anne Graham has helped to line up a variety of different artists to perform at locations around the town from 10am on September 17th.
Attractions in and around the centre include a group of artists called Inspiring Art, who will be hosting a number of demonstrations on the Craberry Street Mall; Perlina Jewellery who specialise in handmade silver and luxury gemstone jewellery; Musically Gifted, who produce musically-themed hand-crafted gifts; and Steve Eastwood, who specialises in figurative sculpture.
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Posted by: Anne on 24/08/2011
F. Hinds - Certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council.
UK high street jewellers F. Hinds is delighted to announce its certification by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). This three year certification is recognition that the company’s Uxbridge based head office and all of its 110 stores nationwide (including the store at the Guildhall) meet the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC’s Member Certification Standard.
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Posted by: Anne on 12/08/2011
Stafford Furniture Exchange re-opens at the Guildhall Shopping Centre
A Stafford charity, used to moving furniture, has re-opened its doors at the Guildhall Shopping Centre.
Stafford Furniture Exchange, which collects good quality unwanted furniture and redistributes it to residents on low incomes, occupied one of the empty shop units in the Guildhall from November last year to April this year but had to vacate when a new permanent tenant was found for the shop. The opportunity, which was offered free of rates and service charge, enabled the charity to display more recycled furniture and reach more people in need.
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Posted by: Anne on 10/08/2011
Christmas Entertainments Programme announced for the Guildhall
Managers at the Guildhall Shopping Centre have announced an exciting programme of Christmas entertainments for November and December this year. Starting as always with Santa's Christmas Parade and the switch-on of the Christmas lights on 19th November, there then follows a packed weekly programme of entertainments up to Christmas.
Marketing Manager, Anne Graham said 'We have worked very closely with the Stafford Town Centre Partnership to bring together an even more vibrant programme of Christmas activities than normal. For example, on 26th November when the very popular Victorian Christmas Market will be in the town centre, the Guildhall will be complementing the event by holding a day of special 'Dickensian Delights' with special children's workshops, games and entertainers.
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Posted by: Anne on 09/08/2011
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