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Christmas Grotto at The Chantry Centre Santa’s legendary Grotto at The Chantry Centre opened every Thursday to Sunday until Christmas Week when it was open daily until Christmas Eve. Children could meet Santa and collect a Quality Christmas present for just £5.00 - the same price it had been for five years! |
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ANGRY BIRDS - AT THE CHANTRY CENTRE |
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MODELSEARCH 2011 The popular Chantry Shopping Centre Modelsearch competition was launched in August when wanabee models were invited to visit the Centre to attend Scouting Days on Saturdays 20 August and 3 September. Three hundred and thirty two models had digital photos taken from which one hundred and twenty finalists were chosen. |
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BEE FEST There was a hive of activity at The Chantry Centre, Andover on Friday and Saturday,12 and 13 August, when a two-day Bee Fest was organised. |
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SUPERTOTS SPONSORSHIP Organised by the Andover Advertiser, the Chantry Centre once again sponsored the annual Supertots competition. Launched in May, free photo sessions by David Facey took place in the Centre at the end of May/beginning of June for newborn to children up to the age of 4. The Chantry also donated £100s worth of shopping vouchers to the prize fund of £2,000. |
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EXPLORER DISCOVERS THE CHANTRY CENTRE Organised as a grand finale to the month long Big British Break programme of free family fun, which took place throughout April, a larger than life explorer visited the Chantry Centre on Bank Holiday Monday, 2 May! |
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EASTER EXCITEMENT Falling in the middle of the Big British Break programme of free family fun, which took place throughout April, Easter was celebrated with a touch of animal magic and a right royal knees up! On Good Friday, young shoppers were given the chance to see and hold cute and cuddly creatures including rabbits, chicks and guinea pigs when Sussex based petting zoo Animal Magic visited the Centre. |
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EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN'S ROSY To celebrate Spring and coinciding with the Big British Break month long programme of free family fun, Chantry Court was transformed into an inside garden complete with borders planted with shrubs and bedding plants, lawns, and gazebos giving the Centre a relaxing and restful focal point from which the entertainment and craft activities were based. |
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CHANTRY CENTRE FLIES THE FLAG In a month that included Mother’s Day, Easter, the Royal Wedding and three Bank Holidays, April was going to be a mega month for families with children at home for the duration. |
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THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT Part of the Big British Break programme of free family fun organised during April on a 'best of British theme', children were entertained with a day of traditional seaside entertainment. |
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THORNTONS BRINGS LIVE MECHANICAL CHOCOLATIER TO CELEBRATE ITS CENTENARY As part of their centennial celebrations, Thorntons took a live mechanical chocolatier to the streets of Britain and visited the Chantry Centre in April during the Centre's Big British Break promotion. Britain’s best loved chocolate company created a amazing live chocolatier statue (a real man!) and brought this ‘street theatre’ to Andover to celebrate their centenary year and raise money for the NSPCC. |
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GET UP – GET ACTIVE As part of their Big British Break programme of free family fun throughout the month, local attraction – Andover Leisure - made several appearances with their popular Get Up Get Active interactive sessions. |
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MODEL POSES Winners of the 2010 Modelsearch competition showed their modelling expertise as the took part in a Fashion photoshoot at The Chantry Centre in March. The team - dressed in fashions available from the shops and stores within the Centre - were picture perfect as they posed for photos to be used in advertisements and on promotional material during the year. |
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SPECIAL TEA PARTY FOR ARMY CHILDREN On 1 December 2010, the Chantry Centre, together with Father Christmas and Chantry Bear, provided a special pre-Christmas treat for twenty-four young children whose parents were serving with the armed forces in Afghanistan. |
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THREE WISE MEN ARRIVE AT CHANTRY CENTRE The East went West on 26 November 2010 when Three Wise Men, riding real camels, arrived at The Chantry Centre to hand out gifts to shoppers in a series of random acts of kindness. |
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HALLOW-GREEN During the October Half Term, witches and warlocks were invited to get handy with Halloween crafts and make witch and wizard hats using environmentally friendly and recycled materials. |
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FASHION SHOW On Saturday, 21 August and Saturday, 4 September, the popular Chantry Shopping Centre Modelsearch competition was launched when wannabe models were invited to visit the Centre to attend Scouting Days. Four Hundred and Thirty models had digital photos taken from which one hundred and twenty finalists were chosen. The eight winners from age categories 4-6 years, 7-10 years, 11-15 years, and 16+ demonstrated their modelling prowess in a series of Fashion Shows which took place over the weekend of 2 and 3 October where they modelled the latest collections available at the Centre and then took part in a photoshoot resulting in a double page spread, fashion feature in the Andover Midweek on 15 November 2010. |
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MUSIC TO OUR EARS! Supporting the Andover Carnival, Steve Cotney, Centre Manager of the Chantry Centre, became loveable ogre Shrek for the day as the team from the Centre showed their support of the Andover Carnival by organising their float featuring famous musicals. |
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WE'RE ON THE BALL! World Cup fever started early at the Chantry Centre when dads, lads and daughters were able to test soccer skills and their footie know-how in a giant Spot the Ball competition. The event kicked off on Saturday, 5 June and ran till Fathers Day. |
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MAYDAY - WITH BELLS ON! The Chantry Centre, Andover came to life on Saturday, 22 May with traditional Spring entertainment and Maytime Madness. |
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TO MOTHER WITH LOVE! To celebrate Mother's Day, children visiting the Chantry Shopping Centre on Saturday, 13 March went potty. Young horticulturalists got their fingers dirtily decorating a biodegradable flower pot and planting a real bedding plant to give to their Mum on Mother's Day. Also in the Centre, was a larger than life Daffodil acting as a timely reminder of Mother's Day. |
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CHANTRY TEASES CELEBRITIES On Saturday, 13 February, shoppers visiting the Chantry Centre, saw a host of famous faces. To highlight Valentine's Day, visitors to the Chantry Centre came face to face with famous faces from the world of entertainment. |
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CHRISTMAS FUTURE Chantry Centre Manager, Steve Cotney introduced the ‘Random acts of kindness’ scheme which saw either him or his staff handing out gifts or cash to those who seem to be worthy causes.
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BIG KIDS’ VISIT CHANTRY CENTRE GROTTO The Chantry Centreproved that you are never to old to visit Santa as they welcomed some ‘big kids’ to visit their Christmas Grotto on Saturday. |
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PEPPA PIG FANS FLOCK TO THE CHANTRY CENTRE On Sunday, 29 November, the Chantry Centre enjoyed a celebrity visit from some VIPs - Very Important Pigs. Over 450 children turned up at the Centre to meet their cartoon favourites from the TV - Peppa and George - and for most of the day, the queue of fans stretched out of the Chantry Centre's doors and back down the street. |
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MODELSEARCH AND FASHION SHOWS 2009 On Saturday, 22 August and Saturday, 5 September, the popular Chantry Shopping Centre Modelsearch competition was launched when wannabe models were invited to visit the Centre to attend Scouting Days. Three Hundred and Nineteen models had digital photos taken from which one eighty finalists were chosen. |
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KID VEG OUT AND ENJOY ECO FUN As part of The Chantry Centre’s regular ‘Eco Kids’ activities, children were invited to the Centre Thursday 27 August to enjoy some free eco craft activities, fun and games. |
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THE CHANTRY HAS THE 'CENTRETAINMENT' FACTOR! On Saturday, 4 July, the finals of 'Centretainment' took place at The Lights Theatre, Andover. |
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ICE BREAKER AT THE CHANTRY Romance was in the air at The Chantry Centre on Saturday, 7 February with a promotion guaranteed to melt the heart of even the coldest of mortals! |
