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15/10/2008

TATTON Park is celebrating National Apple Day on Sunday with a whole array of apple-tastic activities!

Younger visitors can meet the Busy Bee, join in apple printing games and pip each other to the post in the hunt for the Giant Alphabet Apples. They will also be able to plant up and take home the beginnings of their very own Tatton apple tree.

For older visitors, one of Tatton’s senior gardening team will be conducting hour-long talks about pruning and training of fruit trees and getting to the core of what makes a successful orchard.

And there will be scrumping of some scrumptuous varieties on the day.

The fun starts at 11am with usual admission prices applying. To find out more see www.tattonpark.org.uk.

THE Mind Body Spirit Northern Festival is being held this weekend. The popular annual event will attract thousands of people to Manchester Central (formerly GMex) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and this year it promises a vast programme of experts, information and demonstrations. You can learn about everything from classic yoga to tai chi, experience Brain Gym, bellydancing and guided meditation – there’s even a stand-up comic pyschic show! Workshop presenters include Barefoot Doctor, Gill Edwards, Jason Chan, Glennyce Eckersley, Lui Krieg and Stefan Driess, among many well-known names. For full details and ticket information to go www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk.

TAKE a guided walk around Stockport on Sunday and re-live the town’s historic industrial history. HatWorks’ expert guide Sue Lea will be explaining the importance of the once-flourishing hatting industry on Stockport on a moderate walk of about two miles. It goes from HatWorks in Wellington Mill, Wellington Road South, between 1.30pm and 4pm. It costs £5.50 for adults, including refreshments back at the museum. Book in advance on 0161 355 7770.

GET an early Halloween scare at Redhouse Farm in Dunham Massey. From Friday until October 27, they’re running a Spooktacular event when the old Milking Parlour is turned into a creepy cottage terror trail awaiting any child daring to brave the haunted pathways.  Come dressed up for the fancy dress competition which runs each day of the holiday in what promises to be a scary time for all. Entry costs £5.95 for adults and £4.95 for children. Find out more at www.redhousefarm.co.uk. 

DISCOVER the best in cutting edge contemporary craft at a new event this weekend – The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair. Buy or commission from 130 leading designer-makers at this fascinating event at the Manchester Grammar School in Old Hall Lane, Fallowfield. The show features established names in craft as well as new makers and offers a unique shopping experience, plus the chance to buy early Christmas presents. Entry costs £5, £4 for concessions – find out more on www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk.

SEE the lovely gardens at Quarry Bank Mill and the Styal Estate in Wilmslow in a new light at an evening event on Thursday. Twilight in the Garden offers an interesting new perspective on the gardens around the mill – one of the finest surviving cotton mills of the period.  The event costs £6 for adults. Ring 01625 527 468 for further information. 

VOTE for your favourite pictures of Salford at a special exhibition which opens on Saturday and runs for the rest of the month. As Seen in Salford is an annual photographic competition to capture the sights and scenes of the city. It takes place at Salford Tourist Information Centre at The Lowry in Salford Quays. Entry is free and anyone can vote for their favourites. For more details go to www.visitsalford.info/asseeninsalford.htm.

YOUNGSTERS can contrast objects of different sizes and make a picture at an event at Manchester Museum.Big and Small Saturday goes from 11am to 4pm and looks at everything, from Stan the T.Rex to tiny bugs and mice, with the chance to get creative.  For more information go to www.manchester.museum.ac.uk.