
Donkeys
are back for Easter
Great
fun is planned for the Easter weekend, with the
Blackpool donkeys - very popular in August last
year - back for Good Friday and Bank Holiday
Monday. We've got entertainment on Easter Saturday
too, with Priscilla the Goose and Mother Goose,
plus a stiltwalking Bo-Peep, complete with
lamb!
Lovers
of chocolate eggs can guess the nmumber of eggs in
a Chevrolet Aveo from Sherwoods, to be found in
the centre square. Pick up an entry form, make
your guess and pop it into the post box, and you
could win £100 to spend in the centre, as well as
6 Easter eggs! The remainder, though we can't tell
you how many, will be given to children at the
Butterwick Hospice.

Confident
Start to 2009
Wellington
Square, the leading shopping centre in Stockton
town centre has experienced an upturn in lettings
in the last six months.
This is virtually unprecedented at this
time of retail downturn and 2009 is looking to
continue the trend.
Following
the opening of a Body Shop unit at the end
of July, there has been on average one shop opening
every month in Wellington Square Shopping
Centre. This
is at a time when many retailers are holding back
their expansion plans.
New
arrivals since Body Shop include T-Mobile
and
Orange
and the re-opened The Works bookshop.
In addition, there have been three lettings to
regional retailers. These consist of babywear
retailer Vervez, gift company Universal
Imports, and Waremart, expected to open
a 5,000 sq. ft. household goods store when
seasonal operator Calendar Club vacate their unit
later in January.
In
addition, 2009 has started well with lettings to FX
Currency and O'Briens Sandwich Bar.
Both transactions are due for completion
within the next few weeks and will be excellent
additions to the scheme.
Footfall
over the Christmas period was encouraging, with an
increase of 24% year on year to over
763,000 shoppers during December.


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