Helen and Brian started out selling a few plants on a market stall 10 years ago and since then they have gone on to achieve their dream of opening their own garden centre, which has expanded over the years to include a café selling organic food. They had started having monthly events at the garden…

Ian’s annual trip to a local carvery for a Father’s Day lunch had become a family ritual that his two sons had had enough of! Whilst their dad seemed perfectly content to go to the same place and eat the same food year after year, they thought he deserved a change and conspired behind his…

With the uncharacteristically sunny weather seeming to be going on indefinitely, a local seaside bar decided to capitalise on it and attract more clientele by setting up an extra outdoor bar right on the beach! They went for a shabby-chic beach hut style construction, complete with tables and deckchairs, and stocked it with everything the…

Karaoke is so commonplace nowadays it is very difficult for publicans to put their own spin on it to make local pub-goers choose a night of DIY singing in their establishment, rather than another pub up the road. Darren and Pete who run a pub in the area, thought long and hard about how to…

The directors of the company we were asked to provide one of our snazzy corporate buffets for recently may not always agree on everything discussed in the meeting room, but when it came to the catering, they were unanimous in their decision. The board were bored! Every month their post-meeting lunch was always the same…

Since its establishment in 2003, The Great Manchester Run has gone on to become a major event in the sporting calendar and draws in a large crowd of spectators not just watching from the side lines, but also on television. Many people take part in the event to raise money for a charitable cause and…

At the age of 37 and with five failed driving tests behind her, Sue was on the verge of giving up. She was feeling so frustrated that she always seemed to fall at the final hurdle no matter how hard she tried. Her husband Keith eventually persuaded her to give it one more go and…

Sharon and Martin had married after being engaged for 26 years. Family and friends thought they would never marry so were very surprised when invitations were sent out. A guest list of 185 people were sent out for the evening do. A local pub in Swinton was to hold the evening event. The wedding itself…

This is the time of year when people all over the country get together at local gatherings to enjoy the annual resurgence of regional traditions, particularly local folk music and dancing, at May Day celebrations across the UK. One village in our local area, decided this year, to organise a full-blown medieval feast and go…

Hog Roast Ardwick were thrilled to be asked to cater for around 200 guests in the grounds of a local hospital which was holding an “It’s a Knockout” event competing with other healthcare trusts and raising money for a new Proton Beam machine in the fight against cancer. There have been many incredible technological and…