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Peter Andre switches on the Christmas Lightsat Merry Hill 20 November from 4pm

Open late ’til 10pm week nights& ’til midnight week nights fromMonday 15 December

Wednesday November 12, 2008 55p

TO make your Christmas shopping even easier,Merry Hill is now open extra late until 10pmweekdays and 8pm Saturdays.

In addition, to get all of your last-minute Christmasgifts, the centre will open until midnight every week-night from Monday, December 15 until Tuesday,December 23.

To celebrate midnight trading, Merry Hill will behosting a range of musical events to entertain youwhile shopping, including live music each evening inFountain Square.

This year, Christmas shopping at Merry Hill will befull of fun and excitement, as well as letting you findpresents for all the family under one roof from morethan 200 stores, including Deebenhams, Asda,Sainsburys, Primark, M&S, TKMaxx and Argos Extra.

THE trading hours during Christmas atMerry Hill are now confirmed as fol-lows:

Week beginning November 10 and subse-quent weeks:

Weekdays 9 am-10 pmSaturday 9 am-8pmSunday 11 am-5 pm

Week beginning December 15:Weekdays 9 am-midnight

Saturday 9 am-10 pmSunday 11 am-5 pm

Monday, December 22:9am-midnight

Tuesday, December 23:9am-midnight

Christmas Eve:9 am- 4 pm

Christmas Day:Closed

Boxing Day:9am-6pm

December 27 (Saturday):8 am-10 pm

December 28:11am- 5pm

December 29:9 am-10pm

December 30:9am-10pm

December 31 (New Year’s Eve):9 am-4 pm

January 1:Closed

January 2:Normal tradinghours resume

CHILDREN In Need comesto Merry Hill on Friday,November 14 with live

coverage on BBC1 from 7-10pm.

Super-cuddly Pudsey and BBCMidlands Today presenters AshleyBlake and Sarah Falkland willhost an exciting show with livestage events, music and fun-filled

giveaways.And special guests Peppa Pig and

Pudsey Bear will be popping in tohelp raise funds.

Get along to Fountain Square onthe lower mall near M&S in yourfundraising finery – the wilderyour costume and fundraisingstory, the better your chance ofappearing on TV.

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OOH oarrgg me hearties…come to our pirate-themed Grotto and visit

Santa.Santa will be at Fountain

Square, lower mall near M&S,from Saturday, November 15,

weekdays 11am-8pm, Saturdays10am-7pm and Sundays 11am-5pm.

A visit with a gift costs £3.75, avist and photograph costs £4.25and a visit, gift and photographcosts £7.50.

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THE eighth Merry Hill ChristmasChoir Awards will be taking placethroughout December.

With more than 60 local schools partic-ipating, the event is guaranteed to pro-

vide great entertainment for all.The competing choirs will battle it out

over four categories and the winner ofeach will receive £1,000 prize money tobe spent at their school.

Heats take place on weekdays fromDecember 1-10, 10am-3.30pm.

Things will hot up in the final onDecember 12 and the awards ceremonywill be held on December 18, 4-6pm.

Schools choir awardsFOUNTAIN Square is theplace to be for little oneson Saturday, November 22,

when Fifi and Bumble fromkids’ TV show Fifi and theFlowertots entertain us withtheir all-singing, all-dancinglive stage act Rock With TheTots.

To see one of the four live

shows (noon, 1pm, 2pm and3pm), collect a wristband fromthe Customer Relations Desk onthe upper mall nearBeaverbrooks from 9am on theday.

Arrive early to avoid disap-pointment. All events may besubject to change or cancella-tion.

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Christmas trading hours at Merry Hill

Shop ’til you drop– ’til midnight!

KEEP the kids happy at Merry Hill this Christmaswith Merry Hill’s free craft workshops at FountainSquare on the lower mall outside M&S.

On Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, Merry Hillhosts a Pirate Craft Party and free Christmas craft work-shops on the weekend of December 13 and 14.Workshops and open Saturdays 10am - 4pm.Simply come along and bring your friends and you canmake tree decorations and more,

DON’T miss the spectac-ular Christmas lightsswitch-on ceremony

with special guest PeterAndre.

The fun family event kicksoff at 4pm with free giveawaysand entertainment.

Peter (left) will perform LIVEin the centre from 6pm andwill be on hand afterwards tosign autographs for fans.

Free crafty fun

Free face painting

Mums’ morningsMUMS and tots are guaranteed lots of fun and specialoffers at Mummy Mornings this Christmas.Held at Harry Ramsden’s at Merry Hill every second

Tuesday morning, mums can bring their little ones tomeet up with other mums, enjoy a free coffee or tea andbe the first to receive lots of exciting special offers thisChristmas.Festive Mummy Morning dates are November 25 andDecember 9, where Santa will even be making a sur-prise visit!

GET your kids’ faces painted this Christmas for free everySunday near Playworld at Merry Hill.

THERE’S plenty ofnew and excitingstores opening at

Merry Hill thisChristmas to stock upon those perfect festivegifts.

Dove Spa, near Argos,is ideal for booking inyour pre-party pampersession to look your bestat your Christmas do.

Check out Austin Reedand Henri Lloyd forsome sumptuous stylesthis Christmas for yourloved one and grab acustomized milkshakeat Shake About, nearHotel Chocolat, toquench your thirst asyou shop, shop, shop!

And don’t forget todrop down toDebenhams next weekfor their 25% off every-thing event for threedays only fromWednesday, November19.

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Adorable fashion forlittle ones 0– 5 years

Find us on the1st floor at Boots,Merry Hill Centre

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Time to spoil your little cherubs.From the softest of fabrics to thecutest of designs, the mini modeChristmas nightwear collection

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We‘ve got an action-packed countdown to Christmas forall the family at Merry Hill. Don‘t miss these great events.

8 & 11 decemberDAN GREENAWAY6.30pm-8.30pm

12 december‘A-SYDE’6.30pm-8.30pm

15-23 decemberA VARIETY OF LIVE MUSIC SESSIONSTO ADD EXTRA SPARKLE TO YOURSHOPPING EXPERIENCE AT MERRY HILL

24 decemberCHRISTMAS MUSIC BY SALVATION ARMYBRASS BAND10am-12noon

1-10 decemberSCHOOL CHRISTMAS CHOIR AWARDSHEATS from 10am, Fountain Square

12 decemberSCHOOL CHRISTMAS CHOIR AWARDSFINAL 9am-4.30pm, Fountain Square

18 decemberSCHOOL CHRISTMAS CHOIR AWARDWINNERS’ PRESENTATION4pm-6pm, Fountain Square

16, 23&30 november,7&14 decemberFREE CHRISTMAS FACE PAINTING11am-4pm, Playworld, lower mall

6&7 decemberFREE KIDS PIRATE CRAFT PARTY10am-4pm, Fountain Square

13&14 decemberFREE KIDS CHRISTMAS CRAFTWORKSHOP10am-4pm, Fountain Square

21 decemberFREE CHRISTMAS FACE PAINTINGWITH FREE CHRISTMAS GIFT*11am-4pm, Playworld, lower mall*While stocks last

25 decemberEVERYONE AT MERRYHILL WISHES YOU AHAPPY CHRISTMAS!

10 novemberLATE NIGHT OPENING STARTSShop until 10pm each week nightand until 8pm every Saturday

15 decemberMIDNIGHT OPENING STARTSShop until midnight week nightsuntil 23 December

eventsand specialappearances14 november

BBC CHILDREN INNEED CHRISTMASPARTY 4pm-10pm,Fountain Square

MEET PEPPA PIG11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm(30-minute sessions),Scallywags, upper mallnear Burger King

15 november

SANTA’S GROTTO OPENSWeekdays 11am-8pm, Saturdays 10am-7pm,Sundays 11am-5pm

20 novemberPETER ANDRESWITCHES ONTHE CHRISTMASLIGHTS4pm-7pm,Fountain Square

22 novemberFIFI AND THEFLOWERTOTS:ROCK WITH THE TOTSStage shows at 12noon,1pm, 2pm, 3pm,Fountain Square

9 decemberCHRISTMAS SPECIAL MUMMYMORNING WITH SANTA VISIT10am-11.30am, Harry Ramsden’s, lower mall ©Chapman Entertainment Ltd 2008.