Welcome to Monty the Monkey's Kids' Club!
Our Kids Club is open to everyone between the ages of 3 – 10 years. As an extra–special member you'll receive:
- A fab Kids Club newsletter stuffed with a load of competitions and prizes to be won!
- Monty the Monkey stickers.
- Advance notice of what we’re doing – you’ll be the very first to know what’s going on with our family events.
The Santa Express
Yes – its true! You can win a steam train ride with Santa.
Mill Gate Shopping Centre has teamed up with East Lancashire Railway to offer two very lucky children (aged 3-10) the chance to win a ride on the Santa Special … and you’ll each get to take a friend and two adults with you!
The East Lancashire Railway Santa Specials are a treat for the whole family. During the journey, Santa makes his way through the train presenting every child with a Christmas gift. Traveling adults receive a souvenir miniature sherry & mince pie!
The steam-hauled trip starts at Bury (Bolton street) station and does an hour-long return trip to Ramsbottom. They run every Saturday & Sunday in the run up to Christmas - with extra trips on Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd & Christmas Eve.
Adults £11 / Children £9 / Unseated under 3s £6
Discounts on november dates if booked in advance.
To book, call: 0161 764 7790 between (10am - 4pm)
Or visit http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/ for more information
Monty & Face Painter Visits
Monty and the face painter will be visiting Mill Gate several times throughout 2009, they will appear from 11am to 4pm on the following dates:
- Sunday 25th January
- Sunday 22nd February
- Sunday 29th March
- Friday 10th April
- Monday 13th April
- Sunday 26th April
- Monday 4th May
- Sunday 24th May
- Monday 25th May
- Sunday 31st May
- Sunday 28th June
- Sunday 26th July
- Sunday 30th August
- Monday 31st August
- Sunday 27th September
- Sunday 25th October
- Sunday 29th November
- Sunday 27th December
- Monday 28th December
Fun, Puzzles and Downloads
Help Monty solve these puzzles.
It's easy ... choose the Puzzle, Game or Activity you want to do. Click on the name of puzzle you want from the list below, your choice will download automatically. When the download is complete, open the puzzle in your computer and print it out.
Don't forget to ask a parent for permission before you start to download any of Monty's activities.
Kiddy Cabs
Our Kiddy Cabs are a free and fun way to shop with toddlers at Mill Gate. Kids enjoy the ride while you shop! Toddlers can choose from a taxi, police car or fire engine (double seater for two children) - although these are all subject to availability as they are very popular.
To ride a Kiddy Cab, toddlers must be a maximum height of 3ft – and we have a height chart to help toddlers measure up! Kiddy Cabs can be used throughout the Mill Gate Shopping Centre and the Bury Markets but must always be accompanied by an adult. Please click here to download the Terms & Conditions pdf covering use of Kiddy Cab. Before hiring, you must sign to confirm your acceptance of these and hand in to our Customer Information desk on The Mall with two forms of identification.
And for a bit of fun, don't forget to apply for your Kiddy Cab Licence. For regular Kiddy Cab riders, our Customer Information staff can provide your child with its very own Kiddy Cab licence to avoid showing proof of identification each time you visit. Ask for a form at the our desk in The Mall – or simply download a pdf of our Kiddy Cab Licence form, fill it in at home and then bring in to the Customer Information desk next time you are in the centre. Please make sure that you print out and sign a copy of the Kiddy Cab Terms & Conditions and please remember to bring two forms of identification.
If you have forgotten to bring your Kiddy Cab licence, the Customer Relations staff will be able to access your information on the Kiddy Cab licence database.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ – DATA PROTECTION
Mill Gate is committed to protecting your privacy.