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Since theme park giant Alton Towers reopened a few weeks ago, it's been bringing magic back to the lives of many.
Things are very different at the theme park now - with changes such as social distancing and compulsory face masks on rides - but park visitors aren't letting it dull their experience.
And now Alton Towers wants to give back to some of the people who have worked hard throughout the coronavirus pandemic, with the launch of its 'Big Merlin Thank You.
A total of 3,000 of the tickets will be divided equally across 30 different companies in the UK whose employees have continued to work throughout the pandemic.
These include:
Teachers via the ASCL
Royal Mail postal staff
Compass Group UK & Ireland - the UK’s largest food and support services company (who have been working in healthcare, education and defence as well as supporting key workers within business and industry sectors),
WHSmith (for their post office colleagues who provided vital postal and banking services on the high street and for their store colleagues across over 100 hospitals who served frontline NHS staff)
Council workers across the UK including refuse collectors
A range of the major high street supermarkets including Tesco
Food takeaway delivery companies
Check out their website for details
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If you're off to Alton Towers don't forget your mask 😷😄Escaping to the Alton Towers Resort this week? Please be aware that guests over the age of six are required to wear a face mask on select rides and attractions. Thank you for your cooperation as we help to keep you safe during your escape 🎢
For more info please visit our website: www.altontowers.com/plan-your-visit/coronavirus/
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Walking Staffordshire – The Churnet Valley
In the mistaken belief that things would probably be a lot drier in the woods, we decided to venture up Cotton Dell – a delightful wooded valley between the mayhem of Alton Towers and the tranquillity of Oakamoor. We were probably still a week or two away from the...
Staffordshire Walks – Oakamoor & Whiston
The beauty of living where we are is the ability to walk in any direction, from our front door, and find ourselves in fantastic countryside. If you use the brilliant (and usually free) ViewRanger phone app, you can follow the route from here. Just across the road...
A Visit to Carsington Water
In keeping with my unhealthy interest in the weather, it struck me today that I wasn't sure where the term "Indian Summer" came from. I'd always imagined it was something to do with India and the fact the weather improved in September after the monsoons. But no,...
The JCB Story
The JCB Story Some of you may know that JCB (of yellow digger fame) are based just up the road from us. If you’ve driven to Alton Towers via Rocester, the chances are you’ve passed their World Headquarters – a huge shed-like building with very picturesque lakes out...
Drone Footage of The Roaches
Given that absolutely nothing is happening at The Laurels, in respect of fixing things that is, and that the weather was dry and warmish, we decided to take a trip to The Roaches. This isn't, as you may suspect, some hideous place where six-legged insects inhabit the...
Well Dressing
When I was first told about well dressing, I imagined a group of immaculately groomed lovies in suits and frocks. As it turns out, well dressing is pretty much as it sounds - dressing up wells. Just up the road from us is the picture-postcard village of Tissington...
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