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Halloween 2026 Competition

  • One entry per person
  • All entries to be submitted either by Facebook or Instagram
  • No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are illegible, delayed or damaged electronically or online during the promotion.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties will be disqualified.
  • Winner will be announced on Facebook or Instagram
  • Entries from people using multiple email addresses will be disqualified.
  • The winning entries will be drawn shortly after the closing time/date.
  • Prizes are as stated, are not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  • Entries to all free prize draws must be received as stated by the closing date specified.
  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  • Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
  • Freshney Place Shopping Centre does not take responsibility for any prizes damaged in transit or collection.
  • By entering this competition you are agreeing to have your photograph taken for media purposes and these will be used on our platforms.
  • Freshney Place employees and tenants cannot enter this competition.
  • Entries submitted after 12pm on 29th October 2026 will not be valid.
  • Collection of prizes will be discussed directly with the winner.
  • Prizes can not be exchanged and may differ from listed below:
    • Millie’s Cookies – A box of 12 delicious cookies
      Waterstones – Winnie the Witch and Room on the Broom books
      Card Factory – Halloween goodies including a Frankenstein light-up wand, pumpkin projector lantern, Skelly plush toy, glow accessories, hair clips, press-on nails and face gems
      Costa – Two free drinks and two free cakes
      The Entertainer – A pumpkin costume, Harry Potter figure, magical collector wands, pumpkin bucket, splatter brain bucket and a Fuggler shopping bag!

Freshney’s School of Wizardry

Freshney’s School of Wizardry

 A Magical Halloween Adventure Awaits!

Saturday 31st October | 11am–3pm* | FREE EVENT

Get ready for a spellbinding day of Halloween fun! Step into a magical world where you can meet mysterious characters and reptiles, brew your own potion, face painting, follow a magical trail and get creative with spooky crafts.

 

Meet the Characters*

Come face-to-face with The Giant Groundskeeper, The Magical Headmaster and The Young Wizard — you never know what magical mischief they might be up to!

 

Potion Workshop

Brew up some magical mischief! Get hands-on and create your very own magical potion.

 

Magical Trail

Follow the clues, explore the trail and see if you can uncover some Halloween magic along the way!

 

Halloween Craft

Get creative with some spooky spellbinding fun and make your own Halloween masterpiece.

 

Face Painting

Get into character with spooky face painting! Transform into your favourite Halloween character and get ready for some magical fun.

 

Meet the Reptiles

Come face-to-face with some creepy Halloween guests.

 

Join us for a magical Halloween adventure — there’s plenty of spooky fun for the whole family!

 

*Character set times may vary.

Summer Fun Competition

  • One entry per person
  • All entries to be submitted either by Facebook or Instagram
  • No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are illegible, delayed or damaged electronically or online during the promotion.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties will be disqualified.
  • Winner will be announced on Facebook or Instagram
  • Entries from people using multiple email addresses will be disqualified.
  • The winning entries will be drawn shortly after the closing time/date.
  • Prizes are as stated, are not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  • Entries to all free prize draws must be received as stated by the closing date specified.
  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  • Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
  • Freshney Place Shopping Centre does not take responsibility for any prizes damaged in transit or collection.
  • By entering this competition you are agreeing to have your photograph taken for media purposes and these will be used on our platforms.
  • Freshney Place employees and tenants cannot enter this competition.
  • Entries submitted after 12pm on 31st August 2026 will not be valid.
  • Collection of prizes will be discussed directly with the winner.
  • Prizes can not be exchanged and may differ from listed below:
    • The Entertainer – Peppa Pig talking George, Peppa Pig Craft Backpack, DC Batman & Catwoman Figures, Marvel Spidey Web Crawler and Figure, Hybrid Hatcher, Crawling Cockroach and Crawling Spider, Bluey, Bandit, Bingo and Chilli Figures, Bluey colour in Squish’em and Bluey Tote Bag
    • Waterstones – Peppa Pig book, Superhero Magic Painting Book and Bluey Bus Book
    • Card Factory – Peppa Pig Bathtime Play Set, Marvel cup & straw and Bluey Car Activity Set.
    • Costa – 2x Free Drinks and 2x Free Cakes
    • Millie’s Cookies – Box of 12x Cookies
    • Additional items – Pusheen Fruits Watermelon, 6x necklaces, 2x earring sets (for pierced ears) 4x various headbands, and 2x packs of stick-on nails

Paw Patrol Competition

  • One entry per person
  • All entries to be submitted either by Facebook or Instagram
  • No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are illegible, delayed or damaged electronically or online during the promotion.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties will be disqualified.
  • Winner will be announced on Facebook or Instagram
  • Entries from people using multiple email addresses will be disqualified.
  • The winning entries will be drawn shortly after the closing time/date.
  • Prizes are as stated, are not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  • Entries to all free prize draws must be received as stated by the closing date specified.
  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  • Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
  • Freshney Place Shopping Centre does not take responsibility for any prizes damaged in transit or collection.
  • By entering this competition you are agreeing to have your photograph taken for media purposes and these will be used on our platforms.
  • Freshney Place employees and tenants cannot enter this competition.
  • Entries submitted after 12pm on 8th July 2026 will not be valid.
  • Collection of prizes will be discussed directly with the winner.
  • Prizes can not be exchanged and may differ from listed below:
    • The Entertainer – PAW Patrol Large Gift Bag, PAW Patrol Rescue Mission Pup Pad, PAW Patrol Chase Figure, PAW Patrol Rubble’s Bulldozer, PAW Patrol Character Dough Set.
    • Card Factory – PAW Patrol Colouring Roll, PAW Patrol Plaque, PAW Patrol Tumbler
    • Costa – 2x Free Drinks and 2x Free Cakes
    • Millie’s Cookies – Giant Cookie
    • The Works – PAW Patrol Jigsaw Puzzle, PAW Patrol Pink Action Mission Pack, PAW Patrol Blue Action Mission Pack
    • Waterstones – PAW Patrol Book
    • 2x Pusheen Plush Toys

K-Pop Competition 2026

  • One entry per person
  • All entries to be submitted either by Facebook or Instagram
  • No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are illegible, delayed or damaged electronically or online during the promotion.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties will be disqualified.
  • Winner will be announced on Facebook or Instagram
  • Entries from people using multiple email addresses will be disqualified.
  • The winning entries will be drawn shortly after the closing time/date.
  • Prizes are as stated, are not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  • Entries to all free prize draws must be received as stated by the closing date specified.
  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  • Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
  • Freshney Place Shopping Centre does not take responsibility for any prizes damaged in transit or collection.
  • By entering this competition you are agreeing to have your photograph taken for media purposes and these will be used on our platforms.
  • Freshney Place employees and tenants cannot enter this competition.
  • Entries submitted after 12pm on 26th May 2026 will not be valid.
  • Collection of prizes will be discussed directly with the winner.
  • Prizes can not be exchanged and may differ from listed below:
    • The Entertainer
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Canvas Bag
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Mira Costume
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Mira Wig
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Monopoly Deal
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Plush Notebook
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Keyring
    • K-Pop Demon Hunters Fidget Pen
    • Card Factory
    • 2x K-Pop Posters
    • Costa
    • 2x Free Drinks and 2x Free Cakes
    • Millie’s Cookies
    • Box of 12 Cookies
    • Gift voucher
    • £50 to store of winners choice

K-Pop Freshney Fest

Get ready for the K-Pop party!

Join us on 23rd May, 11am–3pm for an afternoon packed with music, creativity, and nonstop fun!
What’s happening:

Live performances
Meet & greets
Face painting & glitter art
Creative crafting activities
An exciting trail to explore

Package For Milly

Our ‘Package for Milly’ initiative is here to ensure anyone who needs essential menstrual products can access them with dignity and discretion. The scheme is named in honour of women’s rights campaigner Millicent Fawcett.Visitors to Freshney Place can simply ask any member of the centre team for “a package for Milly” and will be given a free, discreet bag containing essential items, no questions asked.
We’re proud to share that 18 of our retailers are also supporting our initiative by providing free discreet bags in-store.

Participating stores include:
Card Factory
Career’s Café
C&C Sweets
Clarks
Costa
Fragrance Shop (The)
Grimsby Library
Max Spielmann
New Look
Next
Perfume Shop (The)
Primark
Silver Tree
Superdrug
St. Andrew’s Hospice (near Next)
St. Andrew’s Hospice (near The Entertainer)
TK Maxx
Top Town Market
Waterstones
Works (The)

2026 Easter Competition

  • One entry per person
  • All entries to be submitted either by Facebook or Instagram
  • No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are illegible, delayed or damaged electronically or online during the promotion.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties will be disqualified.
  • Winner will be announced on Facebook or Instagram
  • Entries from people using multiple email addresses will be disqualified.
  • The winning entries will be drawn shortly after the closing time/date.
  • Prizes are as stated, are not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  • Entries to all free prize draws must be received as stated by the closing date specified.
  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  • Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
  • Freshney Place Shopping Centre does not take responsibility for any prizes damaged in transit or collection.
  • By entering this competition you are agreeing to have your photograph taken for media purposes and these will be used on our platforms.
  • Freshney Place employees and tenants cannot enter this competition.
  • Entries submitted after 12pm on 7th April 2025 will not be valid.
  • Collection of prizes will be discussed directly with the winner.
  • Prizes can not be exchanged and may differ from listed below:
    • The Fragrance Shop – Little Box of Happiness, containing Versace headband, Versace 5ml Dylan Blush Pink fragrance, Versace 5ml Dylan Purple fragrance, Versace 25ml Dylan Purple bath & shower gel, 6x testers for Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, YSL Black Opium, Ariana Grande LoveNotes, CK One Essence, Burberry Goddess, Aramis Intuition and lots of chocolate eggs.
    • The Entertainer – Luigi Character Toy, Squishmallows Mystery Squad, Fire Mario Figure, Mario figure, Sonic the Hedgehog Flicky figure and Sonic the Hedgehog Trip figure.
    • Millie’s Cookies – Giant Easter Cookie
    • C&C Sweets – Large American Mystery Bag
    • Hot Bun on the Run – Easter Meat Voucher – £30 voucher
    • Card Factory – Controller pencil case, Controller Plush Toy and Super Mario Drinks Bottle
    • Costa – 2x free drinks with 2x free cakes voucher

The Mushroom Land Easter Quest

Step into a world of adventure this Easter with The Mushroom Land Easter Quest

Join us for a fun-filled family event where little explorers can follow an exciting trail. Along the way, colourful face painting, enjoy taking selfies in our mirror, get creative with hands-on craft activities, and don’t miss special appearances from everyone’s favourite duo of heroic plumber brothers!

Whether you’re hunting for clues, getting crafty, or snapping photos with our special guests, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Perfect for families and young adventurers—come along and make some unforgettable Easter memories!

Valentine’s Day Competition

  • One entry per person
  • All entries to be submitted either by Facebook or Instagram
  • No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are illegible, delayed or damaged electronically or online during the promotion.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties will be disqualified.
  • Winner will be announced on Facebook or Instagram
  • Entries from people using multiple email addresses will be disqualified.
  • The winning entries will be drawn shortly after the closing time/date.
  • Prizes are as stated, are not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
  • Entries to all free prize draws must be received as stated by the closing date specified.
  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  • Entries that are not submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
  • Freshney Place Shopping Centre does not take responsibility for any prizes damaged in transit or collection.
  • By entering this competition you are agreeing to have your photograph taken for media purposes and these will be used on our platforms.
  • Freshney Place employees and tenants cannot enter this competition.
  • Entries submitted after 12pm on 18th February 2025 will not be valid.
  • Collection of prizes will be discussed directly with the winner.
  • Prizes are as per picture, can not be exchanged and may differ from image