Staff benefits update – 29 March 2017
29 Mar 2017
Easter will soon be here and we have a bumper issue for you!
Easter will soon be here and we have a bumper issue for you of family friendly, travel and home services offers plus a seven-day free trial at a Nuffield Gym.
Family friendly
You can now save up to 53% off at Drayton Manor Theme Park. It is home to a variety of exciting attractions with roller coasters, zoo and Thomas Land and makes a great family day out. Merlin attractions and Chill Factore are also fantastic destinations for the family over Easter and have high discounts to help make the day out more affordable.
Activate Camps operate more than 200 weeks of sport and activities at their OFSTED registered camps every year with courses such as the Andrew Flintoff Cricket Academy and the Louis Smith Gymnastic Academy. They have facilities at over 75 locations nationwide including Bolton School, Stockport Grammar School, Cheadle Hulme School and The Grange in Hartford - so plenty going on in and around Manchester at Easter and in the Summer!
For those with young babies and toddlers The Gro Company produce a huge range of high quality baby sleep products and offer you 15% discount.
Mr Bloom's Nursery Live arrives at the Palace Theatre on Mon 17 Apr, 11am & 3pm. Bring your 'tiddlers' along and join Mr Bloom and the Veggies on their first ever live tour. QUOTE VEGGIE for £10 Tickets* (Valid on Mon 17 Apr at 11am & 3pm, must quote VEGGIE to redeem). Call 0844 871 3038 or email GroupSales@theambassadors.com to book today!
Travel
Easter will soon be here and SuperBreak has a number of London O2 Offers from £88pp. Hoseasons has a Pets Go Free offer that applies to new bookings confirmed between 07/03/17 – 03/04/17 for arrivals starting and completing between 07/03/17 – 31/12/17. cottages.com currently feature a selection of properties across France offering reductions over £250 for arrivals between 6th July and 23rd August 2017. Hotel Exclusives has fantastic getaways with savings of up to 68% including Cyprus, Tenerife, Bath, Barcelona, Malta & many more. Visit the travel discounts for more information.
Health, beauty and fitness
Why not visit the health, fitness and outdoors or the hair and beauty discounts and discover opportunities to save on health cash plans and private healthcare, gyms, outdoor clothing, spas and hair salons! You’re worth it! The Nuffield Manchester Printworks Fitness Centre is offering a 7 Day Free Trial for ALL staff!
Home Services
Dunham McCarthy Estate Planning & Will Specialists normally charge £119 for drafting a single Will and £189 for two Mirror Wills. They are offering this to University staff for free and have successfully supported many clients including Birmingham City Council employees. If you are considering buying new electrical appliances you now have access to the Hotpoint Privilege Purchase Club. All appliances are pre-discounted and all staff can save an extra 15% off using the voucher Code.
Changes to Perkz
Staff access to the Perkz discounts platform will end on 31 March 2017. Wider Plan has been appointed to provide University staff with a new discounts portal called Wider Wallet which will launch during April. More information is available here.
The next update will be Wednesday, 12 April. Keep up to date with all your Staff benefits!