The Lowry Hotel Lays on Festive Feast for Wood Street Mission Kids
The five star Lowry Hotel opened its doors to Manchester charity Wood Street Mission to bring festive fun to local children part of the charity’s celebrated traditional Christmas project.
30 children, aging from 3 months old to teenagers, from St Philips Church of England primary school in Salford enjoyed an early bout of Christmas cheer in the double AA-rosette River Restaurant.
The venue, on the banks of the Irwell, played host to a children’s lunch of traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Visits from a balloon artist ensured the affair was as magical as could be, however the show was stolen by Santa who arrived with gifts for each of the children.
The hotel selected Wood Street Mission as its charity of the year for 2015 and the partnership has continued throughout 2016.
The hotel raised nearly £4,000 towards the charity’s SmartStart project, an initiative that provides school uniforms, sports kits and stationery to local children, helping them succeed at school. In addition, nearly £1,300 was raised for the charity by the Lowry team in the Great Manchester Run earlier this year.
Roseanne Sweeney, Chief Executive of Wood Street Mission said: “It has been wonderful to have the support of the Lowry Hotel and their generous hosting of a Christmas lunch for local families was a great way to end the year. The children really enjoyed themselves and took away a lot of happy memories of their special day. ”
Wood Street Mission helps children and families living on a low income by helping meet their day-to-day needs and improving children’s life chances. Founded 147 years ago, it provides support to Manchester and Salford families, most famously with its Christmas project which last year gave new toys and food to over 2,000 families and 4,500 children. This year the numbers are set to be even higher.
Hotel Manager, Adrian Ellis said: “Wood Street Mission is an amazing charity, and the work they do is invaluable to the lives of many families in Manchester and Salford. We are proud to have them as the hotel’s official charity. ”
The merriments launch the Lowry Hotel into the festive season. The Christmas menu is available in the River Restaurant throughout December and includes mouth-watering seasonal dishes such as game terrine with Cumberland jelly to start and roast organic Hade Edge turkey with rosemary stuffing ball for main.
The River Bar will follow suit, serving festive cocktails from traditional mulled wine to a signature mince pie martini. To sample Christmas spirit at the award winning River Restaurant and Bar, please contact The Lowry Hotel at 0161 827 4000.
Prices from £25 per person for lunch or £27 per person for dinner. Festive Afternoon Tea £24 per person or Champagne Festive Afternoon Tea £35 per person.
Posted: Thursday 1st December 2016
ID: 2911 - 1801
About River Restaurant
Executive Chef Dave Ashton’s menu uses the best local and seasonal produce that the hotel is famous for and creating classic British dishes to a high standard. His favourite starters include pan fried scallops with scallop ceviche, peanut, lime and avocado and A5 Wagyu beef with celeriac remoulade, ponzu and wasabi dressing. Mains include wild line caught sea bass with cockle minestrone, courgette and basil puree. Meat lovers will be delighted to see a Rump of lamb Cheshire Farm lamb with lamb fat carrot, roast onion, braised rib and mint sauce. Our famous sharing dishes of Beef Wellington and our 42oz Cheshire Farm Tomahawk steak.
The adjoining River Bar and Terrace encapsulates The Lowry Hotel’s fun-loving spirit at the confluence of city life. Here you’ll find in the intimate, informal surroundings a quiet place to network, drink and kick-back with a perfectly mixed cocktail, club sandwich, salad, or more substantial dish from our menu. The cosy Library is tucked away at one end. Open until late, this is a place to enjoy our signature cocktails.
Here you will also find Manchester’s longest bar terrace — an open-air first-floor terrace for al fresco dining where you can enjoy a drink or meal from the bar or restaurant. Open year-round, The Terrace is perfect for summer afternoon get-togethers in this urban suntrap overlooking the River Irwell.
The bar and restaurant at The Lowry Hotel provide the perfect place to relax and enjoy good food and drink, offering breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner on a daily basis, with a great Chefs Choice Menu offering 2 courses for £19.95 and three courses for £24.95 and a three course Sunday lunch for £22.50. Our Afternoon Tea is available for £22.50 per person or upgrade to our Champagne Afternoon Tea for £33.00.
On Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons you will also be entertained with live pianist and singer Kimm.
The River Bar and Restaurant as you know it will be closing in July but don’t worry, we will be back in September with a brand-new restaurant and bar, during this time we will be serving, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner in our grand ballroom during this period.
Here is a short video of the preparation of the Watermelon dessert on this month's Chef Choice Menu.
