Win a Mother's Day Chocolate Hamper for your Mum!

 *** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED ***

With Mother's day approaching (it's the of 3rd April 2011) we thought we would offer you the chance to win a fabulous Mother's Day Chocolate Hamper created specially for your Mum.

Our competition is open to anybody who follows us on Twitter, & the prize is one of our Bespoke Chocolate Café Hampers (worth £30). You can tell us exactly what chocolate your mum likes & we will create the perfect hamper for her & deliver it anywhere in the UK in time for Mothering Sunday. Create your perfect chocolate hamper at http://www.chocolate-cafe.co.uk/gifts/Chocolate_Hamper/

To enter the competition simply follow us on twitter (so we can tell you if you have won) & tweet or retweet this post.

 The competition is open to UK residents only and will close at noon on Friday 25th March 2011.

 A winner will be selected at random and notified by direct message on twitter (please make sure you are following us so we can let you know if you have won!).

 Good luck & Happy Mother's Day from everyone at the Chocolate Café!

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Chocoholics Wanted!

The weekend of the 16th/17th April 2011 will see the beautiful town of Ramsbottom host its 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival.
 
With visitor numbers in access of 25,000 people a huge amount of time & effort is required before, during & after the event. Whilst the majority of this work is undertaken by local businesses, Bury Council, Greater Manchester Police & various other local groups a small number of volunteers are required to help the event run smoothly.
 
To many visitors you will be the face of the festival with various roles including stewarding visitors, meeting & greeting, car parking, rubbish collection etc... In return you will be an integral part of an exciting family friendly event ...& you will be guaranteed lots & lots of chocolate! :-)
 
If you are interested in getting involved please email: towncentresteam@bury.gov.uk
 
Keep up to date with the latest developments for the festival at www.ramsbottomchocolatefestival.com
or on twitter via @welovechocolate or with the hashtag #chocfest11

Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival 2011

The weekend of the 16th/17th April 2011 will see the beautiful town of Ramsbottom host its 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival.
 
Originally the idea of Paul & the team at The Chocolate Café, the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival is now run as a joint venture between Bury Council & The Ramsbottom Business Group. The event is the leading family friendly chocolate festival in Europe with over 25,000 people visiting the town during the festival weekend.
 
During the weekend the whole town is transformed into a chocolate wonderland with local shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels & even beauty salons (chocolate spray tan anyone?) getting involved. We even have dedicated steam train rides with our Chocolate Express, courtesy of the East Lancashire Railway (www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk)
 
At the heart of the festival is a 2 day chocolate themed market with over 75 chocolate themed stalls. Large chocolate producers such as Divine Chocolate, Slatterys & Zotter Chocolate are complemented by smaller artisan chocolatiers such as Duffy's Red Star, Cocoa Emporium & ChocoLaLa.
 
Throughout the festival there will be chocolate tastings, demonstrations, children's chocolate workshops & displays by some of the UK's leading chocolatiers. We are really pleased to announce that the current UK Chocolate Master - John Costello (http://www.johncostello.co.uk/) will be showcasing his skills and answering questions at various sites throughout the entire festival weekend.
 
A full schedule of events will be available online and in print in the next few weeks.
 
In the meantime you can visit www.ramsbottomchocolatefestival.com/ or www.chocolate-cafe.co.uk or search for #chocfest11 on twitter for further information & regular updates.
 
If you run a chocolate related business & would like to be involved you can email me at paul@chocolate-cafe.co.uk for more info.
 
 
 
 
 

Win a box of Milk Chocolate Love Hearts for Valentines Day

 

To help get you in the mood for romance in time for Valentine's Day we are offering you the chance to win some FREE Milk Chocolate Love Hearts worth £15!

 

The competition is open to anybody who follows us on Twitter, & the prize is a box of 80 Creamy Milk Chocolate Love Hearts wrapped in Red & Pink foil. These chocolate hearts are a firm favourite year round & are part of our Valentine's range available in store or to order over the telephone for mail order.

The hearts can be collected from our shop in Ramsbottom, Lancashire or we will deliver them to you anywhere in the UK in time for Valentine's Day.

 

To enter the competition simply tweet or retweet this post.

 

The competition is open to UK residents only and will close at midnight on Sunday 6th February 2011.

 

A winner will be selected at random and notified by direct message on twitter (please make sure you are following us so we can let you know if you have won!)

 

Good luck!
*** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED ***

 

Win a Chocolate Café Tasting Bundle

*** This Competition is now closed *** 

To help shake off those January blues we thought we would offer you the chance to win some FREE chocolate!.

Our competition is open to anybody who follows us on Twitter, & the prize is one of our Chocolate Café tasting bundles. You can view our tasting bundles & choose your bars here http://www.chocolate-cafe.co.uk/chocolate/

The winner can choose which three chocolate bars they would like & they will be delivered to you anywhere in the UK.

To enter the competition simply tweet or retweet this post.

The competition is open to UK residents only and will close at midnight on Sunday 9th January 2011.

A winner will be selected at random and notified by direct message on twitter (please make sure you are following us so we can let you know if you have won!)

Good luck!

Christmas Opening Times

Our opening times for the festive period are as follows:
 
Christmas Eve   -   10.30am - 4.00pm
Christmas Day   -   Closed
Boxing Day   -   Closed
Monday 27th   -   Closed
Tuesday 28th   -   Closed
Wednesday 29th   -   Closed
Thursday 30th   -   10.30am - 5.00pm
 
New Years Eve   -   10.30am - 5.00pm
New Years Day   -   Closed
Sunday 2nd January   -   Closed
Monday 3rd January   -   Closed
Tuesday 4th January   -   10.30am - 5.00pm
 
A very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from everyone at the Chocolate Café
 
 

Chocolate Pizza competition

With Christmas nearly upon us and more bad weather predicted this week we thought we would offer you the chance to win one of our chocolate pizzas absolutely FREE.
 
The competition is open to anybody who follows us on Twitter and the prize is one of our large chocolate pizzas with your choice of toppings. The prize will be delivered to you anywhere in the UK in time for Christmas.
 
To enter the competition simply tweet or retweet this post.
 
The competition is open to UK residents only and will close at midnight on Sunday 19th December 2010.
 
A winner will be selected at random and notified by direct message on twitter (please make sure you are following us so we can let you know if you have won!)
 
Good luck!