THE beach has officially arrived in Northwich town centre. 

Staff at Barons Quay have been working hard building the fenced off beach area opposite H&M for the past few days to get it open for the weekend, after it proved incredibly popular during the summer last year. 

But with the sun shining today, Barons Quay has decided to open up the beach a day early. 

Northwich Guardian:

As of midday today, the covers came off the sand and the beach was opened for families to enjoy. 

Barons Quay will also be hosting free summer activities at the beach for families to enjoy each Saturday throughout the holidays.

These include bucket and spade decorating from 11am to 4pm this Saturday and beach ball decorating from 11am to 4pm on August 10.

There will also be a first-come first-served ice cream giveaway while stocks last from 11am on August 17, and giant roaming seagulls making appearances throughout the day on August 24.

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