Win a sack load of Mancunian Christmas presents

There's a publicity campaign running at the moment for our fine city, called See What Manchester's Made Of. As part of it, the organisers have put together a list of the top ten most exciting and distinctly ‘Mancunian’ Christmas present ideas and experiences.

It includes delights such as a spa day at the Lowry Hotel, afternoon tea at Cloud 23 in the Hilton, a Duerrs gift set of all their finest jams and preserves, the remastered Stone Roses album, and the Manchester Monopoly set. You'll find the full, rather impressive, list below.

This part of the marketing campaign aims to tell the world how wonderful Manchester is for shopping. We're arguably the best place in England to shop outside of London, with 1272 shops including 75 independent retailers and the Arndale Centre, one of the largest in-town shopping malls in the UK. Good motorway links, 20,000 parking spaces, plus decent tram, train and bus routes (and the UK’s largest free city centre bus service) make the place accessible for those living near or far.

To be in with a chance of winning the top ten Mancunian Christmas presents, please answer the following question:

What is the total number of shops in Manchester city centre?

Send your answer along with your name, address, date of birth, and telephone number to top.ten@skvcommunications.co.uk before the closing date of Friday 11 December.

The top ten Mancunian Christmas presents

Kevin Cummins' Manchester: Looking for the light through the pouring rain – a collection of some of his most famous images incorporating the history of the Manchester music scene.

The re-mastered 20th anniversary self-titled Stone Roses album – the ultimate indie album.

An iManc T-shirt available exclusively from www.visitmanchester.com or the Manchester stall at the Christmas markets.

Spa day at the Lowry Hotel – rejuvenate at the Lowry Hotel’s innovative, award-winning urban spa.

Take That's The Circus Tour Live DVD – witness their epic stage show live on DVD.

Peter Hook's The Haçienda: How not to run a club – a must-read for any fan of the Madchester days.

Manchester Monopoly Set – the classic board game but based on Manchester.Barn It gift box – a cut, colour and style by celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barn that includes complimentary champagne and treatments, all in the comfortable surroundings of Harvey Nichols.

Afternoon tea at Cloud 23 – enjoy afternoon tea from the dizzying height of the 23rd floor of the Hilton Hotel on Deansgate.

Duerrs gift set – delicious preserves, marmalades, honey and mincemeat all made in Manchester.

Terms and conditions:

1. This competition is not open to employees of Cityco, Manchester City Council, Marketing Manchester, GMPTE or any other partner organisations involved in this campaign, their families or any other person directly or indirectly involved in this campaign.
2. Only one entry per person.
3. Entries must be emailed to top.ten@skvcommunications.co.uk before the closing date of Friday 11 December 2009.
4. A winner chosen at random will be notified by Friday 18 December 2009.
5. Cityco reserves the right to change the prize to a comparable alternative. There will be no cash alternatives.
6. Cityco reserves the right to cancel the competition at any stage and accept no liability.
7. Cityco reserves the right to modify these rules at any stage without liability or cost of whatever nature and shall provide entrants who have submitted valid entries with a copy of the amended rules as soon as reasonably practicable after any such amendments
8. The winner will participate free of charge in any public relations activities as organised by Cityco and any of the partner organisations as mentioned under rule 1.
9. Entrants must be 18 or over.
10. The judges decision is final.
11. The prize is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for monetary value.