But everything is up for grabs,” adds Ms Lau from Winning Moves UK, who are the makers of this new version of MONOPOLY, who are producing the game under official licensing from Hasbro.

Fiddlers Ferry Power Station represents the famous electric company square. It forms one half of a utility set, with Lymm Dam featured on the water works square. Other Warrington landmarks featuring include the Town Hall, Transporter Bridge, Warrington Wolves, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, Victoria Park, and the Pink Eye building.Moore Nature Reserve – The beauty spot comprises almost 200 acres of woodland, meadows, lakes and ponds, and is home to many diverse species of plants, animals. LANDMARKS ‘PASS GO’!: Other Warrington landmarks featuring include: The Transporter Bridge, Warrington Wolves, Walton Hall and Gardens, the Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Victoria Park and The Pink Eye (on a pink square – of course!).

Victoria Park – the sports venue is also the annual home of the popular Neighbourhood Weekender festival.

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WDP have developed an online virtual event, one that will be fully interactive and based on the DAD event attended by over 22,000 people each year.

Ms Lau added: “We have been wonderfully spoilt for choice putting this game together.” Ms Lau, who is Custom Games Executive at Winning Moves UK – the makers of the board under official license from Hasbro. “Thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions. We are very hopeful the game will hit the spot. It features all of the great and good of Warrington – past, present and future. Old Kent Road is a prized square which is very high cachet as it is so must talked about. First to go was Billy Dixon, partner of Warrington Worldwide’s digital manager Hannah Skentelbery, playing his first-ever game of Monopoly. He eagerly rolled the dice and threw a seven, becoming the first to land on the Warrington Worldwide “Chance,” to much applause. Next up was Hannah, who incredibly also threw seven, landing on the same space. Margaret Ingham, Chairman of the Bridge’s campaign group, says: “We are very grateful to the makers of Warrington MONOPOLY for making more people aware of the world’s only Rail Transporter Bridge, here in Warrington. It may even further our dream of getting it restored to be a special tourist attraction for our town.” News of Warrington landing the honour of its very own customised MONOPOLY game was made earlier this year in February. At the time of the announcement the public were invited to suggest landmarks to feature in the game. Warrington Museum and Art Gallery – with an array of treasures to view, the museum and art gallery is a great way of passing an afternoon.Our team at Warrington Disability Partnership are delighted to have been chosen as one of only 4 local charities to feature on the Warrington Monopoly board,” said Dave Thompson chief executive and one of the founders of the charity. “It was befitting that the launch event was held at Walton Hall and Gardens, a place where we feel at home, after holding 31 annual Disability Awareness Days, Santa’s Grotto and Santa Dash events there as well.” The towering beacon from a bygone industrial age has been revealed as the latest landmark 5 weeks ahead of the brand new official MONOPOLY: Warrington Edition game being released and rolled out by Winning Moves UK along with global play and entertainment company Hasbro. This outlines the current situation here at WDP in light of the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Jean Flaherty, says: “It’s exciting to start to see which locations have been included on the Warrington edition of this iconic game. Margaret and the group have done a fantastic job to ensure the Transporter Bridge has won a coveted place on the board. The other interesting fact from the occasion was that all four players took a chance and ended up winning money on each occasion!

This game without these two heavily recognised landmarks, would be like Monopoly without the dice.” Jennifer Lau, Custom Games Executive at Winning Moves UK Tim Parry Jonathan Ball Peace Foundation – one of the town’s most loved charities and rightly deserving of its space on the board. Warrington becomes the very first Cheshire place to land its own official MONOPOLY game. In 2001 there was a part Chester one, with other Cheshire towns featuring too. No city or town in Cheshire has ever had its very own game. To land the honour Warrington has beaten nine other places including rugby rivals Widnes. IKEA – in recognition of the Swedish firm’s first store in the UK – in Warrington in 1987 – this also could be on a blue or a yellow square (the colours of Sweden’s national flag). I’d like to thank everyone who sent in their suggestions for things to include, and to the people from the various charities and organisations who did a fantastic job to ensure they won a coveted place in the game."The organisations featured do amazing work for people and our communities in Warrington, so it’s a great honour to see them take up squares on the board. I’m looking forward to getting the family round to give it a go!"Take on the 5km challenge as the famous Walk in the Park goes virtual! Throughout July and August, participants can join in with this virtual event on a day of your choice. The board – which is set to feature key locations from around the town such as Walton Hall and Gardens, the Golden Gates, and the home of the Warrington Wolves, the Halliwell Jones Rugby Stadium, all of which are each tipped to feature prominently – is being officially launched at Walton Hall and Gardens on the same day it is released in shops. How do you enter? Games’ bosses want to know in verse, poem, ditty or the like: ‘Why I love Warrington’. So that’s an easy ask then! Any written entry should have a maximum of 25 words. The new Warrington edition of Monopoly has officially launched. It’s the first look of the long-awaited board revealed at a special event held at Walton Hall and Gardens.