• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

News and entertainment worth sharing – York and North Yorkshire

  • News
  • Radio
  • Vouchers
  • WIN
  • More
    • Tickets
    • Lifestyle
    • Advertise
    • About
    • Contact

Giant chocolate oranges adorn Shambles in surprise tribute to Terry’s

Tue 10 Oct

A tasty new look… the Chocolate Orange inflatables on Shambles. Photographs: YorkMix

Tue 10 Oct 2017  @ 7:57am
YorkMix
Things to do

Giant Chocolate Oranges appeared above York’s most famous street this morning.

The display turned Shambles, known to many as our ‘chocolate box’ street, into a tribute to Terry’s in the 250th anniversary year of the confectionery giant.

It was all thanks to the team at York’s Chocolate Story. They had been working with the specially created orange inflatables and ladders from 1am in the morning to create the sweet surprise.

The orange exhibition is strung across the medieval street

This is Chocolate Week (October 9-15) and the King’s Square attraction wanted to do something special in one of the UK’s most choccy cities.

Its exhibition, 250 Years Of Terry’s, traces the story of the confectionery dynasty, who went from selling lozenges in a shop in 1767 to conquering the globe with the Chocolate Orange and other products.

The Shambles surprise comes a year after another great York’s Chocolate Story stunt – when more than 1,000 KitKats were suspended from the pergola walkway at Rowntree Park.

Related YorkMix stories

Video: Yorkshire Day flashmob surprise York shoppers with singing, dancing – and free chocolates

Video: Bake Off star Selasi in chocolate heaven during York visit

KitKats appear out of thin air! 1,000 free bars up for grabs in York


Trending »


Primary Sidebar

Footer

Contact us

General
01904 375 029

Studio/competitions
01904 375 030

Email YorkMix »

5-6 King's Court
Shambles
York  YO1 7LD

Listen to us

You can listen to YorkMix Radio using your DAB+ radio, Alexa or Google smart speaker, or online using the links below.

Click here to listen to YorkMix Radio »

Download the app from Google Play store
Download the app from Apple App store
About us

YorkMix is a trading name of
York Sound Ltd

Registered in England
Company no: 12831940
VAT no: GB289462452

YorkMix Radio public file

  • About
  • Public file
  • Privacy policy
  • Corrections & complaints
  • Contact

Copyright © 2025 YorkMix