August 20Wins

12th August: I received two tickets to the Southport Flower Show, I've no idea where they came from, but who cares we had a lovely day out. (one of my pictures with my new camera by the way).

23 Aug: Whilst having my lunch I received a telephone call from the Guardian to say I’d won a place on their guided Ullswater walk which includes a steamer trip on the lake and an afternoon tea at the ‘Inn on the Lake’. The walk is led by travel writer and northern editor of the Guardian Martin Wainwright.

July 2010 Wins

2nd July: I received an e-mail telling me I’d won a map carrying case from the Simon King website

20th July: I received an e-mail from Delicious magazine to say I’d won a Mumbai Spice Banquet for 10. This arrived as five individual boxes each containing three different curries, rice and naan bread. Enough to share with the family and a little bit besides.

27th July: An e-mail arrived in my wife’s name from netmums website to say she had won a signed Craig Ogden CD. Well worth a listen

June 2010 Wins

1st June: I received an e-mail to say I had won tickets to see Motown Magic in Manchester. Unfortunately the tickets were for the date we flew out to Florida on our prize holiday.

5th June: A very strange prize arrived, a 2010 recipe calendar from Trex. Ordinarily this wouldn't be odd, but as this is June half the year has already gone.

8th June: AT LAST MY DREAM PRIZE a digital SLR. I recieved an e-mail from the daily mail to say "I'm delighted to tell you that your name has been picked from the hat for a recent competition we ran with Nikon on the online travel section of the Daily Mail - www.dailymail.co.uk/travel. You've won a Nikon D90 digital SLR camera kit with18-105mm lens (worth £1029.99 RRP)."

What the e-mail didn't say was the prize also included a training day worth £180 which will teach me how to get the best from my lovely camera.

I'm already out and about getting to grips with it, stand by with news of some prize winning photos on here

11th June: I recieved a letter and vouchers for a years supply of PG Tips - very handy in our house

End June: The only prize to arrive whils we were on holiday was an Elizabeth Arden product from Glamour magazine. Not sure what it does but the Mrs seems pleased with it

May 2010 Wins

18th May: I received an e-mail which read “You may remember you entered our March issue competition and I am pleased to inform you that you are one of ten lucky winners.
Just to remind you, you have won a Wireless Sonos Hi-Fi, worth £428! So…congratulations!”

20th May: A package was waiting when I returned home, it contained a DVD of the film Pandorum. Not the best of films.

APRIL 2010 WINS

9th April: I won a limited edition Dr Who coin from the royal mint

16th April: I won a lovely book about 'The Art of Wildlife' from Geographic Magazine

23rd April: I received an e-mail to say I'd won a mixed case of ciders and fruit juices from Orchard Pig

27th April: Was met by the postman on leaving the house, he presented me with a lovely hamper of Organix babyfood. The day got better when I returned home and waiting for me was a set of Stieg Larsson audio books from his 'Millenium Trilogy' - 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' etc.

March 2010 Wins

2nd Mar: I received an e-mail to say I’d won a Blu-ray DVD player and ten DVDs. Two days later the prize was delivered, a lovely Samsung Blu-ray DVD and a nice selection of DVDs including ‘The Matrix Trilogy’, ‘The Oceans 11,12 & 13 Trilogy’, ‘Michael Jackson’s – This Is IT’, ‘UP’, ‘The Fantastic Mr Fox’, ‘District 19’, Casion Royale, Gladiator, the ‘Mission Impossible Trilogy’ and ‘Mama Mia’. I really need to win a HD TV now to complement it.


4th Mar: I received an e-mail in my daughter’s name saying that she had won a Luxury Family Hotels Break and a hamper of Plum’s organic baby foods. The break is a two night dinner, bed and breakfast midweek break in a lovely spa hotel – the one they have chosen is The Elms at Worcester. The hamper arrived, a lovely presented large box tied up with a purple ribbon. Inside were a large variety of baby foods for the early months of baby’s venture into solid foods.

23rd March: I received an e-mail from Outdoormagic saying I'd won a National Geographic Walkabout Satchel worth £145

February 2010 wins

Not a great February

18th Feb: Received a £5.00 Farmfoods voucher from Lancashire Telegraph.

25th Feb: A parcel arrived containing a book from Penguin Books, called ‘The Postmistress’ *

January 2010 Wins

2nd Jan: Won a t-shirt from St Helier Cider whilst on their internet site

6th Jan: I received a letter from Lancashire Telegraph to say I’d won tickets to see Swan Lake at Blackpool Grand Theatre on Friday 8th January. Heavy snow made it difficult for us to get through, but as our granddaughter Lucy had been born in Blackpool the day before we had an added incentive. It was a very enjoyable evening in the beautiful Victorian theatre.

15th Jan: A neat little box arrived from Tyrell’s – it contain five packets of different flavoured crisps

18th Jan: I received an e-mail saying I’d won a 2.25kg bag of McCain’s Home Fries. I also had delivered a hessian shopping bag.

22nd Jan: I received an e-mail to fro ‘whatsonstage.com’ to say I’d won tickets to see the play ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. It is a play about a black family in Chicago at the time of the Civil Rights Movement.