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Write a Star Letter

And Win 3 Jumbo Puzzles from the Wasgij Range

Win a Wasgij Jumbo jigsaw puzzle

We want to hear from Sixtyplusurfers! Write this month's Star Letter and you could win three new Jumbo jigsaw puzzles from the Wasgij range.

Are you up to the Wasgij challenge? If you are a keen puzzler and looking for something a bit more testing then Jumbo has the puzzles for you with additions to its Original and Destiny Wasgij ranges!

Jumbo has added to its fun Wasgij range with the new Original Ballroom Blushes. Join in the fun with this baffling puzzle concept where you have to work out the cause of the scene in the puzzle box image. Take a look at the box of this ballroom scene and then use your imagination to puzzle what the characters see.

Win a Wasgij Jumbo jigsaw puzzle

This 1,000 piece puzzle is £10.99 rrp and available from Amazon, Hobbycraft, WH Smith, Toys R Us, Play, John Lewis and Argos. So if you are a fan of Strictly then pick up a puzzle and bring the ballroom action to your living room!

Plus, we also have the new
Wasgij Destiny Coronation Street. To celebrate the 50th birthday of iconic soap Coronation Street Jumbo has created this special edition anniversary Wasgij puzzle, Return to the Rovers, with  2  puzzles  in 1!

Wasgij Destiny Coronation Street jigsaw puzzle

The first puzzle is the box image and the second is a Wasgij destiny where you have to predict the future for the people on the box. So use your imagination to puzzle what the passage of time has done to your favourite Corrie characters, plus see a few newer faces!

The puzzle is £17.99 rrp and available from
Argos, WHSmith, Play, John Lewis, Hobbycraft and Amazon.

Plus, just in time for Christmas, Jumbo also have the Wasgij Christmas 6: A Very Merry Christmas puzzle! If you are stuck for a Christmas pressie then why not challenge someone with this latest addition featuring a scene of yuletide drama! The RRP is also £10.99 and stockists are – Amazon, Argos, Hobbycraft, John Lewis, WH Smith, Play.com



We have one of each of the new puzzles to giveaway to one lucky winner!

Don’t forget to visit www.wasgij.co.uk  for more fun and games and to keep up to date on all the latest Wasgij news and clues!

 
To Enter the Competition

Send in your letters, photographs,  recipes, amusing stories, poems,  and handy tips, for your chance to win. Or write a letter using one of the suggestions from below. The best letter will win the prize!

This month you can write in about the following subjects:  
1. Tell us what you did over the Summer
2. Share a special memory
3. Tell us a funny story about your or your family
4. Tell us how you spend your retirement or spare time
5. Send in a poem, anecdote or uplifting story
6. Tell us about how you keep young, fit and healthy
7. Share your handy tips and money saving ideas
8. Tell us about your hobbies or favourite pastimes
9. What do you do on a rainy day?
10. Tell us about your children and grandchildren
11. Tell us about your pets
12. Tell us about where you are from and what you like about Sixtyplusurfers!
 

Please send your letters, pictures, recipes and funny stories to sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk clearly marked Readers' Letters, together with your name and postal address. Any attached photographs should be sent in jpeg format and you could win this month's fabulous Star Letter Prize!

Win a Sixtyplusurfers Fridge Magnet!

Win a Sixtyplusurfers Fridge Magnet!

Sixtyplusurfers is giving away these great Fridge Magnets! We are offering all runners up to the Star Letter Competition one of these fantastic Fridge Magnets.

Stick it on your fridge to keep all your messages together - and use it to remind you to look at the Sixtyplusurfers website.

So get writing. Now! Everyone who writes a letter and gets it published on this page wins a prize!

We can send magnets anywhere - within reason! So don't worry if you live overseas!
 

Readers' Letters
Have Your Say!

Dear Sixtyplusurfers   

have submitted this photograph, which I think is really delightful and sums up the Summer.

Pauline Laycock, Argyll


Dear Pauline

Thank you very much for sending in your beautiful photograph. The swan and her signets are enchanting. I like the little fluffy signet at the bottom of the picture.

If any other readers have taken any wildlife photographs, we'd love to see them.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

Dear Sixtyplusurfers   

Here is a short story that just might be true one day!

I am out for a walk. It is a nice sunny day so I have my metal detector with me. It is my hobby. Digging up old artefacts. It is surprising what you can find buried under the ground. I have found some strange things. We don't have many material things in this day and age, the second half of the 22nd century. When we have finished with something it is recycled straight away in our own 'Recyclo-Tainer'.

But you need a hobby. Something to do. Anything instead sleeping, eating and surfing 24/7. I found the metal detector in the cellar of my house. It must have been there for years. It was in a box with the instructions. I learned how to use it and used my bat-pac to power it. I spend most of my days unearthing things. I love it.

Beep! Beep! My favourite sound. I love that sound. It means my metal detector has recognised buried treasure. That's what I call all my finds. Or at least something buried that could be valuable. I have visions of riches beyond my wildest dreams. I start digging straight away. Is it gold? Coins? Jewellery?

After half an hour of hard digging I find something about 12 inches below the ground. It is big and black. It is a bag of some sort. I notice another similar 'bag' next to it. I dig them up. It takes me over an hour. I don't want to damage them. They are quite heavy. I then notice another and another partly sticking out of the ground. There might be loads of them buried here. What could they be?

 I could imagine myself rolling in riches. Wearing expensive clothes. Taking holidays on Mars. Gorgeous women on my arms. Drinking champagne. I was going to be rich. Rich like I've never been rich before.  I open the first 'bag'. Then the second one. They both contain similar things. What are they?

I have never seen anything like them before. Still, if they had been buried for years, I wouldn't know what they are. Some items are hard and grey and cylindrical. Others are soft and flat. The second black 'bag' contains a hard container that is greeny coloured and says 'HEINZ 57' on it. Another says 'CAMPBELLS SOUP'. Another says 'APRICOT HALVES'.

What are these strange things that I have unearthed? I don't know but I'm not bothered. They must be worth a fortune. I will have to contact the museum when I get home and see what they think. They will give me millions for my find. Millions! I'm rich I tell you. Rich!!

Stuart Cooper, Staffordshire


Dear Stuart

Thank you very much for sending in your excellent short story. You never know - something like this could happen in the future .....

If any other readers would like to send in short stories (no more than 500 words) then please send them in).

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

Dear Sixtyplusurfers

A few years ago my husband and I went to Sri Lanka on holiday, the first week we spent on a tour which was wonderful. The second week was spent  on the beach.

One afternoon we were lazing in the sun, I was reading, hubby was just enjoying the view, he started talking about the height of the palm trees dotted around the grounds. Anyway it turned next to the size of the leaves. He suddenly said that one over there isn't very big and only has one leaf. I looked in the direction he was pointing but couldn't see a small tree with only one leaf and told him.

He pointed again and I suddenly realised what he was pointing at. I couldn't stop laughing, tears were rolling down my face. He just looked at me mystified why I was laughing so much.

After a few minutes I had calmed down enough to tell him that what he thought was a small tree with one leaf was in fact a lamppost with the light sticking out at a 90 degree angle.

Needless to say he should have gone to Specsavers when I think about this it still gives me a huge belly laugh.

Barbara Edwards, Flintshire

Dear Barbara

What a funny story. Your husband definitely should have gone to Specsavers!

Do any other readers have any amusing holiday stories?

Murray Jacobs, Editor
 

Dear Sixtyplusurfers 

I have a Dream

One day everything will be different
And the sun will stay out all day
The rain will only come out at night
MPs will listen to what we say 

Of course they'll always make changes
That's what parliaments do
They'll bring out these sheets of white paper
But nothing will ever be new

They'll blame the previous party
For the state the country is in
They'll say things can only get better
And please can you help us to win

But we're the ones who got them in
Of that there is no doubt
But when the vote comes round again
We're the ones who'll vote them out

Barry L J Winters

Dear Barry

Thank you very much for sending in your amusing poem. I like the idea of the rain only coming out at night!

Perhaps that should apply to the politicians too?

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

Dear Sixtyplusurfers 

I thought I'd pass on this tip a mate suggested as I was having my usual rant about the price of petrol .
 
Try using Redex or any fuel treatment cleaner and change your air filter .
 
You'll be pleasantly surprised with the extra mileage and power .
 
Happy driving to all .
 
Phil Boyle 
 
P.S.  I don't work for Redex .


Dear Phil

Thank you very much for your handy tip on getting more mileage and power to your car.

We
'd love to hear from other readers who have money saving and efficiency tips.

Melissa Braiden, Competitions & Admin
 

Competition Winners
From the August issue
of Sixtyplusurfers

The Winner of the GE Digital Camera is:
Sheila Wilson, Cheshire
The answer is Victoria Wood because all the other celebrities shown appeared in Absolutely Fabulous

The Winner of the Gtech Cordless Floor Sweeper is:
Helen Carson, Wiltshire
The
answer is Just 1p

The Five Winners of Bananagrams from Winning Moves are:
Jenny Price, Scunthorpe; Frank McGurk, Stockton On Tees; Elizabeth Flanagan, Lancashire; Robert Coley, Littleborough; Zoe Campbell, North Yorkshire
The answer is - it requires no pencil, paper or board

The Winner of the Rhea Bracelet from Swanky Maison is:
Estelle Miller, West Lothian
The answer is Esther Rantzen

The Winner of the Case of Bonterra Ros
é Wine and the Karl Jenkins - Gloria Te Deum CD is:
Ian Faragher, Warrington
The Five Runners up who receive a Karl Jenkins - Gloria Te Deum CD are:
Sid Philpot, Brighton; Sue Coggin, Hull; Sarah Arnett, Blackpool; Geoff Leone, Arbroath; Lorna Totton, Tyne & Wear
The answer is Hayley Westenra

The Winner of the Clynol Collagen Boost Hair Care Goodies is:
Rebecca Murphy, Bedford
T
he answer is Helen Mirren

The Winner of the Star letter is:

Christopher Harris, Sheerness
Christopher wins a Culti Cave greenhouse from The Future Perfect Company

The Two Winners of the Sixtyplusurfers Newsletter Competition are:
Joan Pollard, Worksop and Nancy Bradford, Daventry
The winners receive a Special Edition DVD Box Set of Little House on the Prairie

The Winner of the 'Best Poem' on the Sixtyplusurfers Chat & Socialise page is:
Keriku for her Poem For Carers
Keriku wins a Doro 750x Home Phone and Memory Plus 309dp
Thank you for all of your excellent poems, why not take a look at them on the Sixtyplusurfers Chat & Socialise page


The Winner of the Sterling Little Gem 2 Red Scooter from Halfords is:
To be announced

The Winner of the Healthy Holiday for Four People from Delamere Dairy is:
To be announced

The Winner of the Personalised Whisky and Champagne, and £25 Voucher to spend at Gone Digging is:
To be announced


The Winner of the Dog Gone Bed from The Company of Animals is:
To be announced

The Winners of the Swimming Goggles from Butterflies Healthcare are:
To be announced

The Winner of the Energy Saving Products from Energenie is:
John Taggart, Middlesbrough

The Winner of the Puppy Goody Bag from Burns Pet Nutrition is
To be announced


Now enter our great new September competitions!

If you would like to write a Star Letter or enter one of our competitions contact us at: 
sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

If you have problems or questions about entering the competitions featured on the Sixtyplusurfers website, we're always happy to help. Just contact us at:

murray60@live.co.uk
jennyitz@hotmail.com

We'd also love to hear from you if you have any article ideas, pictures, funny stories, poems, handy tips or want to write in and tell us about yourselves.
 

Contact Sixtyplusurfers

Contact Sixtyplusurfers

We really enjoy reading your letters and receiving your pictures. It's great to hear from you. We want to keep this page buzzing with letters. So keep writing in with your news!

Just take a few minutes to tell us about yourselves, where you come from or where you live. You can send in a funny story, a recipe, poem, handy tip, your ideas, views or thoughts about retirement, or tell us a joke.

The Sixtyplusurfers Team

     The Sixtyplusurfers Team

Contact us by email:

Murray Jacobs
Editor

murray60@live.co.uk

Jenny Itzcovitz
Features Editor

jennyitz@hotmail.com

Kitty Jacobs
Letters and Admin

Sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

Melissa Braiden
Newsletter, Competitions & Admin
Sixtyplusnewsletter@hotmail.co.uk

 

Visit our Chat and Socialise Page

Visit our Chat and Socialise page

Come and visit our friendly Chat & Socialise page. If you haven't taken a look yet, it's easy to do and lots of fun.

What is the Chat & Socialise page?

The Chat & Socialise page offers you the chance to meet other readers, take part in live conversations, put up a blogs, send in your photographs, add a thought to our message board, or join a group of like-minded readers.

It's easy to join in, and FREE of charge too! Just click on the words Chat & Socialise and this will take you straight to the page. Then fill in your profile and you're ready to get started.

To fill in your profile just enter a 'chat name' then tell us a little bit about yourself. For example your hobbies, interests, likes and dislikes. If you have a photograph of yourself then you can also add this in as well.

If you don't have a photograph or a digital camera you can use a picture from Google images. These can be found by clicking on www.google.co.uk and selecting an image.

We suggest using a picture that tells us a bit about yourself. Perhaps a flower or an animal or something which shows one of your hobbies.

Once you have filled in your profile then you can take part in some of the conversations on our Message Board. We've already started some threads. But if there's a topic you want to talk about then why not start your own conversation! The Message Board is just for fun and a great way of sharing your views.

The Chat & Socialise page also allows you to share your favourite photographs with other readers. So if you have been on an interesting day out or have some beautiful flowers in your garden - then send them along to the chat page with a short title describing the photograph.

Enter our  new September Chat & Socialise Competition

And this month we've got a fantastic new prize to encourage you to visit the Chat & Socialise page.

Win a Skype Certified FREETALK® Buddy Pack

We're giving away this fantastic Skype Certified FREETALK
® Buddy Pack including a Webcam and Headset to the reader who tells us why they would like to win the prize.

You might have relatives that live in Australia that you would like to speak to on a regular basis. Perhaps you have friends that live overseas. Maybe you have grandchildren that you would like to chat with and watch them growing up, but live too far away to visit.

Tell us why you would like to win a Skype Certified FREETALK® Buddy Pack


Your answer should be sent in as a
BLOG to the Chat & Socialise page.

You'll find full entry details on
Our Friends page. We look forward to hearing from you.
 

Thank You for Your Wonderful Letters!

Thank you for your wonderful letters and photographs

Thank you very much to everyone who has sent in a letter to Sixtyplusurfers this month. It's always wonderful to hear from you.

Please keep your letters coming in to email:
sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk clearly marked 'Readers' Letters.
 

Check to See if
You have Won!

Check to see if you have won a prize! 

Don't forget to check our Winner's List at the beginning of every month to see if you have won a prize!

The List appears in the Left Column of this page - Half Way Up!

Please allow at least six to eight  weeks to receive your prize. 

If you have any questions about Sixtyplusurfers Competitions email jennyitz@hotmail.com
 

                Competitions & Letters

Win The Best of British Board Game

Win The Best of British board game

Just look at the pictures below and tell us which one is the Odd One Out!

 

Spot the Odd One

Out Competition

  

  Beefeater Eiffel Tower

  Big Ben London Bus


Take a Look at

The Pictures Above

 

Then tell us which One is the Odd One Out?

 

  a) Beefeater 
  b) Eiffel Tower
  c) Big Ben
  d) London Bus

 

The Prize for the Winner of the Sixtyplusurfers Odd One Out Competition

Win The Best of British Board Game

Win The Best of British Board Game

Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up with Drumond Park to offer three lucky readers the chance to win The Best of British, a brand new board game for all the family.


Deep down, all of us who live in this diverse and quirky culture of ours know that British is best - after all, Britain gave the world William Shakespeare, Eccles cakes, Spitfires, Irn Bru and EastEnders, didn’t it!?

The Best of British (rrp £29.99) is a very special new family board game from the geniuses at Drumond Park - the people who brought you Top Ten perennial favourites Articulate and Absolute Balderdash. Last year, they introduced the fast-paced brand recognition game LOGO, which proved to be immensely popular with families everywhere - earning itself the much-coveted title of UK’s Top Selling Board Game for 2009.

Now they have developed The Best of British as LOGO’s sister product. Similarly it is a knowledge and recognition game, for two to six players. As with LOGO, you can also play in teams, or individually.

Familiar sights and sounds, objects, places, customs and happenings … There’s never been a game like this before! The questions cover real-life, finger-on-the-pulse of 21st century British lifestyle situations - guaranteed to entertain, amuse and enlighten.


To give you a flavour of the game, here are just a few examples: (Answers underneath)

* What’s the most common pub name in Britain? (Hint: it’s no longer The Red Lion)

Who does Del Boy call a ‘plonker’?

Where might you encounter toucans, pelicans and puffins while on a shopping trip?

* What is the most popular fish used for Fish & Chips?

* What does WAG stand for?

Answers: The Crown, Rodney, they’re all types of pedestrian crossing, cod,  Wives and Girlfriends.

Each round, the Question Master picks a question card, taking care to conceal the answers from everyone. This could be a Picture Card, a Themed Card or a

Pot Luck Card. The Quizmaster asks his team all four questions on the card, and when they answer correctly, their playing piece moves up the board. The winner is the team, or individual, who reaches the Winning Zone and correctly answers a final Bonus Question.

This simple yet marvellously entertaining game is destined to be THE hit of 2010 – the perfect pastime for Christmas, and, indeed, throughout the year. One thing is certain – The Best of British will bring out the best in everyone!



Stockists’ information number is 01506 855577 or visit their website at www.drumondpark.com

How to Enter the Competition

When you have decided which picture is the odd one out in our Spot the Odd One Out Competition  send in your answer, together with your full name, postal address and telephone number to the Sixtyplusurfers inbox at: sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

* Please label your email,
The Best of British Competition

 

Note: You do not have to be aged over 60 to enter our competitions!

 

You can also go in for more than one competition on this page (but do make sure each one is clearly labelled).

 

We do not accept automated entries to Sixtyplusurfers Competitions

* This competition is open to our
UK readers only

 

Readers' Letters

Sixtyplusurfers Star Letter 

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers  

 


Hello there,

Here's my story ... so far!

Frank Spencer, Eat Your Heart Out!

 

According to my long suffering wife Suzy and my three girls Chrystal, Natasha, and Lucy, I’m what you may call a walking disaster area or equally an accident waiting to happen. How Suzy keeps a smile on her face amazes me at times. It all started about ten years ago. Up until my 40th birthday I’d been relatively free from injuries and illnesses, but then my luck started to run dry.

 

I was a motorcycle courier and after 18 years of riding all over England and Wales I was looking forward to retiring from bikes and finding a slightly safer job. However the shiny new black Porsche that pulled out in front of me had other ideas. I was flying along the M20 at 70mph when, without gaining speed first, a Boxster pulled off the hard shoulder right in front of me. I had nowhere to go except into the back of it. Unfortunately that’s where Porsches have their engines! The result was a broken left leg, smashed right kneecap and a few cracked ribs.
 

I was in a really bad way for a week or so as the fat and marrow from large bone wounds often causes embolisms in the lungs or brain. I had a large embolism in my lungs and no matter how hard and fast I drew breath I was in effect suffocating. I rang my wife Suzy and told her I loved her. I thought that this was the end and I was saying goodbye. Obviously, that wasn’t the case and my blood/oxygen (SATs) started to rise.

 

I left hospital and returned home, but was off work for the next 15 months. When I returned to work I was in the office taking calls and shuffling papers. A van driving post came up and I was put back out on the road. I don’t know if it was connected to the embolism, but a year or so later I was getting back cramps and tingling in my arms. I joked to Suzy it was probably an impending heart attack. You can guess the rest!
 

I was driving towards London one day when I felt the tingling in my arms whist at the same time breaking out in a clammy, cold sweat. I drove to nearby Sidcup and went into the A&E department of Queen Mary’s Hospital. Within seconds I was surrounded by medical staff and yup, I was having a heart attack!

 

Another week in hospital and another worrying episode for the wife and kids! I couldn’t understand it as I had a very low cholesterol level and I wasn’t overweight. I was put on a few medications and went home again.
 

All was calm for a few weeks, until I slipped on wet decking and broke my ankle. I thought it was just badly sprained but, an x-ray showed up a break, so I was back into plaster. No sooner were the eight weeks in plaster up when disaster struck again! I slipped on ice and went down on my right leg. The broken kneecap meant that I only had about 90 degrees bend in my leg. Slamming down on my leg forcing it to ’bend’ didn’t work and my femur (thigh bone) snapped like a twig.

 

I was getting used to hospital food now and just as well, as I spent another week there! My poor wife was beginning to get fed up with all my accidents and incidents and so I gave her a bit of respite. Nothing happened for the next four years!

 

The heart attack meant that I had regular blood tests taken. These tests showed up a high blood count and after further investigation it turns out I have Polycythema Vera. It’s a condition caused by the bone marrow making too much blood, this in turn can lead to strokes and heart attacks. It can become nasty but, usually it’s controlled by regular venesections (removal of blood) every eight weeks or so.

 

 

I must sound like a walking disaster area ready to fall apart at any minute, but with 50 fast approaching (I’m just a young whippersnapper!) I actually feel as fit as a fiddle.

 

I love going for rambling walks in the New Forest and along the beach that’s a few yards from our house with our two dogs, Ellie and Masie. I’m just hoping that all this bad luck has run its course, but at least it keeps life interesting!

 

 

Christopher Harris, Sheerness

 

Dear Christopher

Thank you very much for telling us your story and sending in your wonderful photographs.

I'm sure that your bad luck has run its course and things will be great from now on.

To get you started on your new course of good luck we're delighted to let you know that you are the winner of the Star Letter Competition.
Your prize is a Culti Cave greenhouse from The Future Perfect Company. We hope you enjoy using it.

Murray Jacobs, Editor
 

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers    
 

This might not sound much but I won a beautiful Windsor and Newton acrylic painting set in a nice wooden box. I intend to use it as follows.

I take a lot of photographs during the summer and store them on my computer. During the dark days of winter I intend bringing them up on screen and painting them.

A waste you may think as I can just print the photo however it keeps me dexterous and allows the remembrance of the days when the sun shone.

Added to that the act of creating something more transient that a quick shutter closer there is the enjoyment of interpretation. I might even use some as Christmas cards, that would be original.

 
James Kelly,
Stanraer

 

Dear James

Thank you for telling us about your prize win. That sounds a great idea to use your own photographs as inspiration for your pictures.

They would also make very original Christmas cards and gifts.

Have any other readers won interesting prizes?


Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers   

 

My son is now 39 years old but even to this day I remember watching him from the kitchen window, playing football in the back entry (which was as far as he was allowed to go).

Without any knowledge of my being able to see him, he then proceeded to sit on the dirty earth and covered himself in mud. He came running in all excited and announced, look Mummy I look just like those footballers of the telly.

 

To this day he is still loves his football, but takes it a little more seriously now. 

Meg Charlish, Coventry


Dear Meg

That's a very funny story. It's great that your son still enjoys his football. But I'm sure he doesn't get so messy nowadays!

Kitty Jacobs, Letters & Admin
 

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers  
 

Autumn

 

The autumn winds are on their way

With a swish and a swirl of leaves

The cooling sun still tries to warm

But is lost due to the chilly breeze

So don your boots and furry hats

I guess we will need them soon

And watch the evening sky at night

To see the shiny frosty winter moon

So it's not so bad - this time of year

The build up - the buying - and some

Its Christmas soon so raise your glass

I wish you all good cheer

 

Linda Young, Buckinghamshire

 

Dear Linda

Thank you for sending in your lovely autumn poem. Let's hope we get a mild September.


Murray Jacobs, Editor
 

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers  

 

A tip for the seaside

 

We often see people walking up and down the beach with metal detectors.  Yes they find coins but sometimes it is someone's precious Engagement or Wedding ring.

 

It is so easy for them to come off your finger while playing with the sand and to go un-noticed for quite a while.

 

To save yourself this upset as it is so hard to find them once lost in the sand, put a plaster around your ring and finger.  This will not damage your ring and you never know it could save you a lot of heartbreak.

 

Maxine Allen

Dear Maxine
 

Thank you for sending us your tip about saving your rings from being lost on the beach. What a good idea.

When I am on holiday I often leave my rings in the room safe to avoid them getting lost.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers  



I thought you might like to see a picture of our dog Daisy which was taken just as she was shaking herself dry after retrieving her ball from the water on a recent trip to Whitby in North Yorkshire.


Daisy is 4 years old and loves playing ball whenever possible, even if its raining! Strangely while she has no objection to going out for walkies or to play in the rain, if it's just a case of going to do what needs to be done naturally in the rain it's a quick run out, hide under the bushes to do what she needs to do and then a run back inside. Walkies or play are taken much more leisurely and rain (or snow) in those circumstances are totally ignored!

What strange thinking our pets sometimes have.

 

Hope you like the photo,

Stewart Miller, Darlington

Dear Stewart
 

Thank you for telling us about your beautiful dog, Daisy and sending in your picture. It looks like you had a lot of fun in Whitby - especially playing ball together in the sea!

Melissa Braiden, Letters & Admin

  Dear Sixtyplusurfers  

 

I just read your interesting article about the health giving properties of bananas.  With all the lovely soft fruit about at this time of year we haven't been bothering with bananas especially as they tend to become over ripe so quickly.  However I shall put them back on my shopping list immediately.

 

A tip I was given might be of interest.  If you have a scratch which leaves a lighter mark on your wooden furniture, rub the area with the inside of a banana skin and the area should darken again.  Hope it works.

Judith Hamilton, Essex

Dear Judith
 

I am so glad you found the article on bananas helpful. They are a very healthy snack to have in your fruit bowl.

That's a great tip for removing scratches from your furniture. I'll have to remember to try that next time I eat a banana.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

Terms and Conditions For Sixtyplusurfers Competitions

Sixtyplusurfers reserves the right to withdraw any competitions or to substitute a prize in the event of a competition sponsor going into liquidation or administration.

If you have won a prize, please allow at least six to eight weeks to receive your gift - as many of the prizes have been supplied by different sponsors.

All competitions must be entered separately! And please clearly label your entries with the correct name of the competition you are entering to help us sort through your entries!

Please note that competitions can be entered by all ages. You don't have to be 60 to enter.

Please can you also ensure that you use the correct email address for each competition entry - many competitions use the Sixtyplusurfers inbox - but some are also from our sponsors.

Difficulties Entering Competitions

If you have any difficulties entering any of the  competitions featured on Sixtyplusurfers  please email:  jennyitz@hotmail.com

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  Now Send in Your Letters

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And if you have any questions about the competitions or letters on this page email: jennyitz@hotmail.com
 

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Just send in your full name and email address to: sixtyplusnewsletter@hotmail.co.uk

And this month we're giving away an 'I Love My Computer' mug and a beautiful fairtrade notebook from Clairabella to the first five new members chosen  out of the hat!

 

Sixtyplusurfers Competition

Win a Break for
Two at the Gateway to Yorkshire and
the Pennines

Win a Break for two at the Holiday Inn Doncaster

Holiday Inn Doncaster is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a two night stay with a guest at their luxury hotel. The winner will stay at the hotel for two nights on a bed and breakfast basis and will get a three course meal on the first night including a bottle of house wine.

Holiday Inn Doncaster is inviting you to experience a fantastic break to the gateway to Yorkshire and beyond. Visit the abundance of attractions on offer just a short journey from the hotel and return to the hotel for a relaxing evening.

With the breathtaking views and country walks of the Peak District National park just a 40 minute drive east and the historic Viking city of York less than an hour to the north, Doncaster is the ideal base from which to explore the whole of Yorkshire and the Pennines.

The Holiday Inn Doncaster is located just off the A1(M)

The hotel, perfectly located just off the A1(M) and close to the region’s major road network, is the ideal base from which to explore one of the UK’s largest and most picturesque counties. As well as fabulous accommodation, guests can take advantage of complimentary  use  of  the  hotel’s on-site health and fitness club, Club Moativation.

Visitors can get a taste of history at one of the UK’s finest examples of a Norman settlement at Conisborough castle which is located just two miles from the hotel. At over 800 years old, the castle still stands proud on its hilltop perch which offers breathtaking, panoramic views across Yorkshire.

Why not make the most of your trip and have a flutter at the Doncaster Races less than 10 minutes from the Holiday Inn Doncaster hotel. The racecourse has a variety of race meets throughout the year as well as other events to provide entertainment for all.

The Market Brasserie at the Holiday Inn Doncaster

After a fun filled day of sightseeing, guests can enjoy a relaxing meal in the hotel’s fantastic restaurant. The Market Brasserie serves a wide variety of dishes and cuisines in a relaxed and modern environment. What’s more, guests can enjoy bar snacks or a relaxing drink in the bar.

The brand new menu at the Holiday Inn Doncaster hotel fuses a range of contemporary and traditional starters, grills, mains and desserts to suit every taste bud. Why not try the bacon, mushroom & cheddar cheese filo basket, the honey and ginger gammon hock served with colcannon mash and red wine gravy or treat your sweet tooth with the white chocolate & blueberry cheesecake or the dark chocolate & raspberry truffle.



For more information or to book a stay, please contact the Holiday Inn Doncaster A1(M), Telephone: 0871 942 9061 or visit the website by clicking on www.qmh-hotels.com 


  For Your Chance to Win

Answer the following question:

One of the first Norman settlements can be found in Doncaster.
But in what year did the Normans invade Britain?

             a) 1066
           b) 1266
           c)
1466

           d)
1966

 To Enter the Competition

Tell us in what year the Normans invaded Britain? Then send in your answer, together with your full name, postal address and telephone number by clicking on the special Holiday Inn Doncaster email address below:

Revenue.Manager.hidoncaster
@qmh-hotels.com

 Please fill in the subject box
of your email with the title:
Holiday Inn Doncaster Competition (Sixtyplusurfers)

Terms and Conditions

1. Please let us know if you do not wish to receive any further correspondence from Holiday Inn Doncaster.
 
2.
This prize is non transferable or redeemable for a cash equivalent. 

3. The prize refers to two adults sharing one double or a twin room on a bed and breakfast basis and includes a three course meal and bottle of house wine on the first night. All additional drinks will be charged.

4. Entrants must be at least 18 years old.

5. The prize is subject to availability and excludes bank holidays.

6. The prize must be taken mid-week.

 

Sixtyplusurfers Newsletter Competition

 

Win a Mug and a Notebook from Clairabella

Win an I Love My Computer Mug and a beautiful Fairtrade Notebook from Clairabella


If you enjoy visiting the Sixtyplusurfers website and entering our competitions, then why not subscribe to the
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Free of charge, we send out the Sixtyplusurfers Newsletter once a month to keep you up-to-date with all of our news. Find out about all the new competitions running on Sixtyplusurfers and all the latest features and articles we have planned.

 

To receive the Sixtyplusurfers Newsletter once a month, just email your name, postal address and email address. And you can receive a monthly update of all our news.

 

If you are already receiving our Newsletter, you might like to recommend a friend or someone from your family - so they can also keep in touch with Sixtyplusurfers on a regular basis.

 

Sixtyplusurfers is offering five lucky readers who join the mailing list or recommend a friend the chance to win an 'I Love My Computer Mug' together with a beautiful fairtrade Notebook from www.clairabella.co.uk

Fairtrade Notebook from Clairabella

 

Clairabella.co.uk is a fantastic family run online gift store that offers a wide variety of quirky and unusual gifts for all ages and tastes.

No computer room would be complete without one of these ‘I Love My Computer’ mugs, a fun way to drink tea or coffee whilst surfing the net! Not only will the winner receive one of these popular mugs but we are also offering these five lucky winners a gorgeous fairtrade notebook – perfect for jotting down those gift ideas you’ll get from Clairabella.co.uk.

Clairabella.co.uk started as a family run gift shop in the leafy suburbs of High Wycombe in 2009. The store has quickly become very popular with local shoppers looking for the ideal gift, local crafts, toys for children of all ages and all things a little bit different! The success of the shop on a local level inspired the family to expand, to an online store offering their products on a national and international level.

The special thing about Clairabella.co.uk is that it specialises in fairtrade and ethical products and supports a range of suppliers from small local hobby crafters through to international gift trading companies. Always striving to offer the very best products for its customers.

At Clairabella.co.uk you’ll find a gift for everyone, with products from stationery and soap cakes, wind charms and wooden crafts through to on trend jewellery, mirrors and clocks – there really is something to suit every taste and wallet. Clairabella.co.uk also prides itself on its support of crafts and stocks a range of unique, handmade products. These products include bookmarks and ‘One of a Kind’ handbags, lovingly made from carefully selected fabrics from around the world.

So what are you waiting for? Add Clairabella.co.uk to your computer’s website favourites and make sure you shop there for Christmas 2010! Happy shopping at Clairabella.co.uk!

 

 

For more information and to visit the website click on www.clairabella.co.uk

 

You Can Win a Mug and Notebook from Clairabella.co.uk
 

To enter the Newsletter Competition just send us your name, postal address and email address and then tell us if you would like to join our regular mailing list. Then send your details to us at sixtyplusnewsletter@hotmail.co.uk

 

Five lucky winners chosen from 'the hat' will each win an 'I Love My Computer' Mug and a fairtrade Notebook.
 

* This competition is only open to those readers who are not yet on our mailing list but would like receive the monthly Sixtyplusurfers Newsletter.

You can also recommend a friend to sign up for the Newsletter!

 

* To ensure that your email server does not reject the monthly Sixtyplusurfers Newsletter, we suggest that you add the mailing address of e2ma.net to your contacts list or your safe list of senders!

 

Don't Forget to Enter our Thirteen Other
 Great Competitions
This Month

 

Win a Freetalk Skype Buddy Pack

  

Enter our Chat & Socialise Competition and you could win a Skype Certified FREETALK® Buddy Pack including a Webcam and Headset.


Enter our Chat & Socialise Competition and you could win a Skype Certified FREETALK® Buddy Pack including a Webcam and Headset
 

Click on the Our Friends page for full details about how to enter the competition.
 

A Holiday in London
 

Win a Break for Two at the Park Plaza County Hall hotel in London for two Nights including a three course evening meal and bottle of house wine.

Win a Break for Two at the Park Plaza County Hall hotel in London for two Nights including a three course evening meal and bottle of house wine

Win a Break for Two at the Park Plaza County Hall hotel in London for two Nights including a three course evening meal and bottle of house wine

 

Click on the Travel & Holidays page to enter the competition.
 

A Fashionable Gift for You
 

Win a Pair of Hotter Shoes. We've got three to give away!

Win a Pair of Hotter Shoes. We've got three to give away!
 

Click on the Fashion & Accessories page to enter the competition.
 

Keep in Touch with Family & Friends
 

Win a Simplaphone Touch Screen Home Phone.

Win a Simplaphone Touch Screen Home Phone.

 

Click on the Phones & Computer Tips page to enter the competition.
 

Two Gifts from ITV This Morning
 

Win a Fragrant Jasmine Climber Patio Kit and a Three Piece Prestige Saucepan Set from ITV This Morning.


Win a Fragrant Jasmine Patio Kit and a Three Piece Prestige Saucepan Set from ITV This Morning

Win a Fragrant Jasmine Patio Kit and a Three Piece Prestige Saucepan Set from ITV This Morning
 

Click on the Shopping & Gifts page to enter the competition.

 

A Holiday in Nottinghamshire
 

Win a Wonderful Spa Break for Two worth £310 at the Clumber Park Hotel in Nottinghamshire.

Win a Wonderful Spa Break for Two worth £310 at the Clumber Park Hotel in Nottinghamshire

Win a Wonderful Spa Break for Two worth £310 at the Clumber Park Hotel in Nottinghamshire

 

Click on the Travel & Holidays page to enter the competition.
 

Feed the Birds this Autumn


Win an Adventurer Bird Feeder and Feeder Seed from CJ Wildlife. We've got three to give away!

Win an Adventurer Bird Feeder and Feeder Seed from CJ Wildlife
 

Click on the Gardening & DIY page to enter the competition.

 

Fabulous Wine and a Great Radio


Win a Case of Bonterra
Chardonnay Wine and a Roberts Unologic Radio.

Win a Case of Bonterra Chardonnay Wine and a Roberts Unologic Radio

Win a Case of Bonterra Chardonnay Wine and a Roberts Unologic Radio
 

Click on the Our Friends page to enter the competition.

 

The World at War Goodies


Win Goodies from The World at War documentary including a DVD Player, DVD Box Set and The World at War Book by Richard Holmes.

Win Goodies from The World at War documentary including a DVD Player, DVD Box Set and The World at War Book by Richard Holmes
 

Click on the News & Book Reviews page to enter the competition.

 

Romantic Italian Music to Enjoy
 

Win Tango, the new album from Gianluca Paganelli on CD and DVD. Together with a signed photograph of Gianluca. We've got five to give away!

 

Win Tango, the new album from Gianluca Paganelli on CD and DVD, together with a signed photograph of Gianluca

Win Tango, the new album from Gianluca Paganelli on CD and DVD, together with a signed photograph of Gianluca Paganelli
 

Click on the Entertainment page to enter the competition.

 

A Luxury Gift to Revive Your Spirits
 

Win Honey Blossom Beauty Goodies from Bronnley. We've got two prizes to give away!

 

Win Honey Blossom Beauty Goodies from Bronnley. We've got two prizes to give away!
 

Click on the Beauty & Hair Care page to enter the competition.

 

A Crafty Gift for Your Grandchildren
 

Win Crayola Back to School Stationery including Handwriting Pens, Twistable Graphite Pencils, Colouring Pencils and Crayons. We've got three prizes to give away!

 

Win Crayola Back to School Stationery including Handwriting Pens, Twistable Graphite Pencils, Colouring Pencils and Crayons. We've got three prizes to give away!
 

Click on the Crafts & Hobbies page to enter the competition.
 

A Prize for Your Dog
 

Win a Halti Head Collar and a Training Lead from The Company of Animals. Five Runners up will also win a Training Lead

 

Win a Halti Head Collar from The Company of Animals

 

Click on the Pet Care page to enter the competition.