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Sixtyplusurfers Competition

Win 'Ask Aggie' the New Book by Aggie MacKenzie

Ask Aggie by Aggie MacKenzie

Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up  with  Penguin to offer six lucky  readers the chance to win Ask Aggie the brand new book from Aggie MacKenzie.

Aggie MacKenzie knows a thing or two about how to keep your house clean and tidy. No stain, grime, scratch or household chore is too tough for Aggie to master!

For six years she's been on our screens as  the  co-presenter of How Clean is Your House? She's also been a lifesaver to Times readers who, for the past six years, have been sending in an eclectic mix of domestic problems for her to solve in her hugely popular weekly 'Ask Aggie' column.

Aggie has often been asked whether there'll be a book containing all of her advice. Well here it is, in all its glory! In Ask Aggie, she has pulled together all of the most frequently asked and intriguing readers' queries she has replied to in her column.

Here you'll find bite-sized chunks of priceless information, with chapters focusing on everyone's domestic nightmare hotspots - the kitchen, bathroom, laundry, furniture, flooring, pets and pests, freshening things up, repairs, the outside of the house, and the tasks best left to the experts.

With the credit crunch in mind, Aggie is the expert on utilising cheap products and items that you're likely to have at home such as bicarbonate of soda, bleach, old toothbrushes, microfibre cloths, paper towels, washing up liquid, lemons and potatoes for a multitude of tasks. You'll find them all in this book, as well as Aggie's recommendations for the more expensive products because they really work.

Ask Aggie is a must-have guide for every household. With Aggie’s wise words at hand you can erase each and every one of your domestic nightmares!

Aggie MacKenzie

Aggie MacKenzie has worked on a number of national magazines, and was associate editor in charge of the Good Housekeeping Institute. Her current work covers a variety of areas, aside from co-presenting How Clean is Your House?

Aggie writes columns for The Times and Good Housekeeping, frequently partakes in advertising campaigns and has appeared on many different programmes including Market Kitchen, The One Show and Dancing on Ice. Aggie is married, has two sons and lives in north London. When Aggie is not working, cleaning or tending to her allotment she loves to cook.

Ask Aggie is published by Penguin. Price is £7.99 for the paperback.

For details click on
www.penguin.com
 

For Your Chance to Win

Tell us the name of the TV programme which Aggie co-presents?

 a) Home Sweet Home
 b) Grime Busters
 c)
Keep Britain Tidy
 d) How Clean is Your 
 House?


  
To Enter the Competition

Tell us the name of the television programme which Aggie MacKenzie co-presents? Then send in your answer, together with your full name, postal address and telephone number by clicking on the Sixtyplusurfers link below: sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

* This competition is open to our UK visitors only
 

Kristoph Thompson offers Exercise
and Fitness Tips

Kristoph Thompson

For ideas about exercise and keeping fit, take a look at Kristoph Thompson's excellent website.

You can read Kristoph's regular column on the Personal Health page.

Or why not take a look at his monthly blog on the Chat and Socialise page.

Kristoph also has his own website. Just click on  www.kristoph.co.uk
 

The Cookrite Plate for Healthy Fat
Free Cooking

The Cookrite Plate

Use the Cookrite Plate for healthy fat free cooking. You can use it to prepare your meals without any fat or oil. 

The Cookrite Plate has  been  thoroughly tested and carries the endorsement and recommendation of Phil Vickery.

For details click on www.cookrite.com
 

Go Shopping
With JML

Take a look at some fantastic gadgets for your home at JML.

For details click on
www.jmldirect.com
 

  Summer Fashion from Damart

Damart offers a wide selection of versatile fashion for Summer.

 

For details click on www.damart.co.uk
 

  Friends of Sixtyplusurfers

Links to all of our Favourite Websites

 

On this helpful page we're providing you with links to all of our favourite websites.

 

And to encourage you to enjoy using this page, we're also running two fabulous competitions.

Enter our Chat & Socialise competition and you could win a Digital Camcorder from Transvasin. And you can also win Ask Aggie - the great new book from Aggie Mackenzie.

 

Why not give it a go. Good Luck!

 

Happy Surfing!
 

Top10 Broadband



 

Save Money: Shop Online Using
Price Comparison Sites

 

Whether you are looking to buy car insurance, cheap broadband, a mobile phone, or even a new dishwasher; finding the one you want amidst the hundreds (sometimes thousands) of products that are available can be a headache, and an experience which often deters people from shopping altogether. But in recent years a new way of shopping for even the most basic of items has arisen and, if current popularity is anything to go by, looks like it will be here to stay.

 

A few years ago, there was no such thing as the price comparison website (or ‘shopbot’ as they are sometimes affectionately referred to), but with the recent economic downturn, and the average person’s social and working life now more hectic than ever, more and more people are not only turning to shopping online, but also cutting costs, and saving time and energy by using price comparison sites, which take the hard work out of an otherwise laborious task.

 

Top 10 Broadband is the UK’s largest broadband comparison site, and a good example of how to provide the best deals, along with an easy to use website, that is jam-packed full of useful information on it’s specialty, broadband. If you are new to comparison sites, head over to Top 10 Broadband to have a look at how it works.

 

You can then search on Google for the product you are looking for (for example: ‘mobile phone price comparison site’), to find a price comparison site that will find the best deal for the product you wish to purchase.

 

Exquisite Catering from Secret Kitchen

 

Exquisite Catering from Secret Kitchen


If you are looking for a reasonably priced and high quality caterer for a special occasion, celebration or important function, then Secret Kitchen offers the ideal service for all of your needs.

 

Perfect for weddings, christenings, birthdays, anniversaries, dinner parties or barbeques call Simon Myers on Telephone: 01923 802 666 for a free consultation.  

 

Or take a look at his excellent website at www.secretkitchen.biz  

 

Exquisite Catering from Secret Kitchen

 

Simon's exquisite food is priced realistically and only the finest and freshest ingredients are used in his state of the art kitchen.

 

For more information about Secret Kitchen click on www.secretkitchen.biz  
 

Get Emotional Support from the Samaritans

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.

Whatever you're going through, whether it's big or small, don't bottle it up. The Samaritans is here for you if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or just want to talk to someone.

Samaritans offer their service by telephone, email, letter and face to face in most of their branches.

Contact the Samaritans by Telephone: 08457 909090. Email: jo@samaritans.org. Or write to Chris, PO Box 9090, Stirling FK8 2SA

For more information click on www.samaritans.org

Samaritans is available to anyone in the UK and Ireland.

If you live outside of the UK and Ireland, visit www.befrienders.org to find your nearest helpline.
 

 Take Care of the Environment with Paper Liners

Find some great recycling products including paper liners for your bins and a selection of bins for the home at Paper Liners.

For more information about Paper Liners click on www.paperliners.co.uk 

  Food Decoration and Sugarcraft from Squires
 

If you are interested in the art of food decoration and sugarcraft, then come and join Squires friendly courses held in the beautiful Georgian town of Farnham, Surrey.

 

For details click on www.squiresschool.co.uk
 

Martin's Moneysavers
 

Take a look at Martin Lewis' great money saving ideas on Money Saving Expert.

 


 

Just click on  www.moneysavingexpert.com

 

HobbyCraft for all Your Creative Activities

HobbyCraft is passionate about creative activities and is the UK’s only dedicated arts and crafts superstore chain. Each one of their superstores sells more than 32,000 products for over 250 creative activities, all under one roof. 

For more information visit the HobbyCraft website at www.hobbycraft.co.uk

 

 

And for great ideas from HobbyCraft about hand crafted gifts and projects to make. Take a look at our Crafts & Hobbies page.
 

Our Favourite Competition Websites

 

If you enjoy entering competitions take a look at these competition websites:

www.loquax.co.uk
www.theprizefinder.com
www.competitorscompanion.com
www.magiccompetitions.co.uk
www.spotit.co.uk
www.compersgrapevine.co.uk www.win4now.co.uk
www.dotcomper.co.uk
www.ukwins.co.uk
www.compaholics.co.uk
www.ttfreebies.co.uk
www.stranraeranddistrict.co.uk
www.justcompetitions.co.uk 
www.GetMeATicket.co.uk 
www.puzzler.com
www.ukcompetitions.com
 

Have Your Link
on the Friends of Sixtyplusurfers Page


Would you like to have your link on the Friends of Sixtyplusurfers page. Then why not drop us a line.
 

Sixtyplusurfers Contacts:
 

Murray Jacobs, Editor
murrayhj@live.co.uk

Telephone: 0208 440 3340

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
jennyitz@hotmail.com

Telephone: 0208 866 3686
 

Sixtyplusurfers Chat
 and Socialise Competition

 

Win a Digital Camcorder from Transvasin

 

Win a Digital Camcorder from Transvasin

 

Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up with Transvasin Heat Rub to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a Digital Camcorder, the perfect way to help you capture all those Summer memories.

 

Joint or muscle pain shouldn't stop you doing the things in life you enjoy whether it's walking, jogging, gardening or shopping. But if you do need a helping hand to ease aching joints or muscles, the deeply penetrating warmth of Transvasin Heat Rub works rapidly and effectively to help you make the most of life. Always read the label.
 

And to make sure you never miss an amazin' moment or event ever again, Transvasin has a simple   to   use,  pocket digital  Camcorder   with one-touch recording and digital zoom to give away for one lucky reader.

 

For more information about Transvasin Heat Rub click on www.transvasin.co.uk

 

For Your Chance to Win

 

We're looking for the most interesting profile on our Chat and Socialise page. Tell us about your interests, hobbies, and include a photograph. And why not send in some of your holiday pictures for our Photograph Gallery.

 

The winner will be the most active, lively and regular member who visits the Chat and Socialise page. So don't forget to take part in the online conversations on our Message Board. And post a blog - this can include information about yourself, perhaps a poem or some creative writing.

 

And if you've already signed up, but haven't taken part for a while you will still be in with a chance of winning. You can update your profile, send in some pictures for our Photograph Gallery, start a thread, add a blog. Everyone is welcome!

 

But above all be imaginative! The best and busiest entry will win. Just click on the Chat and Socialise page, fill in your details and make some new friends!

To Enter the Competition

Once you have filled in your profile on the Chat & Socialise page and you are happy with the way it looks, then let us know your full name, postal address and profile 'name' by clicking on the Sixtyplusurfers link below sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

 

Terms and Conditions

 

1. The colour of the digital Camcorder may vary from that shown.
2. We will not share your details with any third parties.

3. All information given on the Chat & Socialise page is private.

4. We reserve the right to take out any information or images on the Chat & Socialise page which are considered unsuitable for our readers.
5. The Editor's decision is final.

 

 Make Your Own Shoes With
Simple Way

 

Make your own shoes with Simple Way

 

Start a new hobby - make your own stylish shoes or sandals in the comfort of your own home with Simple Way.  

 

Simple Way is a small family business and has been fitting feet by post for over 30 years. Each kit includes everything you need to create beautiful leather shoes which offer superb foot comfort.

 

Free Simple Way Catalogue

 

Send for a FREE colour catalogue from Simple Way, The Old Stables, 87 Derwent Street, Chopwell, Newcastle upon Tyne NE17 7HZ. Telephone 01207 566 100.

 

 

Or visit the Simple Way website by clicking on www.simpleway.co.uk/ss 

 

Burns Pet Food

Burns Pet Nutrition is a family run company which offers wholesome, natural and hypo-allergenic pet food for dogs and cats.

 

 

For more information about Burns Pet Food click on www.burnspet.co.uk

 

 Great Bags from
the Healthy Back
Bag Company


The Tapestry Bag from The Healthy Back Bag Company

 

The Healthy Back Bag Company offers a great selection of bags which combine comfort with style. New to the range is the Tapestry bag, shown above.
 

To see the full collection of bags from the Healthy Back Bag Company take a look at the website at www.thehealthybackbag.co.uk

 

Take a look at Phil Vickery's Website

 

Phil Vickery

 

Take a look at celebrity chef, Phil Vickery's excellent website at www.vickery.tv
 
You can also read Phil Vickery's monthly column, try out his recipe and watch his video on the Sixtyplusurfers
Food and Drink page.

 

And find out about his book Seriously Good Gluten Free Cooking on the News & Book Reviews page

 

Winning Moves

Winning Moves offer a selection of  great games and toys for all the family.


 

For more information about Winning Moves click on www.winningmoves.co.uk

 

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Sixtyplusurfers has an official page on Twitter where you can catch up with all our news.

 

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