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E: 30/03 9PM Win a family adventure holiday worth £1,000 every hour with The Times
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The Saturday Times Hourly Competition
9AM - 9PM
Win a family adventure holiday worth £1,000 every hour!
This links is working again!
http://www.offersinthetimes.com/croods30mar/
TERMS & CONDITIONS: There are 12 adventure holidays to be won. Prizes will be as follows, and are strictly non-transferable: Hour one: Explore France, Hour two: Explore France, Hour three: Back to Nature, Hour four: Cornish Road Trip, Hour five: Ice Adventure, Hour six: Uncharted Adventures, Hour seven: The Perfect Road Trip, Hour eight: Woodland Adventure, Hour nine: Action Packed Wales, Hour 10: Go Ape!, Hour 11: Paris Magic and Hour 12: Castle of Dreams. Winners will be selected at random from all entries received for each hour. If there are no entries in an hour, the winner will be selected from all entries received in the previous hour. There will be 1 winner per hour and 12 winners for the competition. The competition starts at 09.00 on March 30 , 2013 and closes at 20.59 on March 30, 2013. Each hour will run from XX.00 to XX.59 (for instance, the first hour is 09.00 to 09.59). Entry open to UK residents only. Entrants must be 18 or over. Each winner will win one adventure holiday, as stated above. Draw will take place on Tuesday April 2, 2013 and winners will be notified within seven days. Promoter is Times Newspapers Limited. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names and county for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by TNL or any associated or subsidiary company of NI Group Limited. These prizes are provided by River Event Management LTD & River Media Services. Prize is subject to availability. Prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable. Family is classed as two adults and two children. Children are classed as being under 12 years of age. If Family is larger than two adults and two children RMS will do their best to fit in with options. Prize must be claimed within six months of winner's name being selected. Skiing Experience must be claimed within one year. RMS does not condone drinking alcohol and asks all participants to do so responsibly. RMS cannot be held responsible for any theft or injury that might occur during the experiences. Allowances and Spending Money will be sent in the form of a cheque. Please allow up to ten working days for delivery of all items. All Travel dates must exclude Christmas, New Years and all Bank Holidays.
9AM - 9PM
Win a family adventure holiday worth £1,000 every hour!
This links is working again!
http://www.offersinthetimes.com/croods30mar/
TERMS & CONDITIONS: There are 12 adventure holidays to be won. Prizes will be as follows, and are strictly non-transferable: Hour one: Explore France, Hour two: Explore France, Hour three: Back to Nature, Hour four: Cornish Road Trip, Hour five: Ice Adventure, Hour six: Uncharted Adventures, Hour seven: The Perfect Road Trip, Hour eight: Woodland Adventure, Hour nine: Action Packed Wales, Hour 10: Go Ape!, Hour 11: Paris Magic and Hour 12: Castle of Dreams. Winners will be selected at random from all entries received for each hour. If there are no entries in an hour, the winner will be selected from all entries received in the previous hour. There will be 1 winner per hour and 12 winners for the competition. The competition starts at 09.00 on March 30 , 2013 and closes at 20.59 on March 30, 2013. Each hour will run from XX.00 to XX.59 (for instance, the first hour is 09.00 to 09.59). Entry open to UK residents only. Entrants must be 18 or over. Each winner will win one adventure holiday, as stated above. Draw will take place on Tuesday April 2, 2013 and winners will be notified within seven days. Promoter is Times Newspapers Limited. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names and county for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by TNL or any associated or subsidiary company of NI Group Limited. These prizes are provided by River Event Management LTD & River Media Services. Prize is subject to availability. Prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable. Family is classed as two adults and two children. Children are classed as being under 12 years of age. If Family is larger than two adults and two children RMS will do their best to fit in with options. Prize must be claimed within six months of winner's name being selected. Skiing Experience must be claimed within one year. RMS does not condone drinking alcohol and asks all participants to do so responsibly. RMS cannot be held responsible for any theft or injury that might occur during the experiences. Allowances and Spending Money will be sent in the form of a cheque. Please allow up to ten working days for delivery of all items. All Travel dates must exclude Christmas, New Years and all Bank Holidays.
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Here's the link - hope it's ok for me to post it - saw it in the paper! Thanks for the comp. Good luck.
https://www.offersinthetimes.com/croods30mar/:j0 -
Fantastic thankyou both
I hope its ok to add the prizes....
Hour 1 and 2: Explore France
You and your family will be staying in an enchanting Old Fisherman's Cabin set in the beautiful French Dordogne on the edge of a majestic lake. In the grounds of a 9th century château, is a lake in the midst of oak, chestnut, wild acacia and birch woodland, perfect for wild swimming.
Prize Includes
• Seven night stay at Fisherman's Cabin for family of four in Dordogne, France
• Ferry tickets for car, two adults and two children
• Use of fishing rods, raft and all facilities
• £600 travel allowance for family of four. (It is an 8 hour drive from Calais to the Cabin)
Hour 3: Back to Nature
Spend two nights in a luxurious, cosy tree-house perched in the grounds of a country house near the Norfolk coast. You and your family will be booked into Dinosaur Adventure, where you will see dinosaur's first hand – with plenty more to explore!
Prize Includes
• Two night stay in a rural tree-house
• Four tickets into Dinosaur Adventure
• Lunch provided for four
• Boat tour to see the Norfolk seals up close and personal
• Two Supersoakers to keep the tree-house safe!
• £200 travel allowance
• Fujifilm Digital Camera
Hour 4: Cornish Road Trip
Win the chance to stay in a North American Style Tipi beautiful north coast of Cornwall for a magical three night break, located in a woodland valley folded around a clear, spring-fed lake. The tipis are dotted about this secret 16 acres clothed in ferns and bluebells, oak and meadowsweet. Undisturbed by modern society, the natural ecosystem has flourished, providing a thriving habitat for flowers and butterflies, birds and mammals. You will find some of the prettiest villages and most spectacular coastline in Cornwall at your doorstep. You can buy fresh mackerel, scallops and crab in the fish cellars at Port Isaac within 10 minutes of leaving your tipi, go sea kayaking under soaring cliffs at Port Quin and we will book all of you in for some surfing lessons on Polzeath's trend setting shoreline.
Prize Includes
• Three night Stay in a Cornish Tipi
• Three hour kayaking Lesson for the family with a trained instructor
• Surfing lesson for family at Polzeath Beach
• Rental of four bikes to do Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Padstow
• £400 travel allowance
Hour 5: Ice Adventure
Spend a long weekend full of action packed fun mixed with relaxation in a luxury self-catered lodge in Aviemore. In the heart of the Highlands you will have the perfect base from which to explore all that the Spey Valley and Cairngorms National Park has to offer. You will feel like you are in the Alps for the day when you take to the slopes for a spot of skiing.
Prize Includes
• Weekend break for four in Aviemore
• Self-catering cottage for four
• Full day skiing for four
• Lift pass for a family
• Ski boot hire for four
• Ski pole hire for four
• Ski hire for four
• Two junior All-in-One ski Suits
• £200 travel allowance
Hour 6: Unchartered Adventures
You and the family have the chance to get back to your roots with this wonderful rural family break in Cumbria. In your own clearing at the edge of the woods you will find a camp with everything you need for an adventurous holiday of comfort. You will have a full day's bike hire for a fun family day out. Finally you will be provided with an iPod Shuffle to keep the music playing on the road trip!
Prize Includes
• Three Night Stay in Secluded Wooden Cabin, Cumbria
• £300 Allowance for travel
• Full day bike hire for family of four
• iPod Shuffle
Hour 7: The Perfect Road Trip
You and your family have the opportunity to travel together through breath taking Cumbria by a chauffeured horse drawn wagon. Barny, your personal driver will guide the wagons through the lanes to one of three beautiful camps and leave you for the evening to cook up a storm on the tripod cauldron.
Prize Includes
• Three night road trip on a Roving Gypsy Caravan
• Personal driver
• Horse drawn carriage
• £150 travel allowance
• £150 spending money
Hour 8: Woodland Adventure
You could win three nights in luxurious accommodation in a fully equipped Woodland Lodge set amongst trees and streams. Your Lodge will have a fully equipped kitchen, open plan living and dining area, two bedrooms and shared bathroom with central heating throughout.
Prize Includes
• Three night stay at centre Parcs of choice for family of four
• £300 Travel Allowance
Hour 9: Action Packed Wales
Stay high up among the canopy of the trees in a beautifully designed tree-house, located on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. On one of the days you will be able to visit King Arthur's Labyrinth which is found deep beneath the mountains of Southern Snowdonia in the village of Corris.
Prize Includes
• Three nights in a tree-house for family of four in Machynlleth, Powys
• Family pass to King Arthur's Labyrinth
• Two iPod Shuffles
• £300 allowance
Hour 10: Go Ape!
Go Ape is a 'high-wire forest adventure' with giant obstacle courses built up in the trees using ladders, walkways, bridges and tunnels and top it all off with the country's best zip lines which are perfect for the little monkeys to explore. You will get kitted out with a harnesses, pulleys and karabiners, given an essential and mandatory 30 minute safety briefing and training. The result is spectacular. The Go Ape experience gets the adrenalin pumping, gets people out of their comfort zones and above all it's just great fun where you can go 'bananas'!
Prize Includes
• Two night stay at 4* Hotel in a family room
• Breakfast included for family of four
• Family of four admission to Go Ape – UK Wide.
• Sony Digital camera
• Memory card for camera
• £250 travel allowance
Hour 11: Paris Magic
You and your family will board the Eurostar at St Pancras for the start of a wonderful journey to the magical city of Paris. You will be given admission for four to the Eiffel Tower and as a special bonus you will get to skip all the queues – let everyone else stand in line whilst you rocket to the top of one of the world's most recognised landmarks.
Prize Includes
• Return Eurostar for family of four to Paris
• Overnight in family room at 4* Hotel in heart of Paris
• Breakfast included
• £100 spending money
• Tickets to Eiffel Tower
• Skip the queue pass to Eiffel Tower
Hour 12: Castle of Dreams
You and your family will have your very own fairy tale adventure with a trip to France for a stunning two night stay at a top class Château located an hour outside of Paris. The 4* Château D'E Sclimont is located in the very heart of a beautiful 60 acre park with its very own moat, with a medieval siege tower with turrets.
Prize Includes
• One night stay for two adults and two children at a 4* Château in two Classic Rooms
• On site activities
• Fairy tale costumes for the children
• Sony Digital Camera
• £275 travel allowance0 -
Beaten to it
Hereare the prizes for each hour:
Hour one: Explore France
Hour two: Explore France
Hour three: Back to Nature
Hour four: Cornish Road Trip
Hour five: Ice Adventure
Hour six: Uncharted Adventures
Hour seven: The Perfect Road Trip
Hour eight: Woodland Adventure
Hour nine: Action Packed Wales
Hour 10: Go Ape!
Hour 11: Paris Magic
Hour 12: Castle of Dreams0 -
Thanks Nilo,
Editting a post on a phone is a bit challenging this early in the morning lol0 -
So I guess if you haven't got kids then you should not enter this competition???0
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I thought this might help those who want to pick and choose:
9-10 am - Explore France (Fishing)
10-11 am - Explore France (Fishing)
11 am - midday - Norfolk (Tree House, Boat trip, Dinosaur adventure)
12-1 pm - Cornish Road Trip (Tipi, Kayaking, Surfing, bike hire)
1-2 pm - Aviemore (Skiing)
2-3 pm - Wooden cabin in Cumbria (bike hire)
3-4 pm - Cumbria (Gypsy Caravan)
4-5 pm - Center Parcs of your choice
5-6 pm - Wales (Tree House, King Arthur's Labyrinth)
6-7 pm - Go Ape! (UK wide)
7-8 pm - Paris (Eiffel Tower)
8-9 pm - Chateau near Paris (Various activities inc fairy tale costumes for kids)
Here's the link again: https://www.offersinthetimes.com/croods30mar/“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - Dr Seuss0 -
Hi
This is probably a silly question but do you need to enter every hour or do you only enter once?
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Hi guys can you clarify.. do we have to repeatedly enter each hour for the different holidays, or just once for the lot?
ThanksStarted comping March 2013
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