● News & features ● Fantastic competitions ● Agents’ profiles Issue 32 | March 2012
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100948 WELCOME 2011 AGENTS AWARDS welcomeMarch 2012 It’s an Agent Awards special! PARK 2011 Parklife wouldn’t be Parklife without news and features about our amazing Agents, and this bumper issue is AGENT AWARDS no different. In January we welcomed 35 Agents and their Be sure to check out all the pics and winner interviews from our Agent Awards 2011 from page 3. Who knows, maybe next year you could be amongst them! guests from the UK and Ireland to celebrate We’ve also visited some Agents who are celebrating their 30th anniversary since with us in style at our illustrious seventh joining Park – see why they’ve remained so loyal on page 20. annual Agent Awards. Win a stylish New products have recently been added to our online catalogue – like this Vtech poker globe! Innotab (below). It’s a kind of iPad for kids, helping to develop their skills in Celebrity guest Coleen Nolan and the Park team reading, spelling, maths, logic and creativity. See this and more by going to our (page 27) online catalogue and clicking “Web Exclusive”. played hosts to some of our most dedicated And whether you’ve only just joined us or you’re Agents at this prestigious all-expenses-paid returning to Park for another year, we’d love you to get event in Wirral’s beautiful Thornton Hall Hotel. involved in Parklife - you could be the star of our next issue if you send us your letters (p18), cute pet pics (p25) and stories (see bottom of this page). WEB Dave Harland, Editor EXCLUSIVE Contents Agent Awards Pets & Profile News, photos & interviews from the event 3 Meet an Agent and check out 3 precious pets 25 Your Letters Competitions The latest from the Parklife mailbag and inbox 18 Win vouchers, DVDs and a fab poker globe 26 30 Year Agents Kids Comps Meet Agents reaching a great milestone 20 Three chances for your children to win 28 Yourlife Winners’ Corner Funny stories, hints and a cool Christmas poem 24 Check out who won what 31
Earn £20/€20 Love2shop vouchers Got a funny, interesting or heartwarming story you’d like to share? It could be about you, your family or your customers. Whatever your story, we want to hear it! We’ll pay £20/€20 Love2shop vouchers for every one we print. Send stories and photos to: Parklife Stories, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK or email [email protected] Check out our exclusive Awards coverage and meet all the big winners...
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Wining and dining Comedian Aaron James
A few glasses of bubbly later, compere- Aside from award winners, we welcomed comedian Aaron James invited us all to our Premier Agents, Facebook competition Peter Johnson with Pamela Wildes Agents arrive seats to enjoy a sumptuous three-course winners and guests from Inspirational Award Glass of bubbly Coleen Nolan dinner with wine. sponsors Debenhams – who presented a prize to the Agent that sold the most As the wine and conversation flowed, the Debenhams vouchers and gift cards. glamorous star of Park’s TV adverts Coleen Nolan joined Park Chairman Peter Johnson Peter Johnson concluded the presentation to present 18 awards and thousands of by thanking Agents for their dedication last LET’S RAISE pounds (and euros!) in prizes. year. “Park is a people company,” he said. “And without the hard work of you, our There were awards for the top selling Agents, and all of our staff, it wouldn’t be Agents in each country, Encouragement the same.” Awards for those who improved their Agency the most from 2010 and a prize for The hilarious Aaron James then gave the top selling first year Agent. everyone a giggle with a host of celebrity A GLASS! impressions before superb Take That tribute This year also saw the return of our band ‘Fake That’ got everyone up dancing. “Inspirational Agent Awards” – special The Park Agent Awards is our way of saying awards for truly remarkable Agents who Park staff waved goodbye to Agents the continually put themselves before others. following morning, and it was clear that thank you to a selection of very special many new friendships had been made as Agents for their Moving stories of how each of them has everyone headed back to their homes dedicated their lives to helping their family, across the British Isles. efforts all year. friends and communities proved how worthy they were of winning. Coleen and Natalie Wood This year’s glitzy Fake That Nancy Murphy Donna Smyth awards bash was one of the best yet.
The event began with Agents and their guests being welcomed to the idyllic venue with a Champagne reception whilst a magician wowed everyone with his amazing close-up tricks. 4 | Parklife Parklife | 5 2011 AGENTS AWARDS 2011 AGENTS AWARDS
THREE CHEERS Top Agent England £750 Carol Dudley from Manchester winner FOR OUR WINNERS... After landing an invite to last year’s Agent Awards as runner up in this category, Carol Dudley added 16 new customers and upped her total order value by almost 25%. We know that all of you put your heart and soul into She is the perfect example of how growing your Agency in just running your Park Account, but our Agent Awards are for one year can make all the difference. Carol became an Agent in 1992, taking over the running of her those who really go that extra mile to help their friends mum’s Account when she became ill and couldn’t continue. and family save for Christmas. She now has 62 customers and shows no sign of slowing down. Congratulations Carol, you’re a worthy winner! Our winners have all got an incredible amount of customers, proving ❝The best thing about being a Park Agent is seeingCarol said: how happy my customers are when I give them the that the more customers you have, the more sales you’ll have (and the vouchers they’ve saved hard for. more commission you can earn!). I credit my success to the fact that I’ve kept all my original customers over the years and they were all so happy for me First up, our Top Agent prizes were awarded to the Agents with the when I told them I’d won Top Agent for England. highest total sales in their country. I was over the moon too, and really enjoyed the Awards weekend. It was a great room on the night, with good food and really good company. Top Agent Overall Top Agent Scotland And although I was a little nervous going up to get my award, it was worth it,❞ and I’ll be spending my vouchers on a new television. Sandra Young from Fife
Sandra Young once again collected the £1500 Top Agent Southern Ireland Overall Top Agent and Top Agent for winner €750 Scotland awards - her seventh win in a row! Nancy Murphy With 220 customers, Sandra is a model from Cork winner Agent, helping practically everybody she We were delighted to welcome Agents from Southern knows save for Christmas each year. Ireland to our Agent Awards for the first time. Having Now in her twentieth year as an Agent, Sandra strives previously saved with Ireland’s Celtic Hampers for nearly 20 years, to keep her Agency growing, and very rightfully Nancy Murphy already had many customers who enjoyed saving deserves these awards. each year. Well done Sandra! We hope to see you back next year In her first year with Park, Nancy helped 50 of her family and we hope you have fun spending your vouchers and friends save for Christmas, earning her the Top Agent and money! ❝I just love being a Park Agent as it lets Southern Ireland award. meSandra get outsaid: and about to collect everybody's money and Well done Nancy – it’s a remarkable achievement! I enjoy having a good chin wag. ❝I could not believe it when you told me I’d won this Nancyaward. said:I just enjoy meeting all of my customers and helping them I was so excited as usual to learn that I'd won again save – they were all delighted for me and said that I deserved it. and all of my customers were very pleased for me too. I'm always thankful to receive these awards, even It was lovely to meet and swap stories with other Agents at the though I get a little nervous collecting them! Awards and Thornton Hall was excellent in every way. Collecting my award I was very proud and appreciative of what Park had The awards event was very good, Park has excelled given their Agents. itself once again and made the weekend such a wonderful one. Everything was marvellous and a real From leaving my home in Cork, to the end of the weekend it was a treat. I haven't thought what to❞ do with my winnings yet lovely experience. Thank you to everyone at Park,❞ you were though - possibly a holiday! a joy to meet. I hope to come back next year! Check out our interview with Sandra on page 14 > Read more about Nancy’s first year with Park on page 15 >
6 life life |7 |Park Park 2011 AGENTS AWARDS 2011 AGENTS AWARDS We gave Encouragement Awards to the Agents in each country who grew their customer numbers and order Award value the most from 2010… Anne Highton from Coventry Encouragement Award England Encouragement Award Scotland Anne Highton really was one of a kind last year, Kerry Blackett Christina Skillen selling the most Debenhams vouchers and giftcards out from South Yorkshire from Fife of all of our Agents across the UK and Ireland! Representatives from Debenhams were delighted to commend Anne for this amazing achievement and present her with a big bunch of vouchers to spend on a fabulous VIP shopping spree at their department store. ❝I can’t wait to use my Debenhams vouchers to Annebuy a said:whole new wardrobe of clothes! I’ve only been an Agent for two years, so I was shocked to find out I’d won this amazing prize. The event itself was brilliant and I really enjoyed meeting other Agents. Thank you so much. ❞ Do you have what it takes to be next year’s In her second year as an Agent, Kerry more than Christina only joined Park in 2010 and already has doubled her sales from 2010 and added 24 new 28 customers – an increase of 18 on her first year! customers – she’s now got 58! Her sales increased by 48% too. ❝ ❝ AWARD WINNER? Kerry said: I became an Agent to help people Christina said: After my father died, my children have a debt free Christmas and I just enjoy seeing missed out on Christmas due to the funeral costs. So I how happy my customers are when they receive their said it wouldn't happen again, and it hasn't thanks to Our fantastic retail partner vouchers. So it’s great to feel appreciated for all my Park. I’m so proud to have won this award. I had a hard work. I had a❞ fantastic weekend and really loved wonderful time and it was lovely to meet so❞ many Debenhams is once again meeting Coleen! nice people. I can’t thank you enough. offering an amazing prize to whoever sells the most of its Encouragement Award N Ireland Encouragement Award Southern Ireland vouchers and giftcards to their customers for Christmas 2012. Jane Bones from County Antrim Sinead Kelly from County Clare The Agent with the highest volume of customer orders for Debenhams vouchers and giftcards by 31st October 2012 will win £300/€300 Debenhams vouchers to go on a VIP shopping spree.
This top class prize will be presented
Jane’s been an Agent for nine years and last year Sinead added five new customers to her Account to the winner at next year’s Park Agent added 17 new customers to her Account, more for 2011 and her order value was up by almost 60% Awards in January 2013. than doubling her order value. on the previous year. ❝ ❝ Jane said: It was fantastic to meet so many fellow Sinead said: The best part of being an Agent for Agents at the awards and I felt incredibly proud going me is meeting people. All of my customers were If you sell the most, you could win! up to collect my prize. I enjoy being an Agent so much thrilled for me when I told them I’d won. It was a little and my customers all respect me for helping them nerve wracking on the night getting my award but save for Christmas. So they were all delighted for❞ me. I overall it was a lovely experience and great to meet ❞ There’ll be more great competitions from Debenhams throughout the year! hope to do it again if I ever get the chance. other agents to find out how they do their business.
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Profile Top New Agent An Inspiration Sponsored by From: Armagh, Northern Ireland Donna Smyth from Armagh, Northern Ireland Customers: 14 to us all... Donna Smyth achieved such a fantastic We were thrilled to welcome back the Inspirational Awards level of sales in her first year with Park that category for the second successive year after its roaring success we crowned her our Top New Agent 2011. at our 2010 Agent Awards. Parklife caught up with her… Hundreds of Agents nominated themselves to win one of five awards and we read many of your heart-warming stories before selecting the eventual winners. Each was Why did you decide to become an Agent? chosen because of their remarkable continual commitment to helping their friends, My auntie was an Agent for seven years and I families and communities. was a customer of hers, but when she decided Award sponsor Debenhams treated winners to an afternoon in their Chester store to stop doing it, I decided to give it a go. Before where they were each given a makeover and a £150 giftcard to spend on a stylish I saved with Park I used to leave Christmas ‘til new outfit. the last minute so I didn’t want that to happen Meet each winner and hear their story... again! How did you build up customer numbers so quickly? A couple of my auntie’s old customers saved with ONE IN A MILLION AGENT me right away and then I just asked around all my family and friends. Having already been a Natalie Wood customer for a while it was easy for me to Profile convince them that it’s a good idea and to let Natalie has achieved a remarkable From: Huddersfield them know how easy Christmas will be if you save amount in her 30 years, overcoming Customers: 23 for it. a troubled childhood and a difficult Agent since: 2006 What’s the best part of being an Agent? divorce to bring up her 3 children as For me, it’s the commission. I used mine as part a single parent. After achieving 11 GCSE’s and two £450 of my final payment last year which meant I had A-Levels, she obtained a university Nursing Diploma, winner a little extra money before Christmas. achieving a Sister’s post by the age of 26! How did you feel when you won the award? In between nursing she is very supportive of her children’s I’ve never won anything before so it was a great hobbies, from running their football team’s website to securing feeling. My auntie said she was jealous that I’d sponsors to provide equipment. She has even taken time off won something in my first year after she’d been work to help a friend’s son secure a place at college. an Agent for the past seven, so I had to explain it was for Top New Agent. On top of this, Natalie has recently qualified as a Zumba How will you spend your Love2shop voucher prize? instructor at her local gym and is soon to begin training for I’m definitely going to treat myself. I love getting my vouchers at Christmas so to have Karma Nirvana to work on their helpline for women troubled some in the New Year is amazing – I think I’ll be getting lots of new clothes! by acts of forced marriages. Natalie said:❝Getting this award was the proudest moment of What are your tips for other Agents to perform well? my life - but I was just shocked that you found my life story As Park always says in its letters, “the more customers you have, the more commission inspirational! The weekend was just like my award, one in a million! you can earn”, so just ask all of your family and friends to save with you. And once Thank you Park, I knew it would be amazing but it was beyond you’ve got a fair few customers, make sure you keep track of your payments and then expectation. Everyone was very friendly and genuinely interested you’ll stay organised! in why I was there and what I had won. I felt like a celeb!❞
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SelfleSS Agent of the YeAr CommunitY Agent of the YeAr Julie Broadway Profile terry Johnson Profile Julie and her husband became guardians to her From: York Terry lives in a rural area and it’s there that he From: Tyne & Wear friend’s daughter, Vikki, and her son Jake, after Customers: 8 helps out many of his elderly neighbours – with Customers: 12 Vikki’s mum passed away. Julie says it was like Agent since: 2009 everything from taking them to hospital to Agent since: 2009 gaining another daughter and grandson who delivering their post! He does all this whilst they love dearly. caring for his wife Janice who suffers with epileptic seizures. When her own daughter was desperately in need of some extra Terry also stepped in when a friend of his, who was also one of money when she started university, Julie took on a part time job to his customers, was having money troubles and found himself help her out so she could focus on her studies. Julie also supports homeless. Terry invited him into his home until he was back the RSPCA, helping to raise funds for the charity by organising car on his feet and even made the last few payments on his order boot sales and raffles at Christmas. so he would still receive Love2shop vouchers that Christmas! She is constantly thinking of others and is a much deserved winner He would clearly do anything for his friends and neighbours of this Selfless Agent award. and that’s the reason we chose him as our Community Agent Julie said:❝I was so surprised to get this award, I’ve never won of the Year. anything like this before. I was a little nervous and embarrassed Terry said:❝It feels great to have won this award – I about collecting it as I do what I do quietly, so to be in the actually phoned Park up to check it was real as I don’t spotlight is very different. But I was honoured to meet the usually win anything! Everything about the weekend has Debenhams guys, Coleen Nolan and all the fantastic Park staff - been absolutely brilliant, from the way we have been treated, you are all such a lovely bunch of people. It makes me want to through to the awards and entertainment. You can’t beat work even harder for Park!❞ perfection and this is what this was!” Thank you for the experience from the both of us!❞ ChAritABle Agent of the YeAr fAmilY of the YeAr Profile lee Whitworth Profile From: Cumbria Customers: 19 From: N. Yorkshire Lee is heavily involved with the charity “The the mcKeating family Agent since: 1990 Neil Project” which helps to raise money to Customers: 14 provide adventures and experiences for Agent since: 2006 children undergoing treatment for cancer. The McKeating family was torn in two when Carole’s husband was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2002. Carole and her daughters looked after him at home for He has organised several big band concerts for the charity - the last 7 years, with Carole still working full time whilst bringing up Jessica and Chloe. one raised over £1000! In his spare time he drives the coach to take the children on day trips and donates all of his wages from this back They had no option but to place him in a nursing home as his health deteriorated at the age to the charity. of 45. But Carole and the girls still visited him each day and they remained a strong family Lee also has a strong commitment to Help the Hero es and is even though they were not under one roof. currently in the process of organising a concert in honour of a soldier from his town who lost his life in Afghanistan. In April 2011 Jessica and Chloe were selected as The Pride of Cumbria’s under 18’s Carers As well as this, Lee plays and assists young players in his local brass of the Year, much to the joy of their proud mother and father. The fact that they continued to band which also performs at many of the charitable events be a tight-knit family despite their struggles shows why they rightly deserve this award. organised by Lee. Parklife Editor Dave Harland said:❝We received some very sad news the week before the Lee said:❝I just love helping people have a better and easier Christmas so it’s great to be recognised for the charity work I do. We Agent Awards to say that Carole’s husband had passed away. We’d like to extend the deepest had a great weekend, the hotel was top class and it very was nice to sympathies from everyone here at Park, and as Carole and the girls were unable to attend the meet other members of the Park team. I even won some Debenhams event, we’ve sent each of them £150 Debenhams VIP Gift Card to use in their local store.❞ vouchers! Thank you so much for a very enjoyable time.❞ 12 | Parklife Parklife | 13 2011 AGENTS AWARDS 2011 AGENTS AWARDS Seventh heAven for SAnDRA nAncy ReveAlS heR Sandra Young was crowned the Overall Top Agent for the seventh straight year. We asked her how she and husband SecRet to SucceSS Gerry continually run their Agency so well. As an Agent with Celtic Hampers for two decades before WHY DO THINK YOUR AGENCY IS SUCH A SUCCESS? the Irish firm was taken over by Park, Nancy Murphy’s no I think it’s because I provide such a good service to everyone. Even though I’ve got over stranger to Christmas saving. She tells us the secret behind 200 customers, they all know it’s hassle free, they can pay me when and how they like, running a successful Agency and how she’s enjoyed her first and they know that with me, Christmas will be sorted. award-winning year with Park. HOW HAVE YOU AMASSED SO MANY CUSTOMERS? I never miss an opportunity to recruit new ones. I’ve always got spare catalogues to hand HOW HAVE YOU ADDED CUSTOMERS OVER THE YEARS? out and I’m forever asking customers if they know anybody else who’d like to join. They I started off really small in the beginning, just with a few close friends. Then they told know I’ll bend over backwards to make them happy too, so when they’ve found it easy their friends, who told their friends, and so on. I also go door to door in my town to see if to save, they’re more likely to stay on another year. people would like to save with me. It all helps.
HOW DO YOU COLLECT SO MANY PAYMENTS EACH WEEK? WHAT’S YOUR USUAL PAYMENT COLLECTION ROUTINE? I do about 70 home visits every week, calling at customers’ houses from 5-7pm each I visit my customers on a Thursday and Friday each week to collect their payments, night when they’re home from work. Some customers visit me with their money, I have although a few people pay me monthly – it’s up to them. Then I make my payments at others who pay me by Direct Debit each month and I get a few cheques too. It’s hard the Post Office, it’s all pretty straightforward. work and it involves a lot of running around, but it’s worth it when Christmas comes. WHAT’S THE PAST YEAR WITH PARK BEEN LIKE? It’s been perfect, it really has. There’s a much better choice of HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING? food, drinks and meat hampers than we had with Celtic and my I keep a spreadsheet of everyone’s payments on my computer customers love being able to save for the vouchers and giftcards. so I’m always up-to-date with how much customers have given me and when. And I do my banking at the Post Office each week so I know my Park payments always go on the same day. DID YOU EXPECT TO WIN YOUR TOP AGENT IRELAND AWARD? GIVE US 3 TOP TIPS FOR OTHER AGENTS… I really didn’t, so I was absolutely amazed. It was a lovely surprise and I had a great time at the Agent Awards. Celtic gave us small 1. Keep in touch with your customers. Keep letting gifts now and again but nothing like this! them know they can add to their order at any time up to September! 2. Ask your customers what they think. I hand HOW CAN OTHER AGENTS PERFORM each of mine a satisfaction form at the end of AS WELL AS YOU? the year asking what they liked and in what It’s all about the number of customers for me. Just ways I could improve things – though people ask everyone you know if they want to join you – and hardly ever have a problem! tell them to ask everyone they know! It’s also good 3. Thank your customers! You’re earning to set aside a certain day to collect your commis sion because they are saving with payments, and make sure you’re on time – you, so let them know you appreciate them. that way people will see it’s a really hassle I give some of my bigger customers a box of free way to save! chocolates or a bunch of flowers. 14 | Parklife Parklife | 15 2011 AGENTS AWARDS 2011 AGENTS AWARDS agent aWards raffle Parklife sPeaks to Everybody had a chance to win something at the 2011 Agent Awards… Our editor caught £50 Debenhams Vouchers ...... Lee Whitworth Coleen nolan up with Coleen at the £25 Debenhams Vouchers ...... Shirley Bishop Awards and even asked some questions from our Agents... Steiff Bears Set...... Kerry Blackett Rio Hair Remover Kit ...... Natalie Wood HOW HAVE YOU Disney Jewellery Set ...... Tracey McCarthy ENJOYED BEING THE Thorntons Hamper with Baileys...... Christina Skillen FACE OF PARK AGAIN? I’ve really enjoyed it again, Park Thorntons Hamper with Rum...... Sandra Young is such a good company to work Bottle of Champagne ...... Ann Highton for and they do make you feel Bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey .....Lorna Cox like you’re part of the family. Thorntons Classic Collection...... Melanie Watkinson Christina Skillen wins a Melanie Watkinson wins Thorntons Hamper with Baileys Thorntons Classic Collect ion...... Sally Donnelly Thorntons Chocolates HOW HAVE YOU ENJOYED THE AWARDS? I’ve loved the Take That tribute We received many band, the comedian was brilliant, the close up magician thank you for a lovely thank you was amazing, great food and cards and emails lovely people – you can’t ask for from Agents. a better night really. Annette Coe asked… WHAT WOULD great Weekend! Here’s a selection... WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE YOU LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO BE MEETING OUR AGENTS TONIGHT? WHEN SHE IS OLDER? ❝Thank you for an amazing weekend. We had a fantastic time thanks to all your I had such a good time last year that when She’s 10 so she keeps changing her mind. hard work organising the Awards. We feel like we have made friends for life!❞ I was invited back this year it was a definite One minute she wants to be a Julie and Glen Broadway from York yes, because it’s lovely to be amongst so photographer, now she’s really into singing many nice people. The Agents all have so I think it’s definitely going to be something to do with the arts. such a great weekend. ❝Thanks again for a lovely WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU Helen Myskiewicz asked… WHAT’S time. This has BEEN UP TO RECENTLY? YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD? been the best I’ve got two favourites, which are Chinese weekend we Since leaving Loose Women I’ve become a have had in more permanent fixture on This Morning, I and Italian. But I love pasta more so I’ll say Italian! a long time.❞ do my Mirror problem page every day and I Lorna and also write a column for Best Magazine, so ❝Thank you once again for the Tom Cox I’m keeping very busy! Kimberley Mitchell asked… IF YOU wonderful weekend. We had a from Fife HADN’T BEEN A SINGER / good time and all went very well. HOW WAS LAST CHRISTMAS PRESENTER WHAT WOULD YOU See you in 2013 (hopefully)!❞ AND NEW YEAR? WANT TO DO? Gerry and Sandra Young from Fife We had a quiet Christmas at home last Growing up I wanted to work with horses, year, just with my immediate family, but because that’s all I lived for. Then I decided New Year's Eve was wild - we had a big I wanted to be a vet. I also wanted to be a Wish you were here . . . You got a round of applause anyway! party that went on until about seven social worker. But singing was what I grew encouragement award Wales top agent Wales top agent northern ireland in the morning! up with so it was inevitable. Katie Jones - from Dyfed Colin Gascoyne - from Mid Glamorgan Donna woods - from County Down 16 | Parklife Parklife | 17 YOUR LETTERS YOUR LETTERS
Dear Park, A very big thank you for helping me make Christmas less stressful! This is my second year as an Agent and I’ve already had three requests for the 2012 catalogue from my family and friends. All awarded Love2shop vouchers Also, a family member who saved with me last year has realised she doesn’t have a freezer big enough for her meat hamper. But rather We love reading the letters and emails our Agents send in. than order a smaller hamper, she is buying a bigger freezer! Here are five of the best to have landed in the Parklife mailbox and inbox over Now to do the competitions before my boys get to do them the past few months… – I haven’t won yet but I’ll keep trying! Dear Parklife, Tracy Carter, West Sussex
I just wanted to write and say a big thank you for making mine and my Hi Park, customers’ Christmas. I’ve been an Agent for nearly 25 years and in From M Roberts, Tyne and Wear that time I’ve steadily built my customer numbers up – I’ve got 21 this year! A very big thank you from Dear Parklife, one of your happy Irish Without you helping us out with your vouchers and hampers, customers! Christmas would be such a struggle. I would also like to thank Last year I retired as a home carer. One of my clients - I would like to commend you for the fantastic Parklife magazine – I always look forward Stephanie - was a Park customer your customer service to reading it when my statement arrives. too, saving for Love2shop vouchers. staff who are always polite and courteous on Keep up the Good work! But sadly she died suddenly before Christmas, aged just 48. the phone whenever I’ve Angie Hubbard, Kent had a query. She had just finished saving for £300 worth of vouchers, and it gave I also love the fact that me great pleasure to hand these to we can save for Christmas From Leanda Brown, North Yorkshire her son who wasn’t aware that she each week by making our had been saving for Christmas. payments into our Account Dear Parklife, at the Post Office here in Ireland. I am a mummy of 2 to Matthew, 7 and Joshua, 5 I know it was a great help to him (pictured). I started saving with Park 4 years and helped make Christmas a lot I’m looking forward to ago with my nana as the Agent - I started off easier after such a sad year. saving with you again this saving £200 a year but I’ve increased my order year for Christmas 2012! every year. Many thanks I have now moved away with the Army to be a proper family with my husband and kids, so I Jonathon Mangan, became an Agent and save for myself. Without County Wexford you we would struggle at Christmas - it’s such a great weight off our shoulders each year!
I’m even going to introduce friends around the garrison to either save with me or become Agents for themselves. Send your letters to Yourlife, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK or email them to [email protected] - put “Yourlife” in the subject line and Thank you very much! remember to include your name, address and Account Number, and a photo! We pay £20/€20 Love2shop vouchers for every one we feature! 18 | Parklife Parklife | 19 30 YEAR AGENTS 30 YEAR AGENTS
Kathy Sides Age: 66 No. of customers: 46 Celebrating “Being an Agent has helped me make so many new friends over the years. One year I was in hospital and even signed up two of the nurses as customers! It’s a great way to keep in touch with old colleagues and neighbours too, as most of them still save with me each year. 30 fabulous years! We rely on our Love2shop vouchers to buy presents for our families. I honestly don’t know what we’d do without Park – there’s no hassle, no stress and it’s debt free! This year, 247 very dedicated people have reached the I was gobsmacked when you told me I’d get £100 Love2shop vouchers - I knew I’d incredible milestone of thirty years since becoming a Park Agent. been an Agent for a while but I never expected this. It’s a lovely surprise and it feels To mark this amazing occasion, we rewarded every super saver great having some vouchers left after Christmas – the ones I save for are always spent with a 30 Year Agent certificate and £100 Love2shop vouchers. on the grandkids!” Parklife paid some of them a visit to present their loyalty gifts (and have a quick chat too) . . .
Anne Batchelor Age: 79 No. of customers: 7 “I’m amazed – I just can’t believe thirty years has gone by so quickly. I usually give my vouchers as presents so I shall be using this £100 to treat myself – I’ll probably go to Iceland and fill up the freezer too! I started off saving for hampers thirty years ago when my children were little - we used to Mrs Kathleen Payne, Mrs Mary Emerson, Mrs Mandy Laking, Mrs Barbara Gleaves & granddaughter, get a huge hamper each Christmas and it was so much fun when we opened it together! Cleveland Lancashire Derbyshire Cumbria But for the past twenty years my customers and I have been saving for vouchers and it’s incredible the amount of stores you can spend them in now. My friends find Park such a good idea so it doesn’t take much persuading for them to come back and save with me each year – it takes care of itself!” Say hello to more of our
Mrs Patricia Moyle, proud 30 Year Agents Cumbria Dorothy Cameron Age: 71 No. of customers: 11 “I was flabbergasted when you called to say I’d been an Agent for thirty years. And £100 vouchers too – marvellous! I usually spend my vouchers on my grandchildren so I’ll be treati ng myself to some new clothes for a change! I’ve always found it such a great way to save for Christmas – all of my friends nearby save with me and we know we wouldn’t put the money away if we tried to save on our own. We’ve saved for vouchers for years but last Christmas all my customers were really happy with the Love2shop gift card - it’s so handy when you’re out shopping and there are no issues wit h change at the till!” Mrs Vera Gray, Mrs Elizabeth Parry, Mrs June Holland, Mrs H Whatmore, Mrs Mary Northover, Mrs E Jones, N Yorkshire Gwynedd Nottinghamshire Worcestershire Lancashire Shropshire
Lillian Roach Age: 73 No. of customers: 20 “My grandson wasn’t even born when I joined Park and he’s nearly 30 so that makes you realise how long it’s been since I started. All of my close friends are my customers so I find that it’s always been a great way to keep in touch with everyone. And Park is such a good company – there’s always someone to speak to if ever I need to ask a question. It’s so easy to save nowadays too. I can’t get out much lately as I’ve been ill, so I find it so easy to pay my savings in over the phone using my debit card.” Mrs Patricia Davies, Mrs Edwina Gladwin, Mrs Vera Land, Mrs Avril Evans, Mrs Valerie Garratt, Mrs A Guy, W Glamorgan Gloucestershire Co Durham M Glamorgan W Midlands Co Durham 20 | Parklife Parklife | 21 30 YEAR AGENTS 30 YEAR AGENTS And Congratulations to the rest… Mrs H Smith, Oxfordshire Mrs Tingey, Oxfordshire Mrs Brand, Aberdeenshire Mrs L Palmer, Gwent Miss D Jones, Powys Mrs Grant, Ayrshire Mrs V Jones, Gwynedd Mrs Barrie, Roxburghshire Mrs O'Donnell, Ayrshire Mrs G Jones, Gwynedd Mrs James, S Glamorgan Mrs Childerley,Banffshire Mrs B Jones, Gwynedd Mrs Naylor, S Glamorgan Mrs Boucher, Bedfordshire Mrs E Thomas, Gwynedd Mrs Payne, S Glamorgan Mrs Stronner, Bedfordshire Mrs Brown, Hampshire Mrs Bisby, S Yorkshire Mrs Whitney, Berkshire Mrs Ellis, Hampshire Mrs Brunton, S Yorkshire Mrs Allen, Cheshire Mrs Farmery, Hampshire Mr Gray, S Yorkshire Mrs Collinson, Cheshire Mrs Gregory, Hampshire Mrs Hirst, S Yorkshire Mrs S Harrison,Cheshire Mrs Stroud, Hampshire Mrs Needham, S Yorkshire Mrs Cora Butterfield, Mrs Marina Wilson, Mrs Beryl Morgan, Mrs E Cuthbertson, Mrs J Edwards, Mrs P Braines, Mrs Jean Smith, Mrs B Seymour, Mrs Hough, Cheshire Ms Willoughby, Hampshire Mrs O'Leary, S Yorkshire Cleveland Oxfordshire Gwent Staffordshire Gwent Northamptonshire Lancashire Lancashire Mrs Kettle, Cheshire Mr Corlett, Isle of Man Mrs Hill, Shropshire Mrs Kingswood, Cheshire Mrs Beale, Kent Mrs Watson, Shropshire Mrs Mears, Cheshire Miss Bennett, Kent Mrs Cartwright, Somerset Mrs Norcross, Cheshire Mrs Mathews, Kent Mrs Cowley, Staffordshire Mrs Powell, Cheshire Mrs Sandison, Lanarkshire Mrs Dinsdale, Staffordshire Mrs Shepherd, Cheshire Mrs S Bell, Lancashire Miss Gallimore, Staffordshire Mrs Valentine, Cheshire Miss Bibby, Lancashire Mrs S Osborne, Staffordshire More amazing Mrs I Bell, Cleveland Mrs Bingley, Lancashire Mrs Gillingham, Suffolk Mrs Dix, Cleveland Mrs Bury, Lancashire Mrs Livingstone, Suffolk Mrs P Jones, Cleveland Mrs Cawley, Lancashire Mrs J Osborne, Suffolk Mrs Lightfoot, Cleveland Mrs Dugan, Lancashire Mrs J Palmer, Suffolk Agents, saving Mrs Clutton, Clwyd Mrs Edmondson, Lancashire Mr Madden, Tyne & Wear Miss M Jones, Clwyd Mrs Forshaw, Lancashire Mrs Barnaby, Tyne & Wear Mrs Owen, Clwyd Mr Herbert, Lancashire Mrs Brown, Tyne & Wear Mrs R Roberts, Clwyd Mrs Hughes, Lancashire Mrs Hartis, Tyne & Wear Mrs Margaret Mrs S Bell, Mrs Beryl Long, Mrs Margaret Mrs D Haskell, Motherwell, Armstrong, Mrs R Williams,Clwyd Mrs M Johnson, Lancashire Miss Hathway, Tyne & Wear since 1982! Co Durham Somerset Dorset Mrs Henderson, Co Durham Mrs McBride, Lancashire Mrs Howlett, Tyne & Wear Perthshire Lanarkshire Mrs L Jones, Co Durham Mrs Mullans, Lancashire Mrs Mitchelhill, Tyne & Wear Mrs Kincade, Co Durham Mrs Ramdas, Lancashire Mr Siddle, Tyne & Wear Mrs Morris, Co Durham Mrs Scott, Lancashire Mrs Skiffington, Tyne & Wear Mr Robinson, Co Durham Mrs J Smith, Lancashire Miss Train, Tyne & Wear Mrs SJ Harrison, Cornwall Mrs Talbot, Lancashire Mrs Berry, W Glamorgan Mrs Collins, Cumbria Mr A Williams, Lancashire Mrs L Evans, W Glamorgan Mrs Hiner, Cumbria Miss Cassidy, Leicestershire Mrs P Frost, W Glamorgan Mrs D Johnson, Cumbria Mrs R Ward, Leicestershire Mrs Holmes, W Glamorgan Miss Rober tshaw, Cumbria Mrs Hawkins, Lincolnshire Mrs G Jones, W Glamorgan Miss Thorburn, Cumbria Mrs J Wood, Lincolnshire Mr Morgan, W Glamorgan Mrs Willan, Cumbria Mrs Grist, Lincolnshire Mrs P Evans, W Midlands Mrs Bunting, Derbyshire Mrs Amos, London Mrs C Evans, W Midlands Mrs Havill, Derbyshire Mrs Baker, London Mrs Fellows, W Midlands Mrs Boatswain, Dorset Mrs Carvell, London Mrs S Smith, W Midlands Mrs Anne Webster, Mrs June Kinder, Mrs Doris Smart, Mrs Patrica Allison, Mrs Lesley Mrs A Jones, Mrs Carolyn Chew, Mrs Janet Harrowing, Hodgkinson, Mrs Burbidge, Dorset Mrs Daley, London Mrs C Ward, W Midlands Cleveland Gloucestershire Middlesex Cleveland Norfolk Staffordshire Berkshire Lancashire Miss Jenkins, Dyfed Mrs Peart, London Mrs Caselton, W Yorkshire Mr M Parry, Dyfed Mrs Hurford, M Glamorgan Mrs Clarke, W Yorkshire Mrs G Roberts, Dyfed Mrs Organ, M Glamorgan Mrs Cooper, W Yorkshire Mrs D Thomas, Dyfed Mrs Durham, Merseyside Mrs Dawson, W Yorkshire Mrs Turner, Dyfed Mrs Thompson, Merseyside Mrs S Frost, W Yorkshire Mrs S Williams, Dyfed Mrs Taylor, Middlesex Miss C Jones, W Yorkshire Mrs Battersby, Essex Mrs Appleyard, N Yorkshire Mrs Proctor, W Yorkshire Mrs Silcock, Essex Mrs Bradnam, N Yorkshire Mrs Tierney, W Yorkshire Mrs Hunter, Fife Mrs G Jones, Norfolk Mrs Wadsworth, W Yorkshire Mrs Jay, Gloucestershire Mrs Tolliday, Norfolk Miss C Wood, W Yorkshire Mrs Price, Gloucestershire Mrs Hall, Northamptonshire Mrs Finlayson, West Lothian Mrs Wallis, Gloucestershire Mrs Appleby, Northumberland Mrs Sykes, W Yorkshire Mrs Herbert, Gloucestershire Mrs Garrett, Northumberland Mrs Ulke, West Lothian Mrs Yeates, Gloucestershire Mrs Glendinning, Northumberland Mrs Gibbs, Wiltshire Mrs Brache, Guernsey Mrs Jackson, Northumberland Mrs Pegler, Wiltshire Mrs Elizabeth Hynes, Mrs Audrey Mrs Y Twigg, Mrs T Roberts, Mrs Ute Newell, Mrs Pamela Bassett, Mrs Pauline Mrs Jean Shepherd, Chatterley, Pennington, Mrs Fallaze, Guernsey Mrs Nichol, Northumberland Mrs E Smith, Wiltshire Lancashire Cambridgeshire Lancashire Dorset Avon Berkshire S Yorkshire Leicestershire Mrs Huxster, Guernsey Mrs Ettles, Nottinghamshire Mrs Gough, Worcestershire Mrs Otton, Gwent Mrs D Parry, Nottinghamshire Mrs Waldron, Worcestershire
Mrs Joy Parsons, Mrs Carol Cousins, Mrs Majorie Morley, Mrs Jeanette Tait, Mrs Catherine Mrs Sheena Smith, Mrs Susan Howells, Mrs Janet Beckett, Mrs Edith Ollard, Mrs M Sheard, Mrs C Sieg, Lancashire Thoday, W Midlands Gloucestershire Lancashire East Lothian Cambridgeshire Fife M Glamorgan Lancashire Buckinghamshire W Yorkshire 22 | Parklife Parklife | 23 YOURLIFE PROFILE & PETS We’ll pay £20/ €20 Love2shop Dee Golcek from Leeds vouchers for every one we print! Family life: Reunited with my boyfriend after 20 years This is your section of the magazine, Work: Manager of a jewellery shop and we want you to fill it with your How long have you been an Agent: This is my first year tips, letters, jokes, funny or Number of customers: 5 embarrassing stories, poems, funny Poem What do you enjoy most about being an Agent: photos, short stories, sketches, Helping my friends and myself out as I know we all drawings or anything else you’d like to struggle at Christmas. It’s also very exciting choosing Helen Linegar from Flintshire share with your fellow Park Agents. sent us this lovely poem about what you want to save up for how the Park TV advert persuaded Hobbies: Swimming and socialising with family and friends her to save for next Christmas… FUNNY STORIES Favourite food: Caribbean and Indian food Christmas love and Christmas will, Favourite Drink: Apple & blackcurrant juice A couple of funny stories of your little cherubs how I dread the Christmas bill. that made us chuckle… Top tips for other Agents: I opened up a separate bank With food and wine and gifts galore, account for my customers which makes it easier for visitors coming through the door. everyone to send their money to me. I also send a Awarded My three year-old granddaughter Eve has speech Christmas morning early and bright, monthly countdown via email or text this just makes it and wit beyond her years. While talking to her £20 Love2shop children rise to see such a sight. fun and enjoyable granddad she asked for some more biscuits, to Santa’s been and all is mad, vouchers which my husband replied: "If you have any more is everyone pleased with what they’ve had? your belly will get really big". She looked at him for a few The day is over, it’s time to unwind. Want to be profiled? seconds and then sharp as a tack she replied: "But it won't be as € big as your nose grandad". No one could do a thing for laughing!Let’s watch some telly, oh, do you mind? Send us your answers to the above questions and a recent photo and we’ll pay £20/ 20 Love2shop Zelda Whitmore from Coventry vouchers if you’re featured. Post to: Agents’ Profile, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK. Oh, my lord I can’t believe it, Email [email protected] – put “Agents’ Profile” in the subject line. they’re advertising for next year. Perhaps I should just take a look, When I had my 5 year-old grandson for a weekend he wanted a beef dinner for his at that Park Christmas book! All awarded evening meal. He was tucking into it but I £20 Love2shop noticed he had pushed his carrots to one vouchers! side of his plate. I said: “Come on Josh, eat your carrots up or you won’t be able to see in the dark.” Meet Maggie He replied: “It’s ok nanny, don’t worry, I’ve brought my torch with me.” What do you answer to that? Handy She is just one of many cats we have fostered in the past year – Trish Kirkham from Lancashire they all have different Hints personalities. Maggie’s the happy one then? - Ed Top tips to make Sent in by Fiona Blackwood from life easier … Dunfermline To stop your boots flopping Meet Monty over and creasing when After emptying your suitcases when you return Meet Snowy from a holiday, place two fragranced Ë you’re not wearing them, Our 2 year old Lurcher tumble dryer sheets in each case. Then Our Albino Hedgehog keep them upright with fancies himself as a bit when it's time for your next holiday your loves a cuddle believe empty plastic bottles! of a gardener... much cases will smell fresh and ready to use! to my dismay! it not! Wendy Whittle from Angelsey Sarah Griffin from Sheffield Sent in by Marie Page Sent in by Helen Tinsley from West Midlands from Oswestry
Send yours to: Yourlife, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK Got a cute pet? We pay £20/€20 Love2shop vouchers for every one we or email [email protected] putting “Yourlife” in the subject line. feature. Send your pics to "Cute Pets, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK Remember to include your name, address and Account Number! or email them to [email protected] – put “Cute pets” in the subject line.
24 |Parklife Parklife |25 AGENT COMPETITIONS AGENT COMPETITIONS ParklifeXword Win £50/€50 1 2 3 4 5 6 Love2shop 7 There are 16 card games in the Word Bank - all vouchers! 8 but one is hidden in the grid below. Just find the To be in with a missing card game and you’ll be in with a chance chance of 9 winning of winning this decorative poker globe!
vouchers, 10 11 simply find the EIGHTS SNAP answers from 12 13 WORD BANK HEARTS SOLITAIRE the clues given, BACCARAT BRIDGE OLD MAID SPOONS then rearrange 14 BLACKJACK CANASTA PATIENCE RUMMY the letters in the shaded 15 16 17 BRAG CRIBBAGE POKER WHIST
boxes to reveal 18 19 20 the name of a EARBEYNBEETH film star! 21 22 Y R R EM L AH C I A A 23 24 WA I MK C AS N B O L 25 GAU AC O BR E L NP 26 27 C RT AT R PE I ANY ACROSS: 1. He picked a peck of pickled peppers (5,5) MRR S I I IO T C HO 7. Teenage spots (4) DOWN: 8. Home heating device (8) 1. Steve Coogan character Alan _____ (9) V A I DA G LV A K EN 9. Landing strip (6) 2. Frog larva (7) 10. England striker Wayne _____ (6) 3. Toddler’s toilet (5) T NG B H N AO P J AW 4. Ronnie Barker prison comedy (8) 12. Top ranking naval officer (7) S E S T B MAR S A RH 14. Grumpy comedian Jack _____ (3) 5. Watery precipitation (4) 6. Dr _____ and Mr Hyde (6) 15. Head of the Catholic church (4) AMS LA A RC I C T I 17. Eat this fried, scrambled or poached (3) 11. Grey trunked land mammals (9) Sri Lanka lies off this south Asian country (5) 20. Tiny amount (4) 13. A fear of something (6) S NO O P S GO R K S S 21. Shapeless single-cell organism (6) 16. Parents and their children (6) 23. Connected series of metal links (5) 17. 19. Person or thing of great height (5) DIAMDLOEETDT 24. Body mass index (anag) (3) 22. Cut your teeth into something (4) 25. To rotate (5) 24. Most web addresses end with dot-___ (3) 26. Friends (5) 25. Pub (3) 27. Before the scheduled start time (5) To enter… Write your Account Number, name and address and the name of the missing card game on a postcard and To enter… write the answer, along with your name, address and Account Number on a postcard and send it to: send it to March Wizard with Words, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, March Xword, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK or email your details to [email protected] - UK. Or email your details to [email protected] - put March Wizard With Words in put March Xword in the subject line. Closing date: 30th April 2012. Terms and conditions - page 31. the subject line. Closing date: 30th April 2012. Terms and conditions - page 31.
26 | Parklife Parklife | 27 CHILDREN’S COMPETITIONS CHILDREN’S COMPETITIONS the difference Can you name Table tennis this friendly ogre? Win this Win this Hockey age Moto Tech 3 in 1 8+ Sport Bike Snooker Features Tabletop •Foot accelerator •Electric brake Games Unit! Can be used as a •Removable Sits on top of snooker table, tennis table age your own table and hockey table. Includes stabilisers all accessories. •Includes battery To enter… circle the six differences on picture B, 2+ and charger. fill in the coupon below, cut it out, then send it back to us marked To enter… write your answer on a postcard along with your name, address, Account Number and your child’s March Spot The Difference, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK. name and age and send to March Picture This, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK. Closing date: 30th April 2012. Full terms and conditions are on page 31. Or email your answer and contact details to [email protected]. Put “March Picture This” in the subject line. ✁ Closing date: 30th April 2012. Full terms and conditions are on page 31.
A B Where’s WANDA? TV notincluded age WIN this V Smile 3-7 Motion Learning System with 3 Games Apart from appearing on the front of Parklife and on this page, Wanda is hidden on other pages inside this magazine. How many times can you spot her? A - 5 B - 9 C - 15 Wireless Simply write your answer on a postcard along with motion your name and Account Number, your child’s Next generation controller! Name of Agent Account No. pre-school TV learning console name and age and your address, and send to... complete with motion sensor wireless Name of Child Age of Child controller. Includes March Where’s Wanda, Parklife, Cinderella, Disney Fairies Address (including postcode) Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK. and Shrek learning Or email your answer and contact details to games. [email protected]. Put “March Where’s Wanda” in the subject line. Closing date: 30th April 2012. Full terms and conditions are on page 31.
life 29 28 |Parklife Park | AGENT COMPETITIONS WINNERS’ CORNER &WIN Lorraine Moore from Coleraine won Xword £50 Love2shop vouchers Patricia Lindsay from Inverness won £50 Love2shop vouchers Find us on Facebook and you could be a winner... the difference 1. Log into your Facebook &WIN account (if you’re not a member it’s very easy to join) Mary Dewberry from Kent won Joanna Stratton’s son Ben the CD Rock Mini Juke Box from Norfolk won the 2. Search for “Park Christmas Child’s Workbench Savings” (add “Ireland” if you’re an Irish Agent) 3. At the Top of the page, click 20 Questions “Like” – you’re now an official Susan Rockley from Cornwall fan of Park on Facebook, WIN a Storio Animated won the Sharp 19in LCD TV where you can enter this and Reading System with 2 Games FREE other competitions posted to PRIZE DRAW the wall! Interactive, animated, touch-screen storyteller packed with educational activities. Allows children to practise their reading skills and learn more about phonics, letters, vowels and more. Includes Toy Story 3 and Shrek game cartridges. Lynne Dowling from Ellesmere Port won the One Foot in the Grave DVD box set FREEFREE PRIZEPRIZE DRAWDRAW Where’s Stunning collection of 19 WANDA? films based on Kate Dowridge’s daughter Danielle Steel’s hugely The WINDanielle Steel Mya from Flintshire won the popular novels. Xtra Pink Notebook DVD Collection Includes Changes, Vanished, Palomino, A Yvonne Sammons’ Hayley Chamberlain’s son Perfect Stranger, Secrets, The grandson from Brett from Preston won this Ring, Fine Things, No Greater Love, Staffordshire won the 24” bike in last May’s Spot the Full Circle, Heartbeat, Star, Daddy, Once Moto Tech Sport Bike Difference. Here he is with it. In A Lifetime, Remembrance, Message From Nam, Family Album, Mixed Blessings, Zoya and Kaleidoscope July 2011 Answers: X-Word: Telescope, 20 Questions: CABCBACAABACCBCAABCA, Wizard with Words: Mitsubishi, Spot the Difference: pencil, glove colour, tape measure, hammer, eyebrow, shoe sole . To enter the prize draw, just send a postcard containing your name, address and Account Number to Danielle Steel Where’s Wanda: A:5, Picture This: helmet. Draw, Parklife, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK. You can also enter by email by sending your contact details to Parklife Prize Draw and Competition Terms and Conditions: 1. Only one entry per household. 2. Closing date for entries 30th April 2012. 3. Winners will be drawn [email protected]. Put “Danielle Steel” in the subject line of your email. Closing date: 30th April 2012. Full terms and on 14th May 2012 and will be notified by 31st May 2012. 4. Proof of posting is not proof of entry. 5. For a list of winners, send an SAE to March 2012 Parklife Competitions and Prize Draw conditions are on page 31. Winners List, Valley Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7ED, UK. 6. There is no obligation to order to enter the Parklife prize draws and competitions. 7. Employees of Park Group and their families are not eligible to enter. 8. By entering our prize draws and competitions, acceptance of the rules is implied. 9. We reserve the right to substitute any of our prizes for equal or greater value. 10. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the draw. 11. The prize draws featured in Parklife may also be featured across other Park Group publications and websites. 30 | Parklife ® Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc Parklife | 31