Wanted: your wartime memories
10/11/2006
Remember the war?
If so, Retirement Options Limited has launched a national competition inviting everyone who remembers the war years to submit their memories and help create a historical ‘time capsule’ to educate future generations.
And there are some fantastic prizes to be won as well.
All entrants must choose a piece of memorabilia that they would have liked to place in a time capsule at the end of the war in 1945. They will be required to send in a photograph or a description (if it is no longer in their possession) of the item and explain why this is significant to them.
Peter Girling, Girlings’ Chairman, says: "From a sheet of music to a letter from a loved one on the front line, artefacts can evoke powerful memories. These memories depict a significant period in our country's history when ordinary people had extraordinary experiences on a daily basis. They should be preserved and recorded for the education and enlightenment of future generations."
The competition is open until midnight on February 11th, and entrants and a panel of judges with representatives from the media and industry will select the most inspiring story. There will also be an exhibition of some of the entries at a date to be confirmed in 2007.
The lucky winner will receive a trip for two to London to watch the Sound of Music at the Palladium Theatre, including a night's stay at the St Georges Hotel and a meal in their spectacular 15th floor Heights restaurant.
The second prize is Sunday lunch for two at a prestigious local hotel to the value of £150. Third prize is Marks & Spencer vouchers worth £100, and ten runners up will win CD's of the musical, The Sound of Music.
The competition: how to enter and rules
* All entries should contain the applicant's name, address, telephone number, a description of the item OR a photograph of the item OR the item itself PLUS an explanation of no longer than 500 words of what the item is and why this is important to you. Please indicate if you would like this entry to be returned to you.
* The competition is open to anyone in the UK.
* Winners will be notified within two months of the competition closing date.
* Girlings Retirement Options Ltd will not be liable for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by any person taking part or not being able to take part in a competition.
* No employee of Girlings or hblmedia or their immediate family may enter the competition
* The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
* Girlings Retirement Options Ltd reserves the right to amend the competition rules and prizes or cancel it at any time without notice.
* Proof of making phone call, sending post/e-mail is not proof of our receipt of your entry. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost, delayed or damaged.
For further information, please call 01823 346800 or visit www.girlings.co.uk. Entries should be submitted to Caroline Hull by email to competition@girlings.co.uk or by post to: Caroline Hull, Marketing Manager, Girlings Retirement Options Ltd., Glanville House, Frobisher Way, Taunton, TA2 6BB.