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Write a Star Letter
We want to hear from Sixtyplusurfers! Write this month's Star Letter and you could win this mouthwatering Chocolate Gift Selection from Traidcraft - the UK's leading fair trade organisation. Send in your handy tips, recipes, book reviews, photographs or tell us about yourselves. You can tell us your funny stories, problems, poems, about your holidays, feelings about retirement and staying young at heart when you're 60 plus. We'd love to hear from you! Please send your letters and pictures 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. The Star Letter Prize
Win a Luxury
Chocolate Gift Set Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up with Traidcraft - the UK's leading fair trade organisation to celebrate National Chocolate Week. Traidcraft is offering a luxurious Selection Gift Set from their new organic fair trade chocolate range for the winner of this month's Star Letter Competition. There are four delicious large sized bars in the set - milk chocolate, dark chocolate, dark chocolate and peppermint crisp and dark chocolate and orange. The new range is made with cocoa from Bolivia and sugar from Costa Rica - and boasts a high cocoa content as well as being made in Switzerland. The luxurious chocolate bars boast contemporary new packaging which features intricate detailing and stylish illustration of the cocoa plant. Traidcraft works with producers from across the developing world. The cocoa in the chocolate bars comes from Bolivia. Miguel Sankara Jacinto is a Cocoa Farmer with El Ceibo in Bolivia which is a federation of 38 co-operatives whose cocoa growers benefit from a range of services including technical training and credit facilities.
Miguel says, "The cultivation of cocoa is both my work and my passion." Edgard Yarango Vedolit, another cocoa farmer says, “I can make a living from the cultivation of cocoa for El Ceibo alone. I am very happy with this situation.” Traidcraft has been working with producers to fight poverty through trade around the world for nearly 30 years. The latest brochure includes a wide range of products including everything you need for the up coming festive season, fair trade food and wine, home and fashion accessories, children’s toys and clothing and lots more! All products are made the fair trade way, so why not let Traidcraft take care of your guilty conscience throughout National Chocolate week, as with each bar of fair trade chocolate you enjoy, you know that you are helping make a difference to somebody’s life. National Chocolate week this year starts on Monday 13th October. If you would like to find out more information about Traidcraft and the products that are on offer visit www.traidcraftshop.co.uk or call 0845 330 8900 and somebody will be happy to help. So get writing and good luck!
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Write the Star Letter Why not send in a poem, funny story, some family photographs, a recipe or a handy tip. Or write a letter including one of the suggestions from below. We'd love to hear from you!
Just send in your letters, pictures, poems, 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! |
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Win a 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. Pin it on your fridge to keep all your messages together - and use it to remind you to take a 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
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Readers'
Letters Dear Sixtyplusurfers
We are having quite a lot of trouble with next
doors cat. On our return from holiday we found he had
clawed all the putty from the bottom panel of our back door and
the glass had fallen out. Mrs D. Pugh, Telford Dear Mrs Pugh
What a purr-fectly
hilarious story! You've had us all laughing at Sixtyplusurfers.
Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor |
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers Hi to you all. What a great surprise to win a fridge magnet just for writing a letter. Here's hoping I might win something else. I really enjoy the articles in Sixtyplusurfers and I tell all my friends about them so they are now looking at these articles and competitions too. Keep up the good work. Marlene Brown, Norfolk Dear Marlene Thank you for your kind words and so glad you like our magnet. Don't forget to write in to Sixtyplusurfers. All letters featured on this page win a fridge magnet - as long as you include a postal address.
Melissa Braiden,
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers My thanks for arranging the safe and prompt delivery of same and I look forward to enjoying many future editions of Sixtyplusurfers. Kind regards George Brown
Dear
George We hope you continue to enjoy Sixtyplusurfers.
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers I am the Editor of 'Gardening Friends'. This is a penfriend club for keen gardeners - from beginners to experts who like to write letters both for the newsletter and to each other. We swap ideas, plants seeds etc and have easy competitions. I am sure that Jenny from Sixtyplusurfers will pass on my email address to anyone who would like to join up and join in. Gardening Friends started in the Summer of 2000 and has many original members. Sadly a few have succumbed to the great reaper, so there are one or two vacancies.
Catherine Pippen, Cardiff Thank you for letting us know about Gardening Friends. If any readers would like to contact Catherine and find out more, then I'd be delighted to pass on your details. Just email jennyitz@hotmail.com and mark your email Gardening Friends. All the best
Jenny Itzcovitz,
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers They also feature Readers Tips, many that are just common sense and things that, no doubt your readers have been doing as a matter of course for many years.
One tip that they gave from a reader had me
worried, so I contacted them and expressed my concern. They
replied to me saying, that they get many letters from their
readers and that on this occasion my letter would not be
included. My immediate thought was of the amount of rubbish (much of it combustible) that would be deposited in these common areas, the means of escape, that should be kept clear of combustible materials and obstructions at all times. It is a legal requirement in places of multiple occupancy that this is so. I could hardly wait to give them a chance to rectify what I consider a dangerous mistake and contacted them ASAP.
Apparently they are not concerned, and would
rather save face than save lives. Mike Johnson Dear Mike You have certainly made an interesting point. It is very dangerous to leave large amounts of rubbish in a public place. It could encourage vermin, cause fire hazards and obstruct areas of thoroughfare - to name a few problems that would incur. A more sensible idea would be that residents in blocks of flats could circulate a simple newsletter with items for sale or to exchange or put details on a notice board. And this would mean that unwanted rubbish is not left out in all weathers, but they might also find a welcome home for items that other people might be able to use. What do other readers think?
Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor |
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Competition Winners
The Winner of the Kodak
EasyShare Digital Camera, September issue is:
The Winner of the Luxury Break
with Apex Hotels, September issue is:
The Winner of the Intempo DAB Radio, September issue
is:
The Winners of the Damart
Cashmere Touch Coat, September issue are:
The Ten Winners of a Personally
Signed Copy of 'An Evening With Blowers' DVD by Henry Blofeld,
September issue are:
The Five Winners of the New
Tricks DVD, September issue are:
The Four Winners of the Newsletter
Competition, September issue are:
The Winner of the CJ WildBird
Foods Guardian Feeder Pack Competition, September issue is:
The Winner of a Couple of Bottles
of Rancorous Rosé Wine from The Grumpy Store, September issue is:
The Winners of the LifeStream
Barley Grass, September issue are:
If you have any problems entering any of the
competitions featured on the Sixtyplusurfers website, please
don't hesitate to contact us at:
We'd also love to hear from you
if you have any article ideas, pictures or want to write in and tell us about
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More Competitions
If you enjoy entering competitions take a look at some of these fantastic Competition Websites:
www.win4now.co.uk
Win prizes at The Prizefinder: www.theprizefinder.com
And
don't forget to send in your letters and photographs to the
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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. It's also great to hear from our readers from overseas. So keep writing in! And tell us all 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.
Contact us by email:
Murray Jacobs
Jenny Itzcovitz
Kitty Jacobs
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Win a Camera to Capture those Amazin' Moments
Just look at the celebrity pictures below and tell us who is the Odd One Out!
Celebrity Odd One Out Competition
Who is the Odd One Out?
a)
Dr Hilary Jones
How to Enter the Celebrity
Odd One Out Competition
Just send us your answer by e-mail by clicking on the link: sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk
Don't forget to include your answer, full name, postal address and competition title.
The Prize for the Winner of our Celebrity Competition Win a Camera to Capture those Amazin' Moments
Some moments can only be described as amazin’ - it might be walking on the beach at sunrise, a special family occasion or trying something new and exciting.
But if you want to capture those amazin’ moments forever, you need a camera so Sixtyplusurfers has teamed with Transvasin Heat Rub to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a digital camera.
Twenty runners up will also win a friendly Transvasin Bendy Person. Great for cheering up your desk!
Amazin’ Transvasin
Everyday life can be a pain in the arm, leg, back or any other
joint or muscle. All it takes is a sudden pull or twist, or a
bend or a stretch too far. The result can so easily be a sprain
or strain - leading to aches, pains, twinges, stiffness and the
kind of discomfort that makes it hard for you to move the joint
normally. Fortunately there is a quick and easy treatment. The deeply penetrating warmth of Transvasin Heat Rub works rapidly and effectively to help relieve pain in joints and muscles. When combined with gentle massage, its deeply penetrating warmth relieves pain and relaxes stiff muscles without the need to take tablets – or obtain a prescription. Always read the label. What is a sprain?A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament - the piece of tissue that connects one bone to another. You can suffer a sprain by changing direction suddenly, or falling and landing awkwardly, or receiving a blow or a bump. Ankles, thumbs and wrists are most commonly affected. Symptoms include inflammation, bruising and pain in the affected area. What is a strain?
A strain is damage to a muscle or a tendon - the link between a
muscle and a bone. You can cause a strain by over-stretching,
moving too fast, bending wrongly, or even exercising without
warming up and cooling down effectively. In fact strains are the
most common sports injuries, accounting for over half of all
those reported. Symptoms include pain, swelling and stiffness.
With a mild to moderate sprain or strain, the recipe for
treatment for the first two days is
RICE
- Rest, Ice, Compression and
Elevation.
Rest
your sprain or strain by moving the joint as little as possible,
and avoiding putting weight on it.
Ice
cools the injured area and eases the swelling, bruising and
pain. Don't apply ice directly to your skin - that could be too
cold. Instead, hold a bag of frozen peas or a cold compress pack
against the painful area. You can do this for up to 20 minutes
in an hour, every couple of hours.
Compress
the joint by wrapping it in an elasticated support bandage. The
bandage should be wound firmly, but don't pull it too tightly or
you'll cut off circulation. If your toes or fingers turn blue,
the bandage is too tight!
Elevate
the joint by raising and supporting it - it needs to be higher
than the level of your heart, especially through the night. With
a sprained ankle, you might find it easier to prop your foot on
a pillow while you sleep. After two days, move on to massaging the joint with Transvasin Heat Rub and stretching it gently, while keeping the affected area warm.
* Please note: the camera shown in
the picture at the top of the page may vary slightly to the
prize provided. And colours vary for the bendy men! How to Enter the Competition
For your chance to win a Camera or Transvasin Bendy Man in our Celebrity Odd One Out Competition Just send in your answer, together with your full name and postal address for delivery to: sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk
Note: You do not have to be aged over 60 to enter our competition!
You can
also go in for more than one competition on this page.
*This
competition is open to our
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Readers' Letters
Dear Sixtyplusurfers
We decided that we didn't want a dog as both of us worked and it wouldn't be fair on a dog to be left indoors all day. I told him that I really would like a cat as I had not had a cat since I was a little girl. I had seen a silver tabby on TV in an advert and fell in love with the look of it. My husband suggested that we go to the RSPCA and see what they had.
The place was loaded with cats and dogs of every
size, age and colour. I didn't think we would ever be able to select
just one as they all seemed in dire need of love and attention. We
kept wandering from room to room and we ended up in the kitchen of
the building. We were surprised to find that even in there, a small
cage had been tucked under the kitchen table. I bent over and there,
staring up at me was a tiny silver coloured tabby with huge green
eyes that just went straight to your heart.
I looked at my husband and told him I had found the
cat I wanted. She gave out the tiniest of mews as if she new what I
was saying and heartily agreed with my decision. We made
arrangements to come
back and get her the next day. I laid awake a long time that night
trying to figure out what her name should be, but didn't come up
with anything. I asked my husband the next morning if he had any
ideas and he told me we should call her Cinders. I asked him why he
thought that was a good name and he told me, well….she was living in
the kitchen, maybe not in the cinders of the kitchen fire like
Cinderella, but close enough. I
really liked the name and it did seem to suit her! We went to collect 'Cinders' the next day and she has been our 'baby' ever since. She totally knows how to get around us and I think she believes we are her staff! As for being a silver tabby, her fur grew out dark, but I wouldn't trade her if she had pink fur!
Thanks for letting me tell her story! Thank you for sharing your story about Cinders. And thank you also for including your photograph. She certainly is a gorgeous cat.
We are delighted to award you this month's Star Letter prize - the Clever Cooking for One or Two Cookbook and the Dairy Diary 2009 Gift Pack.
Murray Jacobs, Editor
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers
As the holiday season comes to an end, to cheer us through the
Autumn and Winter, I thought you might like to see a poem I wrote
about my childhood memories of those seemingly hot and never ending
days of our youth.
Childhood
days like the froth of candyfloss, Sand in the sandwiches, ready made.
Nagging for time to pass
after eating, Woollen swimsuit sagging without mercy, Plunging in the water, eyes tight shut.
Tin bucket castles, paper flags flying,
Minstrels with painted
faces go past,
Judith Hamilton, Essex
Dear Judith
Thank you for your excellent poem. It brings back many memories of idyllic family beach holidays of my youth. I still remember my Uncle and Aunt playing cards and drinking tea in a beach hut in Bournemouth when I was a child while I played on the beach with my sister and parents! Do any other readers have interesting family memories?
Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers
Thank you for putting my poem 'Will You' in the September issue of Sixtyplusurfers. You asked me to explain what inspired me to write it.
I went
into Limerick to look around the shops and I saw in a Jewellery
window a Silver Cledagh ring. So I went inside and asked to see it.
It was not too impressive up close and I asked if they had a Gold
ring. The ring in the centre of the display that they brought out
was a beautiful ring with an Emerald in the middle with Diamonds
around it.
I had to have it for I knew straight away this was
it. I did not have enough money in my pocket so I left a deposit and
went outside to a cash machine. All this time I was chatting to the
Assistant, and the Manageress was listening. I ended up telling them
my plans and they gave me (as it was then) 50 Irish Punts off the
price! In the meantime, my niece arranged for a Priest to come around to the house on the Sunday at 11.00 in the morning, along with all our relations. So my problem was to keep Pauline out of the living room until then.
So I went back upstairs and asked her to come down as they were making a cup of coffee. Pauline had a lovely dress on but was wearing slippers when she entered the living room, which as you can imagine was packed.
In front of
everyone, I got down on one knee and proposed again to Pauline. She
was about to tell me off, when I opened the ring box and showed her
the ring. I got a big kiss for that and she said "Yes".
John Fairfax
Dear John
What a lovely story. Congratulations on being married for 45 years. And what a special day to remember.
Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers You asked for letters about unusual prizes. Many years ago I won a Tartan Mini with a competition on the packets of Scots Porridge Oats.
We had to write a slogan. Well, in those days there were not many instant foods but these Porridge Oats were certainly quick to prepare. Having spent time as a student in Edinburgh (which is West Endy but East Windy) I had shivered in the mornings cooking breakfast in my digs. That inspired me to write a slogan - " READY IN TWO SHAKES - NO TIME TO SHIVER".
When I received the letter of congratulations my husband's comment was, "Only teen agers wear mini skirts". What a shock he had when a Tartan Mini was delivered to our drive (on trade plates).
Some time later I was getting into the car when it was parked in the town. A traffic warden tapped the window. Oh dear I thought, what have I done wrong. I unwound the window and she smiled and said " I like your car!".
Dr Catherine Pippen, Cardiff
Dear Catherine
Thank you for telling us about your unusual prize. A tartan mini car must have been a great way to get about as a student - and also got you many bemused glances.
Do any other readers have amusing stories about prizes they have won? Or tales about student days or youthful memories?
Murray Jacobs, Editor
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Thank you Letter from Diet Chef Winner Dear Sixtyplusurfers The new Diet Chef Foods have just arrived. It looks amazing. My sister only got married three months ago and my new brother-in-law is a strict vegetarian (has been for thirty years) and this will save me scouring the supermarket shelves when he comes next weekend - all meals are sorted.
Thank you so much for running this competition - in the middle of the credit crunch, it is the best prize I could have won.
Many thanks for your prompt attention.
Best Wishes
Christine Shelley
Dear Christine
We're so glad you are delighted with your prize. And thank you to Diet Chef for organising it. We hope your brother-in-law enjoy enjoys the meals.
Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
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Dear Sixtyplusurfers There are many cookery books on the bookshelf in my kitchen but the one I use the most came from a Stork Margarine giveaway the year I was married. It is called 'The Art of Home Cooking'.
This is an excellent, easy to follow most practical book for all cooks and should be reprinted. My copy is a 1954 2nd edition and a real treasure.
Catherine Pippen, Cardiff
Dear Catherine
That sounds like a great cookery book. Especially if it's easy to follow.
If any readers have great family recipes they'd like to pass on - we'd love to hear from you. Especially Christmassy ones, as we're starting work on our Xmas issues now!
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Sixtyplusurfers We are always happy to consider editorial and advertisements for Sixtyplusurfers. Editorial should be sent at least one month in advance to ensure that your article appears in the latest issue of Sixtyplusurfers. All pictures should be sent in jpeg format and articles should be in a 'word' document if possible. Advertorial rates are £399 + VAT. This includes an 800 word article, click-through logo and three colour pictures. A 500 word article and colour picture is £159 + VAT Full Page Advertisements are £799 + VAT. Reader Surveys are £749 + VAT. A three month logo and up to 50 words on the Friends of Sixtyplusurfers page is £195 + VAT. Videos are £599 + VAT. For more information about Sixtyplusurfers please contact the Sixtyplusurfers Team
Murray Jacobs, Editor Melissa Braiden, Admin Assistant Sixtyplusnewsletter@hotmail.co.uk
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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 prize.
For readers entering the Newsletter Competition, please can you tell us if you are currently receiving the Newsletter on a regular basis or if you are a new reader. Otherwise this creates a lot of extra work for Melissa who looks after the database!
And please can you clearly label your entries with the correct name of competition you are entering - to help us sort through all your competition entries!
If you have any problems or difficulties entering any of the competitions featured on the Sixtyplusurfers website, then please email: Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor at: jennyitz@hotmail.com or
Some prizes do take longer to send out than others especially the higher value items, so please be patient.
However, if you have waited more than two months to receive a prize, then don't hesitate to drop us line and we'll chase it up for you!</ |
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