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Harry Hill is most famous for his appearances on You’ve Been Framed and TV Burp. Most known for his comedic appearances on television, people will be able to see in a completely different way if they head to the Theatre Royal in Margate.
Mr Hill grew up in Staplehurst in Kent and from there went on to train as a doctor but eventually left the profession to pursue a career in comedy. He has recently appeared in a cameo role in a friend’s short movie that is going to be premiering at the comedy film Festival in Margate, Kent.
The annual film festival which is called 2 Days Laughter Comic Film Screening is put on by Beeping Bush Productions and every year it is famous for bringing comedy fans to the seaside town of Margate. This is the fifth year that the competition has taken place and it is an opportunity for filmmakers to create a five-minute comedy that has to be put together in just two days. Furthermore, the film has to be made on a seriously shoestring budget.
This year 40 films were created by 300 people and 50 percent of these made the shortlist for the production. 15 of the films entered were from the county of Kent and of those, 12 were chosen and have been shortlisted for the festival.
The timing and financial issues are not the only constraint that the filmmakers have and they also have to involve several items in the film which are stipulated by the organisers of the competition. This year the filmmakers had to include several unusual items including a wedding dress, rubber glove, a mouse, a political event as well as the line, “I can’t do that again, I’m too tired.”
350 entry forms were initially downloaded and the competition has seen entries all the way from Kent to California. The film that Harry Hill guest stars in is the Thora Hird Man, which is a comedy about a lavender black-market that exists in the UK. Obviously there is no such thing and the movie use this to great comic effect. It has been put together by the Whitstable-based filmmakers, Maxine Pearson and Nick Whilty.
Mr Wiltly stated, “I’ve been friends with Harry for about 20 years now and he saw my entry for last year and asked whether he could be in the new production. I knew this was an exciting opportunity for the film and I immediately agreed to it. I hope that maybe we can expand the film to be 30 minutes long and enter other film festivals around the country.
“Harry really likes the film that we have created and even though I offered to change his name in the credits, he said that he wanted to be associated with the film. The short movie also features Shane Attwooll who is one of the stars of the new Titanic television series which is going to be premiering in April.
It also features Nick Wilton and Mark Arden who have previously been involved in short appearances on television. They are all local residents around Whitstable and were very keen to get involved after seeing how much fun it was to put together the movie last year.”
The organiser of the festival is Mick Atherton and he has commented, “It is a free event to attend and it is a great opportunity for the public to come and see some hilarious movies.” Tickets must be booked ahead and the event is taking place on 31 March in Margate. All of the shortlisted films will be shown at the event.
A distinctive new brand of bath and body products that is exquisitely modern is set to be launched in May 2012. Noble Isle is the name of this new collection, it is made in the UK and is inspired by by both the natural and cultural riches that exist in the British Isles.
From combining the very finest natural extracts and fragrances with a fabulous design, Noble Isle turns its back on the norm in favour of the unique. The luxurious collection features 24 bath and beauty unisex products. Every item has been designed to leave a sensory, lasting impression, and is on course to become the latest tradition in luxury bathing.
The Noble Isle creators strove to provide a distinctive and sensory experience, eschewing the ordinary at every step in favour of originality. They have travelled the length and breadth of every country in the UK to source top quality, authentic, top quality and ingredients that are quintessentially British. For further information on their journey so far visit www.nobleisle.com.
With the brand unveiling, Noble Isle is also offering the exciting opportunity to be the first to try the new collection, weeks ahead of their official launch. For the chance to win a luxury product hamper worth £500, visit their blog.
Entrants simply have to “like” Noble’s Isle’s Facebook page or share a link on Twitter to be eligible to win. The competition closes on Saturday 31st March and the winner will be announced 3 days later. In addition to being the first to try their luxurious collection, the winner will also receive two tickets to Noble Isle’s exclusive London launch party with champagne reception.
Rangemaster are cooking up a real storm with their biggest, and best ever, competition on Facebook, and giving people the opportunity of winning a Rangemaster Professional Deluxe 90 that is worth £1,999. This revolutionary cooker is a mini range that fits perfectly into even the smallest of kitchens.
At only 90cm, the Rangemaster Professional Deluxe 90 is certainly in a class of its own. This stylish and sleek mini range is perfect for those who have smaller kitchens. Boasting a hot plate with 5 burners and a triple ring wok burner, as well as two A rated ovens that have a combined cooking capacity of 135 litres as well as benefiting from catalytic liners that will keep the ovens clean with the minimum of effort.
The left hand multi-function oven includes a Rapid Response function that reduces heat up time by 30%, and a porthole door allowing you to check food easily. It’s the perfect prize for the discerning home cook and it could be yours by simply entering this sweepstake competition…
How to enter:
Simply ‘Like’ www.facebook.com/RangemasterUK , enter your contact details and you could be in with a chance of winning the Rangemaster Professional Deluxe 90. Two runners-up will also win Rangemaster pan sets worth approximately £129.
Duration
Competition start date – Thursday 22nd March 2012
Competition finish date – Monday 30th April 2012
Competition winners announced – Friday 4th April 2012
BBC radio and most commercial stations in the UK are brought to the Internet by an Internet platform called Radioplayer. The company just announced they are launching a TV and mobile application in the near future.
Most consumers are not aware that this company are responsible for bringing most radio stations to the Internet and it is expected that the mobile application is going to become the natural place to come to for radio content from the UK.
There are over 300 radio stations in the UK which utilise the company services and it is expected that the application will allow consumers to access them all through their mobile phones. It is also expected that the company are not going to charge for the application on Android and Apple devices.
The managing director of the company is Michael Hill and he said, “There are numerous applications currently on the market that allow you to listen to radio content through a phone, however, the user interfaces on these programmes do not make the best use of smart phone features.
This new application is going to have many advantages over the existing options. For one, it is going to take into consideration things such as the user’s location and taste in music to recommend a local station that caters to their tastes.”
Mr Hill said that he wants to see the application increase the number of people who are listening to the radio. He says that the app is likely to increase the number of people who are listening to radio broadcasts digitally. The application will work either through Wi-Fi or 3G connection.
About the launch of the application Mr Hill said that it will be coming at the same time as the YouView set-top box is launched. This set top box has been long anticipated and it has been backed by the U.K.’s major television channels. Mr Hill has not be more specific about the launch date but there is speculation in the industry that the device is going to launch on May 14, which will also be the date the application from Radioplayer is launched.
He continued, “This application is going to provide people the ability to listen to over 300 radio stations across the country. Not only is this going to benefit the consumer, but it is also going to mean the commercial stations do not need to develop their own application. The BBC as well as most private stations have said that they have no intention of developing their own application once the service from the company has launched.”
Radioplayer have managed to secure a contract with the vast majority of radio stations with over 75 percent of them signing up to the application. About future expansion Mr Hill has said that he is looking to license the player on a global basis. He has also stated that he wants to invest all of the company’s profits back into the business to develop the application further.
About potential international expansion, Mr Hill said that he has recently signed several Russian radio stations onto the company and expect that many more will follow in the near future. The company also stated they are interest in working with radio manufacturers to create what they are calling a ‘hybrid radio.’
Starting on March 8th any traveller that is signed up for the Choice Privileges membership can earn a free night stay after they complete two other stays at one of the many Choice Hotels Europe which include Quality, Comfort, and Clarion. Choice Hotels Europe is sponsoring the promotion that is available at over 250 hotels spread throughout Europe and a handful of applicable international hotels. Membership is free for anyone that wishes to join.
Between March 8 and May 8 2012, any member who stays two separate times at a Choice brand property will earn enough Choice Privileges points to redeem a free night at over 250 European hotels that include amongst others, Clarion Grand Hotel Aston in Nice, Comfort Inn Hyde Park in London, Comfort Inn Bolivar in Rome and the Quality Hotel Ambassador in Hamburg.
In addition, until May 15 2012, participating European Choice brand properties* are substantially reducing the number of Choice Privileges rewards points required in order to stay for free. Usually redemption levels start at 16,000 points but during the period beginning on March 8 and ending on May 15 only 8,000 points need to be redeemed to stay at properties that include Clarion Collection Opera Pavillon in Paris, Clarion Hotel Prague Old Town, Clarion Hotel Dublin City and the Quality Hotel Maida Vale in London.
“We are delighted to offer this promotion to our guests who can enrol to become a Choice Privileges member when they stay at participating Comfort, Quality and Clarion branded properties”, said Duncan Berry, the UK CEO of Choice Hotels Europe.
Originally launched in 1998, the Choice Privileges rewards programme has been available in Europe since 2008 and now has over 14 million members worldwide.
Members can earn points or miles at 5,500 locations around the world and also enjoy express check-in, extended check-out, and the opportunity to redeem points for free nights at thousands of properties throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australasia, North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Members can also redeem points at some of Choice Hotels’ luxury partner hotels, such as Preferred Hotels & Resorts, through airline partners including airberlin, United Airlines, Qantas, Delta, and Czech Airlines, and for free car hires from Avis and Budget.
Full terms and conditions of the offer can be found at http://www.choicehotelsuk.co.uk/en/free-night/.
British Airways has begun a 12 day sale that will last until 27th March offering great holiday packages to those planning a holiday as well as discounts on flights to over 90 different global destinations.
The sales include different travel departure locations and can be used from March 15th to January 31st, 2013 although the tickets must be purchased in advance by the 27th of this month.
Travellers can discover a new city or just enjoy one of the offers on short breaks to Europe including two night holidays in Nice from Gatwick and accommodation only at the 2 star Comte de Nice.
Menorca is another option with a two night break at the 4 star San Luis including accommodation with breakfast and return flights from London City. Costa del Sol holidays also feature in the sale with a seven night fly-drive to Malaga including return flights from Gatwick and Avis car rental.
USA destinations on offer include New York where travellers can bag a bargain with three nights’ accommodation only at the 3 star Roosevelt Hotel and return flights from Heathrow. Holidays in Orlando are also available, staying room only at the 3 star Ramada Hotel Gateway with return flights from Gatwick.
Sun seekers can check out the Caribbean for a great deal on their holiday with seven nights room only in Tobago at the 3 star Rex Turtle Beach and return flights from Gatwick. British Airways is also offering all inclusive holidays in Cancun with seven nights at the 4 star Oasis Palm with return flights from Gatwick.
Thousands of flights are also on offer in the sale with savings of up to 31 per cent including a 20 per cent saving on Moscow flights, a 31 per cent saving on flights to Cancun, or save 28 per cent on flights to Beijing, 27 per cent on Bangkok flights and 17 per cent on flights to Cape Town from Heathrow.
Flight only deals to Europe include Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Zurich from London City, and Munich, Athens and Pisa from London Heathrow. The sale ends 27th March.
Top milkshake brand YAZOO have a launched a massive Facebook competition offering their many fans the chance of winning one of 8 weekly giveaways of £250, and one grand prize of £10,000. The winners of the weekly giveaways will all receive their money it time to really shake it up at the weekends.
All you have to do to enter is upload a photo showing yourself in your best Shake Squad style pose, which other Facebook users will then vote for. To find out more about this great competition check out www.facebook.com/yazoo or go to Twitter and follow @TheShakeSquad.
This competition has been launched to support the latest YAZOO TV ad ‘what a difference a shake makes’, which will be running for 3 weeks across numerous digital and terrestrial channels and features the legendary Shake Squad.
The Shake Squad is a crack 1970’s style undercover cop team, hell bent on bringing fun to the nation’s streets. As a sworn enemy of anything mundane, they’ll stop at nothing to get a laugh and to brighten up someone’s day, just like a bottle of YAZOO can do. They’re ready to give Britain a real shake up – which in today’s serious world is exactly what it needs.
With a campaign slogan of ‘What A Difference A Shake Makes’ the new campaign highlights the lift YAZOO gives you when you need it most, a treat for that afternoon lull, a handy snack on-the-go, or a thirst quenching accompaniment with sandwiches at lunch time.
Cornwall College students aged between 16 and 18 could benefit from free bus travel, thanks to a new scheme which aims to support young people in further education. Only those who live more than three miles from the campus can apply to the Learner Support Bursary Fund for cost of a one-year bus pass covering the area.
Students from families with an annual income of over £31,000 will not be accepted onto the scheme, but Peter Sampson, head of learner services at Cornwall College, was quick to point out that in previous years the upper limit had been much higher, and that the new rule meant more local students would be able to benefit from the extra help with transport costs.
He added that current students at the college, who will be losing their Education Maintenance Allowance for the next academic year, will particularly benefit from financial support with the costs associated with attending the institution. Even those ineligible for the full price of a bus pass can claim up to £300 to help with transport costs, or take advantage of the subsidised schemes run by the college itself.
Teenagers attending any of Cornwall College’s campuses can apply, and the decision will be taken based on where the majority of their lessons take place. There are facilities at Camborne, Saltash St Austell’s and Newquay, while students at the Duchy College campuses in Stoke Climsland and Rosewarne, as well as the Falmouth Marine School, can also apply for the transport funds
Online insurance giant confused.com are offering 4 lucky people who get a quote through their price comparison website for home insurance during March £1000 to spend on their household bills.
This giveaway follows the recent research carried out by confused.com which revealed that 34% homeowners had admitted that they had never changed providers for their home insurance. This is despite the fact that 70% of customers who used confused.com has found that they could save money on their home insurance.
In a move that is aimed at motivating people to shop around to find a better deal, the 4 lucky customers who ask for a home insurance quote in March on the confused.com website will be randomly selected and win £1000 to help out with their household bills.
Gareth Kloet, Confused.com Head of Home insurance said: “We wanted to say thank you to those people who are looking to get home insurance through Confused.com, by giving them a chance to win £1,000.
“As we all know, money is a topic of much discussion and many people can’t afford to buy those essentials for the home, or even pay some bills. Therefore at Confused.com we wanted to give our customers a helping hand. Not only by saving them money by using our comparison site but by also giving them the chance to win £1,000 to spend on things they need.
“We want people to be aware that they could save hundreds of pounds on their home insurance just by shopping around for a lower quote. 22 per cent of homeowners are under the illusion that switching home insurance is too complicated but by using a comparison site like Confused.com it means that we do the hard work for them.”
 Motorcyclists taking out new insurance policies with Carole Nash, or even renewing their existing cover, will be given a free security kit to help protect their bike from theft.
The Carole Nash DNA + system, which was trialled at the end of 2011 to great acclaim, proved enormously popular with those customers who were given the sample kits, so the company has decided to make them available to all customers.
Every kit contains its own invisible forensic coding solution, which can be daubed onto the bodywork or other parts of the bike to indelibly, but invisibly, identify who the bike belongs to. The solution is completely safe to use on metal or paintwork and if the bike is stolen, police can use a simple UV light to check for the DNA + marks and return the vehicle to its rightful owner.
Currently, the only way to identify stolen bikes is through the serial numbers on their bodywork; but as most thieves are aware of this, the first thing many do is destroy this or simply take the bike apart so they can sell the parts for cash. Every member of the DNA + scheme is included in a database which the police can use to identify the owner no matter where in the country the bike is eventually found. Membership of the database is free as long as the Carole Nash policy is current.
The pilot scheme at the end of last year saw over 15,000 Carole Nash customers try out the DNA + kit and the comments were universally popular. Retailing at just £30 for those who have their insurance with another company, the kit is both easy to use and gives riders peace of mind that their pride and joy can be tracked down if the worst should happen.
Carole Nash is one of the first motorcycle insurance companies to respond to the “Mark Our Bikes” campaign launched in the Motorcycle News magazine last year, calling for insurers to hand out free identification kits like the DNA + to make the recovery of stolen vehicles a real possibility. According to Motorcycle News’ senior reporter Steve Farrell, the Carole Nash system doesn’t just give riders peace of mind, but gives police a real chance of finding and convicting serial motorcycle thieves.
Nick Baker, director of products and marketing at Carole Nash understands just why the DNA + security kit has proven so popular; bikers become very attached to their machines, often spending long hours and hundreds of pounds on renovations and maintenance and the idea that someone will profit from this hard work by stripping the bike for parts can be heartbreaking for even the toughest motorcyclist.
He added that the decision by Carole Nash to offer the kits for free was not just a marketing gimmick, but a real effort on their part to tackle the growing problem of motorcycle crime. Baker went on to say that the company’s own research had shown that the vast majority of bike owners are more than happy to spend a little extra time and money to do what they can to ensure their bike is as secure as possible.
Bikers who have tested the DNA + kit already agree, with most more than happy to use the security system to provide an extra level of protection for their motorcycle. The fact that the Carole Nash scheme is linked nationwide means that no motorcycle thieves are safe from the reach of the DNA + kit.
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