Christmas Newsletter 2024
As we approach the end of 2024 and look ahead to 2025, we're excited to share the initiatives we're supporting and the details of our fantastic '12 Days of Christmas' prize giveaway!
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Our first piece of news is the announcement of our largest prize giveaway ever. Yes, you hear me right, our largest!
Say hello to our 12 Days of Christmas competition.
We have teamed up with some wonderful local businesses. Importantly, like us, independent local businesses. They have created some wonderful prizes, with something for everyone. Unless your tastes are incredibly niche!
Breaking with tradition (which if I am honest we had to Google!) - apologies to some of you - our 12 days starts on the 14th December. We pride ourselves on doing things differently!
Each day one of the prizes below will be posted on our socials where all you have to do is like and share the post and like our page, if you haven't already. To be in with a chance to win.
You can like and share each post and comment to your heart's content and the following day we will announce the winner. Will it be you?
Here are the prizes for the competition.
PAUS
Today the lovely people at PAUS are offering your chance to win a generous £180 gift card (*equivalent to an exclusive hot tub on a Friday night). Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. And have a look at all of the wonderful and tastefully curated food, flora and fauna on offer at Paus.
HOUSE TO HOME INTERIORS
The wonderful House to Home Interiors are offering your chance to win £100 towards a personalised design consultation today. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Oh and if you haven't had a look at House to Home Interiors, then do. The clue is very much in the name! House to Home Interiors
COOKE CURTIS & CO
We had to join the fun! The team at Cooke Curtis & Co are donating the chance to win a 'moving in' goodies Hamper made up of a selection of our bespoke moving in gifts and a few little extras. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Oh and if you want us to value your home we can do that too - even if you don't win! Cooke Curtis & Co
CAMBS CUISINE
The friendly foodies at Cambscuisine and offering you the chance to win a £100 voucher today. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Eat & drink (and be responsibly merry) in one of a growing number of Cambridge's eateries - you’re guaranteed a memorable meal and great company. Haven’t visited yet? Now’s your chance! Cambs Cuisine
4D STRENGTH
Ryan of 4D strength is offering the chance to win a one-month online training programme (worth £195). Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Ryan is a results-driven trainer with years of experience. Specialising in helping time-strapped dads, he’s here to help anyone unleash their full potential. Time to crush those goals! 4D STRENGTH
The Lodge
Our good friends at The Lodge, Duxford and offering the chance to win a £150 food and drink voucher. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. A firm favourite with its contemporary art-inspired décor and delicious food and cocktails. Treat yourself to a fabulous Sunday lunch and browse their mouth-watering menu in advance! The Lodge
HOT NUMBERS
Simon and the team at Hot Numbers are offering you the chance to win a coffee lover's treat with a hamper of beautifully curated coffee related products. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Check out their coffee, music, and conversations at Hot Numbers
TINY HOUSE RETREATS
Tiny House Retreats have kindly donated one hour's worth of treatments of your choice that could be yours! Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. You work hard, and life has its challenges, now is the time to relax and rejuvenate. Tiny House Retreats has a treatment waiting just for you. Tiny House Retreats
THE DUTCH / 196 COCKTAILS
The happy people at The Dutch/196 cocktails have shaken and stirred the chance for you to win a £100 cocktail voucher today. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Enjoy Old Fashioned, Dark and Stormy, Sex On The Beach over a Bloody Mary. See the full list at The Dutch / 196
BREWBOARD
Our wonderful local craft beer brewery Brewboard is giving you the chance to win a exclusive brewery tour & tasting for 4 people plus an 'Xmas Fest' pack of 12 cans of their finest craft beer to keep your festive spirit alive. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Dry January? Not this year! Brewboard
STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Selected removals are giving you the chance to win discounted storage plus four weeks free storage (*subject to a minimum three month booking). Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. Moving can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be expensive. Selected Removals offers tailored storage solutions to suit your needs. Selected Self Storage
SUPERMARKET VOUCHERS
Today we are offering £75, £50, and £25 supermarket vouchers. January is long, and we’ve all been there—blowing the budget over the festive period. Like, comment + share this post to enter the prize draw. These vouchers will help keep your cupboards stocked and spirits high during the toughest month of the year.
There are no alternative or cash prizes available. Some prizes will need to be collected in person.
Help us Help
We enter our third year of collecting food and other items from the generous people of Cambridge.
Thank you to all who have donated, and a special thank you to our regular donors.
The need for donations remains high locally and throughout the country, so we are reaching out to ask if you can help in any way at a time, which will inevitably be challenging for many.
Whether you can donate a tin of tomatoes or a shopping bag of food and toiletries, anything and everything will be greatly appreciated.
We usually collect on Wednesday afternoons, but we can do other days if this is easier, and we will come to your home or place of work, whichever is easiest.
Generally, the following items are always needed: Pasta, tinned fruit and veg, tea and coffee, soup, toiletries, baby supplies and washing powder, but I am sure anything Christmassy (excluding perishable items or alcohol) would be incredibly welcomed.
If you can donate, please email community@cookecurtis.co.uk, and we will arrange a collection.
To discuss how you can help, please call +44(0) 01223 508050 and ask for Jamie Curtis.
Arthur Rank Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme
As the festive season approaches, it’s time to highlight the Arthur Rank Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme, a wonderful initiative that raises essential funds for this wonderful hospice charity.
These funds help support services like the Living Well program, which provides patients with life-limiting conditions access to therapeutic activities, group sessions, and one-to-one consultations with the specialist care team.
This year, the scheme is expanding to cover even more postcodes, aiming to surpass last year’s incredible achievement of recycling 3,623 Christmas trees, and raising £65,000 (after costs) for this fantastic cause.
In early January, we’ll once again join the dedicated team of volunteers collecting trees across the region. The postcodes covered this year are:
CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB21, CB22, CB23, CB24, CB25, SG8, and SG19.
For more information or to arrange for your tree to be collected, please click the link below:
There are no cash alternatives to the prizes.