Hello again everyone! How was your weekend, any nice wins to report? A few bits and pieces here including another Heat & Hug koala from Cushelle, a Soft & Gentle deodorant from their Facebook instant win, a Sylvanian families set in an Instagram comp, some Child’s Farm hair products in their Facebook photo comp, a bottle of wine in a simple like & share Facebook comp, a Christmas jumper on the Budweiser app and just now been informed of winning a twin pack of car cleaning products from Ideal World on Twitter. A nice little stash for the last week, so chuffed! Have you started to get yourself organised for the advents now? For me, this mainly means trying to get ahead with all the other comping for November and December, so that I can dedicate more of my comping time solely to the advents. I will still try and enter regular comps too though, as lots of people ignore these entirely and sometimes the entry levels are quite low during December. What are you looking forward to trying to win most? I am still trying to win a nice Christmas food hamper, so that’s top of my advent wish list!
So, autumn is definitely fully upon us now. The mornings are darker, the evenings are drawing in, the weather is beginning to turn and it is all getting rather more grey and dingy. Did you know it is National Road Safety Week this week – 17 – 23 November 2014. During this important week the charity Brake amongst others make a concerted effort to make people more aware of the dangers of roads. As the mornings and nights get darker, school runs can become more perilous, especially for those children walking, scooting or cycling home on their own. As a car driver it is difficult to try and pick out children, often in dark school uniform or winter coats, when they are walking along pavements, or maybe through more rural access-ways with less formal footpaths. To help make children, and adults for that matter, more visible and safer during the winter months, and to highlight Road Safety Week, we have teamed up with Bright Kidz to offer this month’s fantastic competition, which is exclusive to The PrizeFinder members. We are giving away a bundle of high visibility gear from Bright Kidz, including a high vis umbrella, waistcoat, PE bag, zip clip, reflective ted keyring, spoke reflector and lots of other fantastic products to help you be safe and be seen in the dimmer light. The bundle is worth £50 and the winner will be able to choose the size and colour of the waistcoat, and also the colour of the umbrella.
To enter this brilliant competition, all you have to do is to comment below with your best tip for staying safe while out and about in the winter months. One winner will be selected at random after the closing date of 23:59 on Sunday 23rd November 2014. One entry per person and you will need to be logged into your PrizeFinder account in order to enter.
Happy comping everyone, and lots of Lucky Dust to you all!
Kirsty x
Terms and Conditions
- The prize is a bundle of Bright Kidz high visibility gear, worth £50
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Sunday 23rd November 2014.
- Entrants must be registered PrizeFinder users and logged in to their account
- Entrants must leave a blog comment with their best tip for staying safe in the winter
- One winner will be chosen at random from all entries
- Open to UK residents aged 18 or over
- Only one entry per person
- The winner will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date, and must confirm their postal address within 28 days or an alternative winner will be selected
Comments
wear something reflective on
wear something reflective on coats and bags, some bags have them already but you can get the little reflective badges to either stick or fasten... if going down dark lanes take a torch and dont walk alone... if driving, always take a winter travel kit, spade,blanket, a few sweets snacks and for longer journeys i always take a flask..you never know when snow can hit.
Make sure you can be seen!
Make sure you can be seen! Wear something reflective or carry a torch. Stick to pavements & walk away from the kerb.
Always check the weather
Always check the weather before embarking on journeys. The motorway M6 near Wigan, had people at a stand still last year over night. I'd hate to think that I could have been in that! I've been checking out websites for the correct safety items to be in my car. One item I'm intending to get is a hand held mobile phone charger so that I won't get stuck in any situation. thanks x
Wear light colours with some
Wear light colours with some reflective elements-take a torch and always walk towards on coming traffic
When crossing the street,
When crossing the street, pick a spot that it under a lamppost if possible so you can be seen better.
I have some buggy lights on
I have some buggy lights on the pushchairs and when I brought the bigger kids coats I made sure they had a reflective strip!
bright clothes, warm clothes
bright clothes, warm clothes and maybe a light torch
Wear something light coloured
Wear something light coloured and when crossing the road be aware of the speed of vehicles
If cycling ALWAYS wear light
If cycling ALWAYS wear light clothing with reflective strips and wear a luminous waistcoat. Check your lights before you set off.
We live in a rural area and I
We live in a rural area and I always tell my children to walk on the right side of the road, i.e. facing oncoming traffic and especially at this time of year when the evenings are getting darker, I make my children wear bright reflective strips and they carry small torches on them as well, my kids think I am over the top but I am protecting them. This would be a fantastic prize for them, if I win.
try and walk in a group wear
try and walk in a group
wear light clothes
Wear snow grips that clip
Wear snow grips that clip over your shoes so you don't slip on icy paths
Wear light or reflective
Wear light or reflective clothing. Keep an eye for oncoming traffic whist walking. Don't venture down any dark alleyways on your own take the long and light route. If you think anybody is following you knock on the nearest door and tell them you think you are being followed. Take a small torch and carry an alarm.
Wear that have reflective
Wear that have reflective tape sewn into them. If you are riding a bike or walking ensure that the lights/torch works and that you carry spare batteries.
Put fluorescent tape on your
Put fluorescent tape on your little ones wellies, get a fluorescent vest. And if you walk down a street without lighting make sure you have a torch. You can also put flashing bike lights attached to ruck sacks
always tell someone where you
always tell someone where you are going and carry a phone and torch
You have to wear something
You have to wear something reflective. just yesterday i saw a man on a bike all in black. Very difficult to see him, especially at the moment with the foggy conditions. Reflective strips on back of clothing and good lights on bike are perfect. Also dog walkers with extending leads are at risk too. Saw a dog wander onto road with an extended lead. We all think nothing can happen to us. please be safe
wear reflective clothing or
wear reflective clothing or bright colours
For ALL them animal lovers
For ALL them animal lovers out there a very important tip to remember ..
If its to cold for you.. then its to cold for your pets!! Bring them inside don't risk it folks
Wear reflective or light
Wear reflective or light clothing, walk facing on coming traffic & always use paths
THE BEST ADVICE IS TO MAKE
THE BEST ADVICE IS TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE SEEN AND SEE IN THE DARK ... FROM ANY GOOD MOTORIST SHOP OR IF YOU LUCKY FROM THE POUND SHOPS BUY FLUORESCENT STICKY STRIPS ...CAN BE PUT ON CLOTHES ,SHOES ...I HAVE EVEN PUT SOME ON THE EDGE OF MY WALL SO I CAN SEE THE WALL BETTER WHEN REVERSING OFF MY DRIVE
Carry a torch in my pocket
Carry a torch in my pocket and have reflective strips on the children's coats
Always wear bright reflective
Always wear bright reflective clothing in the dark, it is so hard for drivers to make out people in dark clothing if the lighting is not good
Wear light clothing with
Wear light clothing with reflective strips even on bags/rucksacks
I enjoy walks all year round
I enjoy walks all year round and some are roadside walks, so I stay away from dark clothing and I wear bright coats in the winter, like red or green.
We find it is best to stick
We find it is best to stick to Reflictive bands, hi vis jackets, try and walk in pairs and a head light is a good idea.
Chat with the kids about the
Chat with the kids about the importance of actually being aware of whats around them...that means heads up not constantly texting, being on their mobiles constantly and listening...that means mp3 players and earphones on...not loud and one earphone in rather than 2 so you can hear whats around you. This is what i have taught my daughter who started secondary school in september
Chat with the kids about the
Chat with the kids about the importance of actually being aware of whats around them...that means heads up not constantly texting, being on their mobiles constantly and listening...that means mp3 players and earphones on...not loud and one earphone in rather than 2 so you can hear whats around you. This is what i have taught my daughter who started secondary school in september
Carry a little torch in case you get caught out while it starts getting dark. Add lights to buggies & bikes & wear layers...