Your Staffordshire gives its readers the opportunity to win loads of fab prizes in every edition.
We receive entries via email and through the post. Winners are chosen at random and are contacted within 24-hours of the draw. We post the winners on this page as and when draws take place, so keep checking back.
Please send your competition entries with you name, address and telephone number to:
Competitions, Your Staffordshire, Communications Unit, Staffordshire County Council, County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford, ST16 2LH alternatively email your entry to competitions@staffordshire.gov.uk
Competitions for edition six
New Vic Theatre Competition
To win a ticket for a family of four to see Arabian Nights show on a date of your choice please fill in the gap:
Ali Baba and the ?? thieves:
The answer was 40 and the luck winner is; H Bailey from Burton-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Libraries
Your Staffordshire has one set of a selection of five Quick Reads, bite-sized books by best-selling authors and well-known personalities to give away, just in time for Christmas.
To win please answer the following question:
In which libraries can you try script-writing in November? The answer was Burntwood and Newcastle.
The winner was Helen Marklew from Burntwood.
Shugborough
To win one of two family tickets to the candlelit Christmas Evenings admitting two adults and up to three children.
Question: When are Shugborough's Candlelit Christmas Evenings? The answer was 3rd to the 6th December (between 5pm and 9pm).
The lucky winners were; Mrs K Gee from Brereton in Rugeley and Mr Colin Ball from Lichfield.
Stafford Gatehouse
Your Staffordshire has two family tickets (for four people) to see Aladdin - The Wok 'n' Woll Panto.
To win please answer the following question: Who lives in Aladdin's lamp?The answer was the genie.
The winners are:
Mrs Emma Mycock from Uttoxeter
Mrs Freda Withington from Tean
Competitions for edition five
New Vic Theatre Competition
Your Staffordshire has three pairs of tickets to win to see 'The Things That Go Bump Season, at the New Vic Theatre.' To win please answer the following question:
Who penned the Things That Go Bump season? Answer, Alan Ayckbourn.
The winners are;
Julie Latham, Endon.
Mrs M Ellis, Newcastle.
Jacky Spragg, Wombourne.
Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Your Staffordshire has one family ticket for four people to see Honk at Stafford's gatehouse Theatre on any of the mid week evening performances or any of the matinees.
To be in with a chance of winning please answer the following question:
Who wrote the Ugly Duckling? The answer is Hans Christian Anderson.
The lucky winner is Colin Ball from Lichfield.
Shugborough
To win one of four family passes to Shugborough please answer the following question:
How old is Shugborough's mill?
Answer is 200 years old.
And the winners are;
Mrs C Danks, Uttoxeter.
Steph Ward, Seisdon.
Mrs D Carder, Cannock.
Daniel Cope, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Alton Towers
The Alton Towers Resort is offering five families (two adults, two children under 12) the opportunity to escape and experience the fantastic range of rides and attractions the Resort boasts.
To be in with a chance of winning please answer the following question:
What's the new pirate themed land called at Alton Towers? Answer is Mutiny Bay.
The five lucky winners are;
Pippa Morgan, Gnosall.
Sue McBride, Tamworth.
Dan Cope, Burntwood.
Miss S Makepeace, Longsdon.
Stephen Johnson, Burton-on-Trent.
Thrillhopper competition
Your Staffordshire has one single Thrllhopper ticket and one family Thrillhopper ticket to give away. To be in with a chance of winning please answer the following question:
Which four attractions does the Thrillhopper pass give you cut price entry to? Answer: Tamworth Snowdome, Alton Towers, Drayton Manor Theme Park and Waterworld.
The winner of the family pass Keith Lamley, Burton-on-Trent and the winner of the single ticket is; Sian Burley, Stafford.
Edition four Competitions, winners in bold.
Win - one lucky family can win the chance to visit Stafford Fire Station to meet the crew, look round the station and see the engines.
To win please answer the following question: How many smoke alarms have been fitted in the last 12 months? K. Lambley, Burton.
We have tickets to be won for some of the upcoming events in Staffordshire. You'll find the answers within the magazine, below are the questions.
A pair of tickets to the Forestry Commission's Annual Forest Tour are available by answering this question.
Which three bands are appearing at Cannock Chase as part of the Forestry Commission's Annual Forest Tour? K. Egan, Brown Edge, I James, Stafford.
A pair of tickets to see Great Expectations at the New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle.
What garment is Great Expectations character Miss Havisham famous for?
To win one of three pairs of tickets to see Marakesh Express at Prince of Wales Centre Cannock please answer the following question:
What musical genre does Marakesh Express celebrate? Margaret George, Rugeley. Julie Nokes, Stafford
To win one of four family passes to Shugborough please answer the following question:
Which famous photographer lived at Shugborough? Mrs N J Hawryszczuk - Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, C Bickley-King, Staffordshire County Council, G Stephens, Meerbrook, near Leek, Mrs J Gee, Cannock.
To win one of four sets of tickets to see Hamlet at The Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, please answer the following question:
Where was Hamlet the Prince of? Mrs D Richardson, Weston, C Keene, Featherstone, Mrs H Brittlebank, Leigh, Stoke-on-Trent, Mr P Richardson, Edingate Tamworth.
Your Staffordshire Issue 3 Winners!
The winners of two books by acclaimed author and former teacher Gervase Phinn are:
- Fern Tearle, Longdon in Rugeley
- Mrs A Hopcroft, Fazeley, Tamworth
And the winners of the five family 2008 season passes to Shugborough are as follows:
- Tony Crooke, Stafford
- John Smith, Leigh
- J Allen, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Mrs K Gee, Brereton, Rugeley
- Hannah Hiles, Cannock
Your Staffordshire Issue 2 Winners!
The winner of the New Vic Theatre competition in the winter edition of Your Staffordshire is;
Anne Wells from Newcastle-under-Lyme has won tickets to see Be My Baby at the New Vic on February 16th.
The winner of a family ticket to see Mr Men and Little Miss Sports Fun Day at Stafford's Gatehouse Theatre on February 13th is Mrs Emma Mycock from Uttoxeter.
And, The winner of the Prince of Wales centre pantomime competition - is Mrs P Harris from Acton Trusell.
Your Staffordshire Issue 1 Winners!
Winners of the 'How to be a Good Housewife' by Anthea Turner 
- Richard Turner, Beaconside, Stafford
- Tracey Crisp, Heath Hayes, Cannock
- Mr J Harris, Acton Trussell
- Samantha Hayton, Bradwell, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Joanne Whitten, Hanbury
Virgin Mobile's V Festival Tickets
First Prize: C. Winson, Burton-on-Trent
wins: a pair of weekend camping tickets and a Sony Ericsson W2001 Walkman phone. Second Prize: S. Wilks, Bramshall, Uttoxeter.
wins: a pair of weekend camping tickets
The ten winners of the family passes for Alton Towers were: Ann 
Stokes from Pattingham, Sheila Lees from Leek, Carol Regan from Eccleshall, P Mann from Leek, Mrs S Butler from Health Hayes,Scott Ramsey from Stone,T racy Barnes from Stafford, Nazia Akram from Burton-on-Trent, Pat Lees from Burton-on-Trent, Jill Scott from Cheddleton.
The five winners of the Shugborough competition to win family passes were Yvonne Rickwood from Brereton, Keata Allerton from Stone, Michelle James from Wheaton Aston, Margaret Astbury from Cheadle and Stephen Hawryszczyk from Knutton.
The first prize winner of the Consall Hall Garden tickets and book was Peter Richardson from Tamworth. The second prize winner was Christine Colaluca from Sturbridge near Eccleshall.
Last Modified:
18/11/2008 13:39:25
Back to top