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Local Resident Wins £5,000 On BHL
Tilehurst based Tina Millard is celebrating after scooping the £5,000 rollover jackpot in last week’s Berkshire Hospice Lottery (BHL) draw.
The biggest prize since the lottery began in September 2009, was the second time Tina had won a BHL prize, in January 2010 she won £20. Prior to this, the largest amount won was £2,900, which was scooped by Reading resident Natalie Allen in July 2010.
Tina has been an active supporter of the Charity since 2008 when her mother-in-law, Margaret Millard, was treated at Duchess of Kent House before she died. Tina has been involved in raising money through fundraising events such as football matches at Reading Town FC.
Tina received the call informing her of her winnings on Friday, 15 July, which would have been Margaret’s 73rd birthday. She said ‘This was a great piece of news on what is usually a difficult day. I play the lottery as a way to give a regularly donation to the Charity, and winning this huge prize has been a wonderful surprise and a lovely way to remember Margaret.’
George Solly, Director of Fundraising at Duchess of Kent House Charity said ‘The lottery is a different way for us to fundraise. Giving local people the chance to win something enables us to give something back for all their support. For the Charity the Berkshire Hospice Lottery is a win/win activity.’
Profits from the lottery go directly towards funding hospice services in the west and central Berkshire region covering Reading, Wokingham and Newbury.
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Berkshire Hospice Lottery Jackpot Hits £5,000
The Berkshire Hospice Lottery rollover has not been won for 49 weeks and next Friday’s (1 July 2011) it reaches the maximum - an amazing £5,000!
This is the biggest prize since the lottery began in September 2009. The previous largest amount won was £2,900, which was scooped by Reading based Natalie Allen in July 2010.
Profits from the lottery go directly towards funding hospice services in the west and central Berkshire region covering Reading, Wokingham and Newbury.
Every week one number is drawn at random and if this number is held by a player then they win the entire rollover prize. If no player has the number then the prize increases by £100 for the next week, to a maximum of £5,000. If the £5,000 is not won then the rollover starts again at £100 the following week. As well as the rollover, there is a top prize of £750 to be won, one prize of £50 and five prizes of £20 all guaranteed to be won each and every week.
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Berkshire Hospice Lottery Jackpot Hits £3,400
Next Friday’s (11 March 2011) Berkshire Hospice Lottery rollover is an amazing £3,400! This is the biggest prize since the lottery began in September 2009. The profits go directly towards funding hospice services in the west and central Berkshire region covering Reading, Wokingham and Newbury.
Every week one number is drawn at random and if this number is held by a player then they win the entire rollover prize. If no player has the number then the prize increases by £100 for the next week. As well as the rollover, there is a guaranteed top prize of £750 to be won, one prize of £50 and five prizes of £20 each week.
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Berkishire Hospice Lottery Rolls Over To £2,900
This Friday’s (4 February 2011) Berkshire Hospice Lottery Rollover is an amazing £2,900! Every week one number is drawn at random and if this number is held by a player then they win the entire Rollover prize. If no player has the number then the prize increases by £100 for the next week. As well as the Rollover, there is a guaranteed top prize of £750 to be won, one prize of £50 and five prizes of £20 each week.
The £2,900 Rollover matches the biggest prize won since the lottery began in September 2009, which was scooped by Reading based Natalie Allen in July 2010. Natalie has been a supporter of Duchess of Kent House since her father, Barry Kurton, died at the unit in 2000.
The lottery profits go directly towards funding hospice services in the west and central Berkshire region covering Reading, Wokingham and Newbury.
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Reading Women Wins Hospice Lottery Rollover
Reading based Natalie Allen is celebrating after scooping the £2,900 rollover in last week’s Berkshire Hospice Lottery. This is Natalie’s third win; and is the biggest prize so far since the lottery began last September. The lottery profits go directly towards funding the hospice services of Duchess of Kent House Charity in Reading; which looks after patients from this part of the Thames Valley.
Natalie is a long-term supporter of the Duchess of Kent House. She has been involved in raising money for the unit in the past, alongside her mother Karen, and grandfather Roy Sibley. They have taken part in a number of fundraising activities, including the Englefield Walk, and Light Up a Life. Natalie’s father, Barry Kurton, died at the Duchess of Kent House in 2000.
Recently married, Natalie plans to spend her winnings on home improvements and buying lottery tickets for her two brothers. Unsurprisingly she has recommended all her friends to join the Berkshire Hospice Lottery too!
Every week there is a top prize of £750 to be won, one prize of £50 and five prizes of £20 each. Further information can be found at www.hospicelottery.com or enquiries to 0118 939 4889.
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Existing Lottery Players can Win Even More!
As we approach the First Birthday of Berkshire Hospice Lottery – we hope that you have been lucky and had a share of the £52,000 worth of prizes that have been won by local people so far.
To celebrate the anniversary, all existing valued members of our Lottery are being offered an additional way of winning...
Any current player who recommends a friend, relative or work colleague to join the Berkshire Hospice Lottery for a minimum of 6 months by either direct debit, credit card or cheque will receive a £5.00 voucher to spend in Marks and Spencer when they sign up. Players have been sent a letter with a special entry form to pass on to friends (it has a unique lottery number on it) and once this is received and processed, a £5.00 voucher is sent to the existing player…. it’s as simple as that! Current players can even treat themselves to a voucher by buying a second or third number just for them!
There is no limit to the number of new players that can be introduced and a £5.00 voucher is awarded every time a recommended player joins! More application forms with the unique number on can be obtained from the Charity Office.
Of course, everyone is a winner with Berkshire Hospice Lottery, as the more people we have playing the Lottery, the more we can donate to supporting Hospice Care in Berkshire.
All current players have until 30th September to invite new players to join and to secure their Marks & Spencer vouchers for each one - application forms must be received and processed by 30/9/2010 to qualify.
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Lottery Rollover Rises To £2,500
The Berkshire Hospice Lottery Rollover prize has now risen to £2,500.
Every week one number is drawn at random and if this number is held by a player then they win the entire Rollover prize.
If no player has the number then the prize increases by £100 for the next week.
As well as the Rollover, there is £1,000 of guaranteed prizes awarded every week as well - including a top prize of £750.
Tickets cost just £1/wk (min of 4 weeks) and are available from the Charity Office or online at www.hospicelottery.com
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Lottery Winner
Natasha Murray, who works for Waitrose in Bracknell, has become one of the latest first prize winner of the weekly Berkshire Hospice Lottery, which gives out £1,000 worth of prizes each and every week.
Natasha supports this lottery because the profits go back to Duchess of Kent House where her mother Sheila was cared for over several years before her death in 2005.
Natasha plans to use her winnings of £750 to improve her kitchen at her home in central Reading.
The Berkshire Hospice Lottery also has a roll-over prize, which can rise to a massive £5,000.
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Reading Resident Wins Berkshire Hospice Lottery for Fifth Time!
Cecilia Devenney from Waverley Road, Reading has been playing the Berkshire Hospice Lottery since its start in September 2009 and won no less than 5 times! Four lots of £20.00 and then last week she won the first prize of £750.00! She said “I had a feeling that I might have won” and went online to check the winning numbers at www.hospicelottery.com to find she had!
Cecilia is originally from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland but now lives locally with her husband and two children in Waverley Road, Reading, just a stone’s throw from the Duchess of Kent House Hospice. Her life has been touched by a friend’s mother who died at the Hospice last July which was a year to the day that her own father had died from cancer back in Ireland. Recently a close friend of hers has been diagnosed with breast cancer and she feels very strongly about supporting hospice and cancer care locally and is happy knowing she is giving something back to the Charity.
Her previous winnings were actually put back into good causes as she spent her winnings at a local charity shop! This £750.00 win is going towards a holiday this August in Ibiza with her two children so has come in very handy indeed.
Cecelia obviously has the ‘Luck of the Irish’ and has encouraged all her friends to join the Berkshire Hospice Lottery and apparently they’re filling in their direct debit forms as we speak! This Friday there is an amazing £2,000 to be won in the rollover, as well as the usual weekly prizes of £1,000.
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