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The Christmas 2026 Competition

20th October 2026 Going Postal 0

Same rules as the Summer competition except fabulous Christmas prizes: 1st £150 2nd £100 3rd £50 All qualifying articles to be submitted by the middle of middle of November and once the last entry is [more…]

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Summer 2026 Competition Results

3rd September 2026 Swiss Bob 0

Another great set of competition entries which made picking a top three difficult but I wanted to spread the prizes around. All entrants can email me with their address and choose a GP mug, or [more…]

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Marking Your Homework

8th August 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Rules Pay attention, Puffins! Your last homework entries were excellent — well done. Now it’s time for the next challenge. Before you put pen to paper (or rather fingers to keyboard), here’s a reminder of [more…]

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The Summer 2026 Competition

28th July 2026 Going Postal 0

Same rules as the Spring competition. All qualifying articles to be submitted by the middle of August and once the last entry is published I will post the results. No existing series, preferably no AI. [more…]

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The Spring 2026 Competition

23rd March 2026 Swiss Bob 0

It’s been a while but to encourage you to contribute articles I thought I’d run another competition. One small difference this time apart from the lack of holidays abroad I am going to choose the [more…]

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The Autumn 2021 Competition

17th October 2021 Swiss Bob 0

All Articles published from the 25th October until the 26th November will be eligible. Sadly no holidays abroad as prizes again this year. 1st will receive an engraved Dartington Crystal tankard/glass plus a case of [more…]

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Puffin’s Day Out

2nd May 2021 Swiss Bob 0

April 24th Lockdown Protest Well done to everyone who made it last Saturday. It was a real pleasure to see you all and get out of the house for the day. Thank you to those [more…]

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The Goodnight Vienna Spring 2021 (Ladies) Competition

26th April 2021 Swiss Bob 0

Courtesy of Reggie you can win a bar of precious metal (silver) pictured above by submitting your articles between now and the 23rd May. Other prizes will be on offer, possibly some crystal ware if [more…]

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Crossword No. 166

17th April 2021 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 165 and a GP mug Rick (Do [more…]

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