PEOPLE S POSTCODE LOTTERY
Big cash win
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for neighbours
ix neighbours, who live near Newcastle, have each netted a £30,000 cash prize with the People s Postcode Lottery.
The prize win comes after the neighbours postcode, CW3 9ER in Madeley, was announced as a winner with the lottery just before Christmas. Among the winners were brothers-in-law Alan Heath, aged 67, and Chris Keeling, aged 66. The pair learned of their cash windfall during a video call with lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier. Alan was joined on the call by his wife Sue and after being told about their prize the trio cheered together. Chris then said: That s an excellent Christmas present. I ve just retired and it was my birthday last week as well so it couldn t come at a better time, I m really chuffed. When asked what the winnings could be used for, Alan said that it might let the family take a long-awaited holiday: On our bucket list is a trip to Australia, Chris has already been there so we were hoping to go together, so I think Chris will come with us and be our guide. Alan, who is a retired lecturer, also said he would be treating his family with the winnings: The grandchildren. They re the apples-of-oureyes, as grandparents do we ll be spending money on them. Chris, a retired mechanical engineer, also planned to treat his family and said: My son is in Belize, traveling South America and I know his money is running out so he ll be very happy to get some extra funds. My daughter is hardworking and just bought a new house so I m sure she can find
something to do with some extra funds so I m pretty sure it ll be a nice Christmas for them both. And we might just make that trip to Australia yet. Another winner was David Ashton, aged 75, who was left stunned with his prize win and almost couldn t believe the figure in front of him: Oh my God. Is that £30,000? That s lovely, that s great. What a Christmas gift, you can t ask for more. David learned of his prize win on a significant day and said it made the surprise even more meaningful to him: My late wife s birthday would have been today, she would have been 72 so she s out there looking over me. When asked if he had any plans for his prize, David joked: I ve got three grandchildren who have already spent it. David said he would look forward to treating his loved ones with the win, when asked if he wanted anything for himself he added: Not really, I m quite happy with what I ve got. I ve got my family around me all the time and that s worth more than money. The other winners opted to remain anonymous. People s Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier shared his well-wishes with the winners, he said: It s never a bad time to win a prize like this but with Christmas only a few days away, this couldn t have come at a better time for our Madeley winners. Congratulations to them all, I m sure they ll have a great time treating themselves and their loved ones with their winnings. For more information about People s Postcode Lottery, go online to: www.postcode lottery.co.uk.
What a Christmas gift, you can t ask for more.
22 Newcastle Life Issue 33
