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Two Defenders! If one breaks down, you can tow it with the other one! :D Unless they both break down! :think:


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If they say that winning is conditional upon taking the Border Collie as part of the package, walk away. :o
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Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:34 am Get your chills in the Surrey hills! :thumbup:


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Does this one come with planning permission?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxz8yrq150o
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Mussels wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:55 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:34 am Get your chills in the Surrey hills! :thumbup:


https://omaze.co.uk/pages/surrey-ii
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Does this one come with planning permission?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxz8yrq150o
Wonder how that will end? Presumably Omaze can (eventually) appeal to the secretary of state if need be? I suspect a billion dollar company that raises millions for charities might get favoured over a parish council? Interesting...
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Mussels wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:55 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:34 am Get your chills in the Surrey hills! :thumbup:


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Does this one come with planning permission?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxz8yrq150o
You have to wonder how they got permission for that in ye olde hamlet of Farley Green (although there was a nudist colony once upon a time - now a 'holiday park' and there's also the site of a Roman temple).

Nice place. (Farley Green, not that house :D ).
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Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:14 pm
Mussels wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:55 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:34 am Get your chills in the Surrey hills! :thumbup:


https://omaze.co.uk/pages/surrey-ii
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Does this one come with planning permission?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxz8yrq150o
You have to wonder how they got permission for that in ye olde hamlet of Farley Green (although there was a nudist colony once upon a time - now a 'holiday park' and there's also the site of a Roman temple).

Nice place. (Farley Green, not that house :D ).
Going by what mussels linked to, they may not have! :?
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Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:27 pm
Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:14 pm
Mussels wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:55 pm
Does this one come with planning permission?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxz8yrq150o
You have to wonder how they got permission for that in ye olde hamlet of Farley Green (although there was a nudist colony once upon a time - now a 'holiday park' and there's also the site of a Roman temple).

Nice place. (Farley Green, not that house :D ).
Going by what mussels linked to, they may not have! :?
It's Stockhouse Farm development, there's another (smallish) chunk of development next door to it. It's, basically, in a field. If you want to get an idea of where you'll be living when you win :D - Google maps, Farley Green, south side, off Shophouse Lane, just about due south of St Michaels Barn church. It's a lovely area with some v nice (old) houses. There's a gun dog training centre nearby for your hounds. 🐕

That one reminds me (a bit :lol: ) of my old place, although that was single storey...but still a (now demolished :thumbup: ) flat roofed, design nightmare.
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Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:44 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:27 pm
Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:14 pm

You have to wonder how they got permission for that in ye olde hamlet of Farley Green (although there was a nudist colony once upon a time - now a 'holiday park' and there's also the site of a Roman temple).

Nice place. (Farley Green, not that house :D ).
Going by what mussels linked to, they may not have! :?
It's Stockhouse Farm development, there's another (smallish) chunk of development next door to it. It's, basically, in a field. If you want to get an idea of where you'll be living when you win :D - Google maps, Farley Green, south side, off Shophouse Lane, just about due south of St Michaels Barn church. It's a lovely area with some v nice (old) houses. There's a gun dog training centre nearby for your hounds. 🐕

That one reminds me (a bit :lol: ) of my old place, although that was single storey...but still a (now demolished :thumbup: ) flat roofed, design nightmare.
If I win, no, when I win, I'll cash it in. I know my station and its a bit too posh round there for me and me dulcet Essex tones! :D
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Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:23 pm Farley Green - on a budget. :)

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/16441035/
I'd actually rather live in that. I'm not a lover of big houses!
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Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:30 pm
Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:23 pm Farley Green - on a budget. :)

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/16441035/
I'd actually rather live in that. I'm not a lover of big houses!
It's quite a nice place is Edgeley Park - got a heated indoor pool, 26 acres of land and is perfectly placed for a bit of MTB riding. You're not supposed to live there (need to have a separate postal address) but I know someone that does - just has post delivered to one of her offspring. (It's the place that used to belong to the naturists in the past I think - which is how they got planning permission for the 'cabins').

Only problem is the people there on holiday. :lol: (places advertised by Hoseasons etc).
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Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:30 pm
Count Steer wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:23 pm Farley Green - on a budget. :)

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/16441035/
I'd actually rather live in that. I'm not a lover of big houses!
You'd hate ours :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Way down on the sales with this one. Might be worth a couple of tickets at 99p each!

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Fair play to them... :thumbup:
The Giveaway Guys wrote: 😅 WE MESSED UP… AND MADE TWO WINNERS!
Alright guys, we’ve got to hold our hands up. Tonight during our LIVE draw for the Kawasaki Z900 or £5,000 cash, we made a mistake, for the first time in 5 years of doing this.
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I have just bought some tickets because of this :thumbup:
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Yee haw! 7.2l V8! :shock: Wanna be a good ol' boy! :thumbup: :D

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No tickets for moi as I couldnt ride it, but still, :wub:



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Win a Porsche and help out a victim of a freak accident. Nice one RevComps! :thumbup:

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ABOUT THIS PRIZE
This 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S + £1000 OR £20,000 cash alternative could be yours for just £2.00.

Only 50,000 total tickets available.

All money raised from this draw (£100,000 at a full sell out) will be donated to a long time local Rev Head family to help fund treatment and disability home improvements after a catastrophic accident has completely changed their lives.

Full story below.
£1000 included if the winner takes the Porsche 911
OR
£20,000 tax free cash.
2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
3.8L Flat 6
Automatic
Paddle Shift
33,000 Miles
12 Months MOT
Full Service History
GT3 Body Kit
Metallic Black
Black Leather Porsche Crested Seats
Air Con
Currently on private plate – will deliver with plate shown
+ Loads More
WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT?
The most emotional prize pick up ever from the strongest lady I’ve ever met.
You may have seen this story on social media and various news sites.
A local young family from Torquay whose live’s have been turned upside down by a freak accident whilst on holiday.
David Hayes, wife Elly and their two children were on holiday creating memories before Elly started treatment for breast cancer.
Whilst playing with his kids, David dived into the sea and horrifically ended up breaking his spine.
Quick thinking from his children saved him from drowning and he was rushed to hospital where he spent 3 weeks in an induced coma in a Spanish hospital.
David broke the C5 vertebrae in his neck, damaging the C4-C6 section of his spinal cord leading to instant paralysis.
The water inhalation from being face down in the sea, unable to move, led to pneumonia and a collapsed lung further complicating an already horrendous situation.
David has now been diagnosed as quadriplegic, meaning he is permanently paralysed from the chest down and has no use of his limbs.
A young and fit 42 year old man’s life, changed in an instant whilst enjoying quality time with his family ahead of his young wife’s cancer treatment.
Having played Rev Comps in the past, Elly contacted us asking if we could buy their car, a 2006 Porsche 911, which was David and his son’s pride and joy. The funds from the sale going towards the spiralling costs from this freak accident.
After hearing the story and seeing everything this family has been through, are going through and will continue to go through for the future … we decided that just buying their car to alleviate some pressure wasn’t enough.
David will require 24-hour medical care and rehabilitation for the rest of his life.
Adaptations to their home is only partly subsidised by the government and the rest will need to be self funded, which they are doing so through a Go Fund Me and selling possessions.
I went with Ron to pick up their Porsche.
Elly met us with their son Harley and was on FaceTime to David as we arrived, he’s currently in Salisbury at the specialist spinal injury centre.
David was in good spirits on the call, we joked around as we usually do trying to keep the situation as light as possible but when he said thank you for helping them … he started to lose it, myself and Ron both started crying and Elly was in bits.
I cried pretty much all the way home, could hardly get the words out telling my wife how it went.
I cry at most things, happy endings of Disney films get me every time … but the reality of this situation really hit hard how life can change in an instant and flip upside down.
Meeting Elly was inspiring. She’s undergoing cancer treatment alongside caring for their children, long drive’s to visit David in Salisbury, running their business and taking on an overwhelming volume of administrative tasks (that come with these circumstances) all whilst adjusting herself and kids to their new normal.
So here’s what we’re doing:
You can win this 2006 Porsche 911 + £1000 OR £20,000
£2 to enter
All funds raised from this competition will go to the Go Fund Me for David and family.
Money will be used for adaptations to their home, life long rehabilitation, 24 hour care and more.
Nothing will be deducted from the funds, Rev Comps will cover all card fees, delivery costs etc.
You’ve got a chance to win a nice car OR a bank full of money.
And your ticket/s will help this young family get back on their feet after this cruel, unexpected, accident has transformed their lives in an instant … on what was meant to be an enjoyable family holiday before Elly’s cancer treatment started.
Just writing that sentence …. It hit’s home how fragile life is.
Enjoy life to the full Rev Heads! You never know what’s around the corner.
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When I win I'm going to ask for the Ferrari and VW T7 and cash! :thumbup:


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