Compers News Blog

Hello again everybody, hasn’t time flown, middle of June already!  What do you use to keep track of what prizes you have won, and from where?  Spreadsheet, a notebook, a sticky note stuck on your diary?   Whatever method you use now seems like a good time of the year to take stock, flip back through and see what kind of competitions you have won so far this year.  Are you winning lots, or are you having a bit of a dry spell?  Sometimes when prizes seem to dry up for us, it can be a good excuse to try a different type of comp, maybe one we don’t usually focus on.  M

Hello again everyone!  Summer definitely seems to be on the way here in the South – the annual stockpile of sun creams, after sun, bottles of water and sunhats has begun in earnest at my house!  At this time of year it is so very lovely to go and enjoy some lovely quality, family time out in the sun, and we all seem to have less time available to devote to our favourite hobby of comping!  In this way it is sometimes really nice to have a peek at what others have been winning over the last month, to give us all some incentive to keep going and having a comp when we have a s

The Discovery Channel UK are celebrating 25 years of broadcasting in Western Europe by launching their MASSIVE Make Your World Bigger competition to win 25 once in a lifetime experiences, as well as other prizes!  They are asking people to submit up to 5 photos or videos, accompanied by a maximum of 25 words explaining how they have made their world bigger.

If you love to make model planes, then kits, glue and paint may well be on your shopping list. Football lovers may well need a ball and perhaps some sports kit to take part in their hobby. But what might compers need, and is there actually anything special in the way of equipment that can help with this pastime?

Comping isn't a hobby that you need to share with other people if you don't want to. It's easy to start being a comper, simply by entering competitions - you don't even have to tell anyone about it, if you don't want to!

It's not like football, say, where there's a good chance you're only ever going to get the most out of the pastime as part of a group or a team.

Which films are Compers News readers most excited about seeing next?

Every week, lots of new films hit cinema screens, DVD and Blu-ray or online services - and much of the time, these new releases in the world of movies are linked to special competitions.

Comping is a great hobby for the winter months. After all, you don't need to venture out of your wood-fire-warmed living room or cosy bedroom to be able to enjoy its fun!

All you need is a computer, and maybe a pile of postcards and stamps and the latest issue of Compers News for company!

There's a feast of foodie competitions out there at the moment that could certainly help you with your dinner party or family feeding needs if you were to win them!

Any comper will tell you that cars are one of the biggest prizes out there. But there's a slightly more unusual prize on offer in a current Yorkie competition that's sure to appeal to anyone who has ever won - or simply bought - a car!