Hello again everyone! How was your weekend, any nice wins to report? A few bits and pieces here including another Heat & Hug koala from Cushelle, a Soft & Gentle deodorant from their Facebook instant win, a Sylvanian families set in an Instagram comp, some Child’s Farm hair products in their Facebook photo comp, a bottle of wine in a simple like & share Facebook comp, a Christmas jumper on the Budweiser app and just now been informed of winning a twin pack of car cleaning products from Ideal World on Twitter. A nice little stash for the last week, so chuffed! Have you started to get yourself organised for the advents now? For me, this mainly means trying to get ahead with all the other comping for November and December, so that I can dedicate more of my comping time solely to the advents. I will still try and enter regular comps too though, as lots of people ignore these entirely and sometimes the entry levels are quite low during December. What are you looking forward to trying to win most? I am still trying to win a nice Christmas food hamper, so that’s top of my advent wish list!
So, autumn is definitely fully upon us now. The mornings are darker, the evenings are drawing in, the weather is beginning to turn and it is all getting rather more grey and dingy. Did you know it is National Road Safety Week this week – 17 – 23 November 2014. During this important week the charity Brake amongst others make a concerted effort to make people more aware of the dangers of roads. As the mornings and nights get darker, school runs can become more perilous, especially for those children walking, scooting or cycling home on their own. As a car driver it is difficult to try and pick out children, often in dark school uniform or winter coats, when they are walking along pavements, or maybe through more rural access-ways with less formal footpaths. To help make children, and adults for that matter, more visible and safer during the winter months, and to highlight Road Safety Week, we have teamed up with Bright Kidz to offer this month’s fantastic competition, which is exclusive to The PrizeFinder members. We are giving away a bundle of high visibility gear from Bright Kidz, including a high vis umbrella, waistcoat, PE bag, zip clip, reflective ted keyring, spoke reflector and lots of other fantastic products to help you be safe and be seen in the dimmer light. The bundle is worth £50 and the winner will be able to choose the size and colour of the waistcoat, and also the colour of the umbrella.
To enter this brilliant competition, all you have to do is to comment below with your best tip for staying safe while out and about in the winter months. One winner will be selected at random after the closing date of 23:59 on Sunday 23rd November 2014. One entry per person and you will need to be logged into your PrizeFinder account in order to enter.
Happy comping everyone, and lots of Lucky Dust to you all!
Kirsty x
Terms and Conditions
- The prize is a bundle of Bright Kidz high visibility gear, worth £50
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Sunday 23rd November 2014.
- Entrants must be registered PrizeFinder users and logged in to their account
- Entrants must leave a blog comment with their best tip for staying safe in the winter
- One winner will be chosen at random from all entries
- Open to UK residents aged 18 or over
- Only one entry per person
- The winner will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date, and must confirm their postal address within 28 days or an alternative winner will be selected
Comments
Wear bright clothing if out
Wear bright clothing if out and about when the lighting is poor from dusk to dawn!
wear light reflective
wear light reflective clothing and face oncoming traffic - this goes for adults as well as I nearly ran a runner over a couple of nights ago, he was on the left hand side of the road all dark clothes and with the bright lights of the cars coming towards me I only just saw him!
Keep children indoors after
Keep children indoors after dark or accompany them, wearing head torches and reflective hi vis jackets after dark.
I go out jogging and wear
I go out jogging and wear these flashing bands. Always get kids laughing though, saying hello Christmas tree :)
Dress well, I find layers of
Dress well, I find layers of clothing tend to work best for keeping warm in the winter weather.Reflective clothing etc can assist in being visible to drivers, when pedestrians are outside in the dark. Remember when indoors, not as many layers are needed :- So a bag can be useful to store extra layers, till required for venturing outdoors.
wear reflective strips,
wear reflective strips, ensure you have winter gear in the car, that your tyres are safe and have spare food/water/blankets there too just in case
with the winter nights
with the winter nights pulling in. carry a torch, wear some lighter clothes or some kind of reflection to be seen, by cars stay well away from the road when walking if possible a mobile and if slightly older and you have to go anywhere alone (really more than one person in the dark nights )carry a small alarm or spray for protection a lot of weirdos about nowadays stay safe be seen
Wear reflective clothing,
Wear reflective clothing, walk on paths where possible and take extra care when crossing the road. Keep safe xx
With the skies turning darker
With the skies turning darker earlier, pick up some reflective badges for your child to wear. These can be found in many shops including pound shops, they also come in different shapes, characters and sizes to make it seem extra fun!
Wrap up warm and wear bright
Wrap up warm and wear bright clothes in case it gets foggy. If on a car journey in very cold weather always take an emergency bag especially if you have children and you break down or get stuck in traffic, food, drinks, activities, etc colouring pens and book, extra warm clothes, blankets. Just put it all in a bag and leave it in the boot, don't remove after car journeys cause you might forget it next time.
night white apparel with
night white apparel with reflective panels shows up better in motorists’ headlights
Light is bright so you'll be
Light is bright so you'll be seen. Know lighting up times if on bikes you're keen.
Reflective and fluorescent are your best friends, keeps you alive to chill without end.
don't wear dark clothing, and
don't wear dark clothing, and wrap up warm xx
I wear a hi-vis vest & carry
I wear a hi-vis vest & carry a torch when I go to the bus stop early in the morning for work; it's still dark when I leave.
Always make sure your lights
Always make sure your lights are in good working order. Better still buy some dynamo lights then your sure to never be without power. Be SAFE, Be SEEN!
Make sure you wrap up warm
Make sure you wrap up warm and keep in touch with relatives at all times so they know where to find you if anything happens. Also make sure you wear reflective clothing if you are going out in the dark
place reflective stickers on
place reflective stickers on bikes, push along toys, sit in wheeled toys, toys which are carried
Always have your phone fully
Always have your phone fully charged
Definitely make sure you can
Definitely make sure you can be seen. Flashing, light up - you name it!
If you're walking & there is
If you're walking & there is no footpath walk on the right hand side of the road to face traffic coming towards you.
I always lock the car doors
I always lock the car doors once inside, since hearing about car jackers I'm always on my guard especially when I have kids in the car
wear bright warm clothes and
wear bright warm clothes and accessories when you go out, preferably with reflective strips :)
Make sure your car windows are ice and mist free before setting off. Even if your in a rush a few extra minutes will make all the difference . Also if there is snow on top of your car push it off, otherwise once you break it could all fall on your windscreen making visibility impossible. Cyclist and pedestrians pop on some reflective clothing so you can be seen. Take a torch if there are no lighting or its very dark to help find your way and also helps you to see dog mess!