Competition

(Closes Friday 9th April)

Our free COOKING, PAINTING or PHOTOGRAPHY course competition...

Just three simple questions seperate you from an activity course gift voucher worth €995 Euros!

If you win, you will receive a five night residential hands-on cooking, painting or photography course.

That includes your accommodation, breakfast, lunch and evening meals!

(NB except one evening meal on Thursday: see what's included and what's not included).

All this for answering just three simple questions...

Answers are dead easy to find and we've even written them down for you somewhere on this website!

Prizes are redeemable within a year of winning, so, whenever you win, we'll find a course date that suits you.

Will you be the lucky winner..?

The competition closes 12:30 on Friday 9th April 2010 when the winner will be drawn, so don't delay!

Just answer these three questions...

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize is correctly answer three simple questions (you'll find the answers somewhere on this website):

Question A:
Our semi-professional kitchen has some pretty cool equipment,
but what make are our ovens?

Question B:
When not painting or gardening, what hobby gets our artist, Gill Mitchell, fired up?

Question C:
Our digital photography tutor is a full-time photographer, but
what industry was David Quinn involved in before he took up the lens?

It could be you...

If you think you're on the right track, email us, not forgetting to include the following info (if applicable):

• The answers

• Your full name

• Your address

• Your email address

• Your Twitter @name or your Facebook Profile

• Which course you'd be interested in if you won

As soon as we receive your email, you'll be entered into the free prize draw and the winner will be notified by email, Tweet or Facebook update on Friday 9th April 2010.

Will you be the lucky winner..?

The competition closes at 12:30 on 9th April 2010 when the winner will be drawn. So, get surfing and good luck!

Upgrade options...

On winning, you also have the option of extending and upgrading your free course to any one of our multi-day residential or non-residential courses and holidays (see the cost of an upgrade).

We postively welcome you to bring a partner, friend or famiy member at our standard course rates (see Prices).

What's included...

A COOKING Course:

• Practical friendly hands-on tuition - patient guidance from the chef (me, Jim Fisher)

• All cooking ingredients and equipment - food, wine, tea, coffee, pots, pans, knives, etc, etc

• Freshly laundered "Cookinfrance" apron - get as mucky as you like!

• Take home personalised recipe pack - all the recipes and your personal notes

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Evening meal

• Tea, coffee, snacks and other non-alcoholic beverages - help yourself throughout the day

• Entrance fees and transportation to places visited - enjoy chauffeured trips to or food-related venues

• 10m x 5m in-ground pool - access to the private and secluded fully alarmed pool (open-air/May to September)

• Internet and Email access

• Wide screen TV - with UK SKY satellite reception

A PAINTING Course:

• Practical friendly hands-on tuition - patient guidance from your tutors

• All art materials and equipment - paint, brushes, paper, charcoal, pencils, easels, stools, parasols, etc

• Freshly laundered "PaintinFrance" apron - get as mucky as you like!

• Take home personalised info pack - all your exercises and personal notes

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Evening meal

• Tea, coffee, snacks and other non-alcoholic beverages - help yourself throughout the day

• Entrance fees and transportation to places visited - enjoy chauffeured trips to or food-related venues

• 10m x 5m in-ground pool - access to the private and secluded fully alarmed pool (open-air/May to September)

• Internet and Email access

• Wide screen TV - with UK SKY satellite reception

A PHOTOGRAPHY Course:

• Practical friendly hands-on tuition - patient guidance from your tutor

• Use of our cameras and equipment - if you don't have your own camera, use our Samsung Digimax Cyber 530 compact with optical and digital zoom or our Pentax K100D Super Digital SLR with an 18-200mm zoom lens.

• Take home personalised info pack - all your exercises and personal notes

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Evening meal

• Tea, coffee, snacks and other non-alcoholic beverages - help yourself throughout the day

• Entrance fees and transportation to places visited - enjoy chaffered trips to your photography-related venues

• 10m x 5m in-ground pool - access to the private and secluded fully alarmed pool (open-air/May to September)

• Internet and Email access

• Wide screen TV - with UK SKY satellite reception

What's NOT included...

• Travel and transportation to the venue

• Transfers from point of arrival to the venue

• Anything not listed in "What's included" above

Please note that there is no guarantee that there will be availability for the winner on a course, but naturally we will endeavour to find a place within a year of the winning name being drawn.

Any extensions to the day are to be agreed and paid for within 60 days of the winning name being drawn.

We reserve the right not to accept anyone who we feel is unsuitable for inclusion on a course.