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Alton Towers Competition

Become a Reading Idol and Win a Family Holiday!

For your chance to win a fantastic family break to Alton Towers all you need to do is enter our Reading Idols competition by reading your favourite fairytale and uploading it as a video here.

This is your chance to showcase your reading talent and test out those scary monster voices, growling animal sounds, pretty princesses or husky villains. Check out Richard Hammond’s fantastic version of Three Billy Goats Gruff for some inspiration.

Ladybird will judge all the videos and the one they think is the most entertaining will be awarded the Reading Idol crown and will win a magical weekend break for a family of four at the Alton Towers Resort.

WIN WIN WIN!

The prize includes an overnight stay at either the Alton Towers or Splash Landings Hotel, a 2 day entry pass to the thrilling Theme Park and new Waterpark and a scrumptious dinner and breakfast in the hotel.

The winner will also be able to explore the new Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE – a new pirate themed aquarium located in Mutiny Bay which is home to over 300 species of marine life in 1 million litres of water before enjoying family favourites such as the Runaway Mine Train, Congo River Rapids and The Flume.

The closing date is 31st July 2009 and the prize is valid until 1st November 2009.

Please see below for full Terms and Conditions.

  1. No purchase necessary to enter the competition
  2. This prize draw is open to male UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion.
  3. Entries must be received by 11.59pm on the 31 July 2009. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Entries via agents or third parties are invalid. Entries become the property of the Promoter and are not returned.
  4. Only one entry per person. No entrant may win more than one prize.
  5. To enter register your details and upload your video story to www.ladybird.com/readingdads
  6. All videos will be judged by a panel of Ladybird employees and whichever one the panel deem to be the best will be the winner. Ladybird’s decision will be final.
  7. The prize for the winner is a weekend break for a family of four at the Alton Towers Resort, Staffordshire, staying overnight at either the Alton Towers or Splash Landings Hotel. The prize includes a two day entry to the Theme Park and Waterpark, dinner and breakfast. The prize must be booked and used by 1st November 2009.
  8. In the event that you cannot make any time during this period, no alternative dates will be possible and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to a substitute winner. The prize does not include travel costs or any food/drink, other than specified, nor does it include any additional expenses (i.e. onsite activities, phone bills). The prize is not transferable and there is no cash alternative to the prize. Subject to availability. The winners are responsible for all necessary visas or other travel documentation.
  9. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
  10. The winner will be notified via email or post by 29th August 2009. The winner must claim their prize within 14 working days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules.
  11. To obtain details of the winner please email helpline@ladybird.co.uk stating the name of the competition in the subject heading 4 weeks after the closing date.
  12. The Promoter will use any data submitted by entrants only for the purposes of running the competition, unless otherwise stated in the entry details. By entering this competition, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of the administration of this prize draw and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented.
  13. The winner and his family agree to take part in reasonable post event publicity and to the use of their names and photographs in such publicity.
  14. By entering the competition each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  15. The Promoter is Ladybird Books Limited, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL.