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Bright Star – Belvoir goes to the movies

July 30th, 2009 — 7:55am

Some of you may remember our promotion to celebrate the release of Atonement, the Oscar-winning film starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. Well, that was two years ago and we’re chuffed to announce that we’ve turned to the big screen once again to offer you another fantastic prize.

Bright Star is an epic drama based on the secret love affair of Romantic poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Written and directed by Jane Campion – also responsible for 1993’s revered Oscar-winning flick The Piano – Bright Star opens in cinemas nationwide on 6 November.

So, hands up those who’d like to win tickets to preview screenings of Bright Star and a book featuring a selection of John Keats’ finest poetry?

Wow. That’s a lot of hands! Well, there’s even more good news … the tickets and books are just the runners up prizes.

You could be the lucky Belvoir Fruit Farms drinker who scoops first prize – a luxury break for two at Maison Talbooth, one of Britain’s finest hotels.


Maison Talbooth is in the heart of Constable Country on the Suffolk/Essex border (and can be seen in Constable’s famous 1828 oil on canvas Dedham Vale.) This idyllic location provides the perfect setting for a relaxing night away. Pamper yourself and your partner with a day using the first-class spa facilities, a romantic evening meal and a hearty breakfast the following morning – all courtesy of Belvoir Fruit Farms, Pathé and Pride of Britain Hotels.

How to enter Belvoir’s Bright Star competition

Click here to visit our online competition form. Fill it in, hit submit and then relax with a cool glass of elderflower cordial. The closing date is Wednesday 30th September, so you’ve got plenty of time to get your entries in. (Full terms and conditions can be found here.)

Jolly good luck to you all.

Right, we’re off to prepare ourselves for the release of Bright Star by reading some Keats. As we know many of you are keen poets, can you recommend which of his poems to start with? Let us know in the comments.

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The Great Belvoir Buffet!

July 2nd, 2009 — 9:15pm

Plenty of good news around at the moment: It’s our twenty-fifth birthday, the sun has got his hat on and Andymonium is in full swing as the super Scot reaches the semi-finals at SW19.

And here’s some more good news – it’s competition time!

The Great Belvoir Buffet

So let’s suppose we were inviting thousands of you to our big birthday bash. We’d take care of the soft drinks, obviously. But we’d like you all to bring a plate of Belvoir-related nosh. Or a jug of your best cordial-infused cocktail.

What would you bring?

Perhaps a tasty cheesecake that makes splendid use of our elderflower cordial? Or maybe some lime & lemongrass muffins? You might have your own twist on the Dragon’s Breath cocktail that you’d like the world to sample.

You don’t to need to be the world’s best chef. We’re just looking for ideas – or even novel ways of presenting them.

Feel free to include recipes with your suggestions, or – since it’s become a theme here at Belvoir On For Britain – deliver them using verse and rhyme.

To be in with a chance of winning, just pop your suggestion into the comment box below.

Five lucky winners will each receive a limited edition Belvoir Fruit Farms cordial jug, a box of Belvoir tumblers and we’ll throw in a bottle of cordial to fill them, too.

Good luck!

(Not very interesting terms and conditions can be found here.)

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