Terms and Conditions

Forest Holme Hospice Charity Christmas Prize Draw Rules

General Rules

  • This Raffle is only open to residents of Great Britain over the age of 18 (this excludes Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and BFPO addresses according to Gambling Act 2005 regulations)
  • No tickets can be sold to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 years
  • The cost of each entry is £2. Players may purchase more than one entry, and payment must be in advance
  • If a ticket is sold unknowingly to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 they will be exempt from the raffle and will forfeit their prize and the stake will be returned
  • All proceeds from this raffle will be used for the charitable purposes of Forest Holme Hospice Charity
  • The prizes for the Raffle are 1st Prize £500, 2nd Prize 30" LG TV (worth approximately £180), 3rd Prize x 3 Christmas Wine Hamper. There are no alternatives to any prize
  • The draw will be conducted using a blind draw in plain sight of staff. The results of the draw are final
  • Based upon the number of entries in our Christmas raffles 2022 the average the chance of winning a prize for a single ticket is approximately 1 in 678
  • Of the £4750 received in ticket sales in the Christmas Raffle 2022, just 12% went on expenses, 0% on prizes and a fantastic 88% came back to Charity to fund our work
  • Entries must be received by 11 December 2023
  • Late entries will be treated as donations
  • The draw will be held on 14 December 2023
  • Winners will be notified by post, email or telephone no later than two weeks after the draw date. Please keep your ticket number as proof of purchase
  • A list of winners will also be published on the website within two weeks of the draw date. These will only be in summary, for example Mrs Smith from Berkshire
  • Winners may be asked to take part in Forest Holme Hospice Charity PR and promotional activity
  • If a prize is unclaimed after reasonable efforts have been made by Forest Holme Hospice Charity to contact the winner, then Forest Holme Hospice Charity will be entitled to dispose of the prize as it thinks fit. The winner has one month after notification to claim the prize
  • The Forest Holme Hospice Charity policies for raffles can be found here. This includes our policy on responsible gambling, underage gambling, protection of customer funds and our complaints procedure

Online entries

  • To enter the online raffle an entrant must self-certify that they are the required age to play. A confirmation email will be sent to the entrant confirming their numbers in the draw and thanking them for their participation. Random age verification checks are carried out at regular intervals. If an entrant is found to be under the required age their payment will be returned and they will not be entered into the draw
  • Entries must not be bought on behalf of somebody else
  • In order to promote responsible gambling, it is recommended that no more than 30 chances are to be purchased per person for the Raffle
  • Material changes to this raffle are not predicted to happen, but in the event that this occurs you will be notified by email 14 days in advance of any changes

General Information

Forest Holme Hospice Charity is licensed and registered with BCP Council under registration number L04/235. Responsible Person: Sara Fripp, Forest Holme Hospice Charity, 5 Seldown Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1TS.

For more information about the Forest Holme Hospice Charity, our raffles and other ways to donate please visit forestholmehospice.org.uk

Requests for additional raffle tickets up to a maximum of 30 tickets per person or requests to be removed from future raffle mailings should be addressed to info@raffleplayer.com.

If you would like more information about raffles and lotteries please go to www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

If you or a family member feel that you are experiencing problems with gambling, you can seek advice and support from GambleAware on 0808 8020 133 or via their website begambleware.org.

 

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