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A Competition That's Worth Walking for... |
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Written by Hannah Bryce
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
 Solitary Fellwalker
Lee Williams, Marketing Manager at Daniel Thwaites is excited about the competition. He said: “Thwaites Wainwright is renowned for its golden colour and sweet taste associated with spring and the fresh outdoors. Because of this and its links with Alfred Wainwright we decided to host a walking competition throughout England and Wales where people can discover the virtual location of a Thwaites Wainwright golden bottle and win a cheque for £3,000.”
Thwaites Wainwright has teamed up with www.walkingworld.co.uk and has over 100 walks across the country for people to choose from.
 “It’s so simple, all people have to do is log on to www.worthwalkingfor.co.uk and select a walk. Whilst on the walk they must take a photo of one of the listed landmarks. Once the walk is completed they log back onto www.worthwalkingfor.co.uk upload their photo and a map will then appear. The person who correctly guesses the secret location of the bottle on the map will be entered into the prize draw,” continued Lee.If you are interested in taking part simply follow the instructions below: - Log onto www.worthwalkingfor.co.uk
- Set up your own personal walking account
- Select a walk and download the map
- Whilst on the walk take a photo of the land mark listed
- Once the walk is completed log back into your walking account
- Upload your photo
- A map will then appear with the virtual location of the golden bottle
- Guess where you think the bottle is hidden and you automatically get entered into the prize draw
The competition is running now until Saturday 23rd July.
 Alfred Wainwright
Thwaites Wainwright is available to buy bottled in leading supermarkets including Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsburys and Tesco.
For more information visit www.worthwalkingfor.co.ukWe decided to host a walking competition throughout England and Wales where people can discover the virtual location of a Thwaites Wainwright golden bottle and win a cheque for £3,000. Lee Williams
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