Blue Star Raffle prize winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Blue Star raffle! The winners were drawn recently and were as follows:
1st prize, the Blue Star quilt, was won by Lisa from Peggs Lane, Leicestershire (we are still trying to find out Lisa's surname!)
2nd prize, 4 Emma Bridgewater mugs in Starry Night design (ie. lots of blue stars), was won by Martin Fiddler of Wolverhampton and Staffordshire University
3rd prize, a Knot Toys Blue Star Yacht, was won by Ruth Martin of Eccleshall, Staffordshire

We are especially grateful to Susan Oakley who came up with the idea of making a quilt and to everyone who bought or sold draw tickets! Many thanks also to Emma Bridgewater and to Knot Toys for donating prizes. Thank you everyone! The raffle raised £1400 for the CF Trust, which is absolutely brilliant!

Merry Christmas to everyone who reads our blog and to everyone who is following the progress of yacht Blue Star!

Susan and I with the raffle first prize

 Joke:
A yacht skipper from Staffordshire bought a donkey from an old farmer
for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The
next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, but I have some bad
news. The donkey died."
"Well, then, just give me my money back."
"Can't do that. I've spent it already."
"OK, then. Just unload the donkey."
"What are you going to do with him?"
"I'm going to raffle him off."
"You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"
"Oh I think I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."
A month later the farmer met up with the yacht skipper and asked, "What
happened with that dead donkey?"
"I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at £2 each and I
made a profit of £898."
"Didn't anyone complain?"
"Oh yes, but only the person who won. So I gave him back his £2."