British Gas, British biggest energy company is planning to offer free electricity to its customers on Saturdays under the plan “free electricity Saturdays”. This has been decided to balance the demand on the power grid. It is expected to be launched by mid 2014. To avail free electricity customers are required to have smart meters which will send readings back to the company automatically. According to the chief executive of British... Read More»
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Archive for the ‘Freebies’ CategoryAttend free cycling legacy eventAugust 1st, 2013 by Sandy On August 4th (Sunday), Amateurs and professionals will conduct free cycling legacy event with 25,000 amateur riders along with world’s top professionals getting onto the same road. This will be the next big event after London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Cycling fans can get closer to their favourite stars like David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) and Peter Sagan (Cannondale). The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic which is part of London’s new cycling festival will... Read More» Wednesday Freebies- July, Week 5, 2013July 31st, 2013 by Sandy Three Northampton car parks to get free trial parking in August Here’s good news for residents of Northampton. From the month of August free trial parking will be allowed in three Northampton car parks on every Saturday. Northampton Borough Council will run the free trial at the St Michael’s, St John’s and Mayorhold car parks. Free parking on Sundays will remain unchanged while one hour free parking on weekdays will be extended... Read More» Eon Reality offers free software trainingJuly 25th, 2013 by Sandy Eon Reality has headquarters at the Newton Heath's Central Park in West Manchester. The US-based software giant is a leading virtual-reality software development company with interactive-3D and visual content management domain, that has its European base here. It's one of the world's biggest 3D technology companies, and is offering 100 young people, free training that can help them to become 3D artists or programmers. Training will be imparted in 3D... Read More» Wednesday Freebies- July, Week 4, 2013July 24th, 2013 by Sandy Wiltshire Council funds for free swimming session for children Wiltshire Council will fund free swimming session for children this summer holiday season. These sessions can be taken up at Calne Leisure centre, local Wiltshire Council, Cricklade Leisure Centre and DC Leisure managed leisure centres. It will run from July 25th to August 30th. This is not just having fun but getting a chance to exercise as well, Jonathon Seed, cabinet member for... Read More» Wednesday Freebies- July, Week 3, 2013July 17th, 2013 by Sandy Lincolnshire Council offers sign-up for free energy audit The residents of North Lincolnshire are being offered a free energy audit to help them save on energy bills. If residents sign-up for the free energy audit they could save about £100 on fuel bills. The Department of Energy and Climate Change recently revealed figures that showed that average energy bills have climbed up 15% this winter as compared to the previous year. The... Read More» Free workshops on bikes at Keighley, for childrenJuly 11th, 2013 by Sandy Here's a chance for children to learn how to repair bikes and acquire maintenance skills that are very useful. Free workshops will be staged in Keighley for them soon. The sessions will be held from next month onwards, on every Wednesday, for youngsters between the ages of 7 and 11. The workships will he held at 11pm at Halfords on Keighley Retail Park, on Had Ing Road. The Read More» Wednesday Freebies- July, Week 2, 2013July 10th, 2013 by Sandy Free anti-theft number plate screws to protect vehicles Glad news for drivers as Hertfordshire Constabulary with M Wilson Motors will provide free anti-theft screws. With this criminals would find it hard to remove the number plate. Also, people can safeguard their vehicles easily. According to the Crime Reduction Unit Inspector Paul Lawrence, the anti- theft number plate will help motorists to safeguard their vehicle by keeping their... Read More» Free school meals in LutonJuly 5th, 2013 by Sandy Children attending classes in Luton schools can have free school meals. All children attending school are eligible, regardless of whether resident in Luton or not. The guardian or parent should be receiving a benefit that qualifies, like the Income-based Job Seeker's Allowance, or any other specified benefit, for the child to avail the free school meal. Children attending at least one session before and one after lunch can avail this... Read More» Wednesday Freebies- July, Week 1, 2013July 3rd, 2013 by Sandy LA Fitness offers 3-day gym membership free For those who wish to become or stay fit, LA Fitness will help you decide better on how to go about it, by offering their free 3-day membership that can be applied for online, through their website. Start by choosing a local club near you from the website. You will be sure to find one near as LA Fitness has some 80 clubs around,... Read More» Wednesday Freebies- June, Week 4, 2013June 26th, 2013 by Sandy Claim your free Moving Motor Show tickets now A free Moving Motor Show that will present some of the latest models that UK has so far not witnessed will be exhibited by selected car companies. The show will be held on the grounds of Goodwood this July 11th (Thursday). Those interested may claim their free tickets by reading the terms here. The Mercedes-Benz A-class saloon, Rolls-Royce Wraith,... Read More» Gloucestershire gets free early child care hoursJune 21st, 2013 by Sandy Parents of two year old kids can now get benefited with free early learning hours. £4.78 million has been received in support of this cause for the area of Gloucestershire so that children can access early education that will help them start off better at school. This scheme is aimed at families of low income group with children aged two to get 15 hours of free child care per week. Kids... Read More» Free e-book and toolkit from Virgin Media Pioneers for startupsJune 21st, 2013 by Sandy Here's something from Virgin Media Pioneers that is relevant to entrepreneurs with ideas of a startup. It's all about giving you the tools and insights to succeed. At their Happy Startup School they are celebrating 'A Good Week' which is from 17 June to 23 June. They are giving away a free downloadable e-book and along with a startup tool-kit. The book is to help you learn how to Read More» Venues across West Midlands to host free gigsJune 20th, 2013 by Sandy To encourage people to listen to local talent and to continue the spirit of celebration left behind by the Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, the government has planned a total of 330 gigs to held free across England. The concerts are free and to be held at venues like Deansfield Community School and Walsall Arboretum in Wolverhampton, Baggeridge Country Park in Sedgley and many other... Read More» Wednesday Freebies – June, Week 3, 2013June 19th, 2013 by Sandy Free event for those with fear of falling Age UK is holding a free event for fall awareness. Any person who has had a fall and frightened can come. Those frightened of having a fall too can attend. Age UK's Salisbury Branch will be holding the free event tomorrow at the Guilthall from 9.00am to 1.00pm. Several organisations have been invited to give information about the services, which include Independent Living, Macular... Read More» Wednesday Freebies – June, Week 2, 2013June 12th, 2013 by Sandy Free painting classes in East Boldon Carol White from East Boldon is encouraging people to take up painting. She is holding free painting classes for interested people. A series of classes will be held throughout the months of June and July. Sessions will be held at the United Reformed Church, situated on Front Street (East Boldon), from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, on Mondays. Another session on Fridays will be from 10am to... Read More» Wednesday Freebies – June, week 1, 2013June 5th, 2013 by Sandy Free Matrock Community event with fireworks The Matrock Community Group has organise the Matrock weekend, which is an event being organised next week that will bring children's entertainment and live music to the village with a fireworks display too for free. The Group's members have organised for the event remote control cars, bouncy castle and have a band called SlapFace and the Hoagies from Bristol. The group has been able to... Read More» Wednesday Freebies – May, week 5, 2013May 29th, 2013 by Sandy Free exercise classes for people aged above 50 People aged 50and above get a chance to attend exercise classes for free! Yes, researchers will study changes happening in people during this session. Assessment will be done before and after the course to understand changes that happen to a person. The exercise session will be conducted from 11th June for 8 weeks and then onwards from 3rd September on Tuesdays and Thursdays... Read More» 5 chances of ULTIMATE Sky Sports prizes to be wonMay 23rd, 2013 by Sandy Sky Sports is giving its fans across the country the chance to win the ULTIMATE Sky Sports prizes. They are giving away 5 prizes with the chance to attend major sporting events of this summer. The first Prize draw includes the chance to win a Sky Sports ULTIMATE Weekend, which has since been closed. Next is the chance to win Sky Sports ULTIMATE Lions, the British & Irish Lions trip.... Read More» Wednesday Freebies – May, week 4, 2013May 22nd, 2013 by Sandy BT offers broadband and line rental free for 3 months BT offers broadband and phone line package with free line rental and broadband for three months on all 24 month contracts. This is exclusively an online offer. But what exactly lies in the package is given below. Broadband features in the pack include unlimited Wi-fi, unlimited usage and 24/7 customer support. Enjoy speeds of upto 17Mb. And phone features include call... Read More» |
