A Salford family are selling their 5-bed house and BMW for £2 – and you can buy a ticket
The Rowcroft family, who are planning to move to Australia in the coming months, have decided to sell tickets to win their prized assets due to selling complications arising from COVID-19.
A family in Greater Manchester are raffling off their 5-bed home and BMW for just £2.
The Rowcrofts, who are planning to move to Australia in the coming months, have decided to sell tickets to win their prized assets due to selling complications arising from COVID-19.
Their incredible competition offers ticket-holders the chance to scoop a Salford house and snazzy car – worth more than £300,000 together – for the price of a cup of a coffee.
Deals don’t come much better than that.
Childhood sweethearts Bradley and Natalie have been married for 12 years, and they’re heading Down Under in October with their three children to begin an exciting new chapter.
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However, selling their property has proven challenging in the current climate – and the couple decided to host the raffle to raise some funds before they jet off to the other side of the world.
“We decided to launch the competition as we have seen it done with another family in Yorkshire,” says 34-year-old joiner, Bradley, speaking to The Manc.
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“So, we thought – ‘why not?’
“With the current situation we was unable to sell our home. We already have our visas, so we are ready to go as soon as the house is all sorted to the new owner.”
The beautiful 5-bed Salford property was built in 1908 – boasting two bathrooms, a large kitchen, living room and separate utility room.
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There’s also off-street parking for two vehicles (including that handsome BMW), a rear patio and a spacious back garden with decking.
“We have lived in our home for 11 years,” says Bradley.
“We slowly turned it from a 3 bed to a 5 bed, and it has now been valued by a few local estate agents around £300,000.
“We’re also throwing the car in as well – a BMW 320d with additional tinted windows and refurbished black gloss wheels.”
There’s already been massive interest in the property which, once sold, will give the winner a “life-changing prize”.
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“As soon as the winner is announced, we can then start our new life in Australia,” Bradley says.
A house and a car for two quid…
That’s got to be worth a punt.
You can learn more about entering the competition here.
Manchester’s AO Arena scoop up Take That as Keane’s Co-op Live gig is cancelled in ongoing venue saga
Daisy Jackson
Manchester’s existing arena, the AO Arena, has stepped in to host more concerts that have been postponed by Co-op Live, with yet another act being cancelled too.
First it was A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, announced earlier today and now, in perhaps the most damning twist of fate for the brand-new venue, Take That’s five-night run that was set for the Co-op Live this May has now been moved to the AO Arena.
Their two June dates at the new arena are said to be unaffected.
The Co-op Live‘s official opening has been hit with several delays, with events like Peter Kay’s double bill, Olivia Rodrigo and The Black Keys all already postponed over the last week or so.
Issuing a statement after rescuing multiple Take That shows, AO Arena general manager Jen Mitchell, said: “It wouldn’t be a Take That tour without a stop-off in Manchester, so it’s great to welcome the band and their fans back to AO Arena for five nights, in the heart of this wonderful city.”
The venue has naturally welcomed the sudden flood of extra names being added to its already strong lineup for 2024, doing its best to minimise inconvenience for gig-goers who have made travel arrangements, booked hotels etc.
As for the group themselves, they also responded to their tens of thousands of fans expecting to see them from this weekend onwards.
Confessing that they’ve had to make “the difficult decision” to switch venues and although “it’s not one [they’ve taken lightly], they wanted to give fans as much notice as possible”, adding: “We thank you for your understanding and we’ll see you all soon”.
Meanwhile, Noughties favourites Keane have sadly had to shelve their Manchester show for the foreseeable following the venue’s continuing “technical issues”.
Announcing the news on their social pages on Thursday evening, they admitted that they were “absolutely gutted” but that the decision was “entirely out of the control”.
Notably, the huge new venue by the Etihad Stadium had to turn away fans who were already queueing for A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on Monday 1 May, after part of an air conditioning unit fell from the ceiling onto a (thankfully) empty arena floor.
Question marks had already been hanging over whether some upcoming gigs would be able to go ahead and now it seems that they will be taking place – just not at the Co-op Live…
Manchester’s decades-old AO Arena, the largest indoor venue in the UK (until the Co-op Live opens), will be welcoming Keane to its stage instead.
With so many people having been pitting the two venues against one another over the last weeks and months, let’s just say it’s quite clear who’s come out looking better at the minute…
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie moves Manchester gig to AO Arena following Co-op Live cancellation
Danny Jones
Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has confirmed that his cancelled Co-op Live gig has now been moved to Manchester’s AO Arena this weekend.
After suddenly being lined up as the venue’s first official gig after the postponement of both Peter Kay and The Black Keys, the American hip-hop artists’ show ended up going the same as the others previously scheduled for the new arena and being pulled at the last minute.
With guests being turned away from the still-yet-to-open Co-op Live Arena just hours before the show was set to start, and Olivia Rodrigo fans being given the same unfortunate news ahead of her gig this Saturday, ABWDH has taken matters into his own hands.
Announcing the rescheduling of his concert on X, the 28-year-old artist confirmed that Wednesday night’s gig has now been relocated to Co-op’s main rival, the AO Arena.
Set to take place on Saturday, the artist – which just so happens to be his first name (yes, seriously) – had a simple message for his fans: “We won’t give up that easy, let’s go!”.
Nevertheless, it hasn’t stopped the venue – which is set to become the UK’s biggest indoor entertainment venue and one of the largest in Europe when it finally does open – from announcing more events over the coming months and well into 2025.
Confirming the show on their social pages, the AO simply promised, “It’s going to be a brilliant night and we can’t wait to see you all here.”
The AO Arena has hosted some of the biggest names in the entire world in the course of its existence and recently underwent a £50m refurbishment that included the launch of The Mezz.
Safe to say this presents an interesting twist in events when so many people have been pitting the two venues against one another.
Question marks have been hanging over whether more upcoming gigs, like Keane on Sunday 5 May, and then a five-night run of gigs from Take That will still be able to go ahead.
It remains to be seen whether other artists will follow suit in moving their shows should more cancellations/postponements be announced.
You can recap everything that’s happened so far down below: