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Aldi launches competition to design an Easter egg that’ll go on sale in all its UK stores

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 21st February 2024

Aldi has launched a brand-new competition giving people the chance to design an Easter egg that’ll go on sale in all its UK stores.

With one of the sweetest times of the year only a matter of weeks away now, the retailer is calling on budding designers and chocolate lovers of all ages and abilities to “reach for the colouring pencils” and get involved with its new “egg-stra special” competition to create your very-own Easter egg.

You could be in with the chance of seeing your design displayed on Aldi’s shelves next year.

Whether it’s a space-themed look, an under the sea special, or even a botanical masterpiece, the supermarket will select one Easter egg design to join its 2025 range.  

Aldi has launched a brand-new Easter egg design competition / Credit: Aldi UK

Not only will the lucky winner see their sugary creation in Aldi stores all across the UK, but on top of that, they’ll also get the chance to go on an exclusive day-out for a unique chocolate tasting experience.  

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All you need is a bit of creative flair and a love for chocolate to enter.

“Launching this new competition is a fantastic chance for shoppers to deliver the Easter products they truly want to see on shelves,” Aldi UK’s Managing Director of Buying, Julie Ashfield, commented as the design competition launched this week.

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“Our Easter egg range grows in variety and excitement each year, so there’s no better way to continue this tradition than collaborating with our customers to create a new Easter masterpiece.”

The winning egg design will go on sale at all Aldi’s UK stores next year / Credit: Aldi UK

Fancy sticking an entry in then?

You can get involved by downloading the drawing guideline that’s available on the dedicated ‘Design an Easter Egg’ web page here, and then sending your design to the entry email address [email protected], along with your name, age, and a brief description of why your design would make the perfect addition to Aldi’s Easter range.

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If you want to be in with a chance of winning, then make sure to get your entries in by the deadline of 31 March 2024.

Find out more and read the T&Cs on the Aldi website.

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Manchester firefighter surprises partner with proposal during new recruits parade

Danny Jones Danny Jones Manchester firefighter surprise proposal recruit passing out parade

We’re a sucker for a wholesome little video as we know you are, which is exactly why we thought of you lot when we came across this video of a newly graduated Manchester firefighter surprising his partner with a heartwarming proposal.

Just the kind of heartwarming that usually sets us off after a long week at work.

The clip shared by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) on Thursday, 25 April, shows Manc fireman James popping the question to his girlfriend sat unassumingly in the audience at a recent passing out ceremony.

Pass out ceremonies are when trainees go from recruits to fully qualified firefighters after completing their intensive operational training. It’s a long-standing tradition in the emergency services where friends and family gather to celebrate their achievements – it’s almost like it’s the perfect opportunity…

Watch as a Manc firefighter turns his passing out ceremony into a surprise proposal.

As you can see, since the graduates are usually the centre of attention, James couldn’t help but size his moment and instead of walking and lining up normally like everyone else, he decided to head straight over to his wife-to-be and get down on one knee.

You already know the rest.

Welling up immediately and barely able to remove her hands from her face, Melissa nods and says yes as the crowd cheers and the pair share a smooch.

You just love to see it.

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Writing on social media, the GMFRS said: “We managed to capture a VERY special moment at our new recruits pass out parade today… Congratulations to James and Melissa!”, adding, “Certainly one way to start your new career”.

If we don’t see all the groomsmen dressed as firefighters on a random viral video sometime soon we’re going to be gutted.

All the best to the happy couple and if you’ve got any more lovely clips like this to send in so we can make ourselves cry (in a good way), you know what to do.

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Featured Images — Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

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The Chestergate pub in Stockport is at it again with some of the most wonderfully Manc scenes you’ll ever see

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The legendary Chestergate pub in Stockport is back with another belter of a video, following on from their viral belly-flashing clip of 2022.

The Mersey Square boozer has painted yet another quintessentially Northern depiction of UK pub culture with the latest Manc scenes they’ve captured around the karaoke machine.

If you’ve never had the pleasure of stumbling into The Chestergate in Stockport town centre, the long-standing boozer currently operated by publican chain Blind Tiger Inns, you’re seriously missing out.

While it might not be the flashiest of pubs, when it comes to entertainment, it always delivers.

Whether it’s stunts like renaming themselves ‘The Southgate’ whenever the Euros or World Cup rolls around, or the locals just genuinely having a whale of a time no matter what day of the week it is, it really sums up the best of pub culture.

The Chestergate went viral for some of the most British footage ever caught on film back in 2022 and the videos saw a huge wave of love and support flooding in for the pub, as well as a healthy amount of chuckles. Safe to say we were chuffed to see them pop back up on our feed again recently.

Karaoke night at The Chestergate literally never disappoints.

Forget ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ or ‘Champagne Supernova’ for karaoke songs – we’ll take a cacophony of inaudible throwback pop music, whilst another bloke and his hype man try and MC over a totally ill-fitting beat any day of the week.

And that’s handy because you’ll find those kinds of shenanigans happening at this place all the time.

Be it hens and stags, St George’s Day celebrations; a safe-cracking-themed competition, a ‘Texas Hold ‘Em Hoedown’ dance-off, or simply the matchday crowds when the footy’s on, there’s always something going on here.

It’s simultaneously one of the most no-nonsense and somehow a non-stop shenanigan-filled paradise. They also look after their own and consider their regulars part of the family. Case and point: they threw their very own ‘Dancing Queen’ Molly a big bash for her 86th birthday and it’s such wholesome viewing.

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At this point, it’s worth flagging that we have nothing but envy for these folks and anyone who’s just out there having the time of their lives on any random weeknight.

Yes, it produced plenty of laughs for those watching online in recent times but this lot won’t mind one bit – not only is the pub seeing more and more new faces through the door but that’s the whole point of a pub, isn’t it? Going for a pint with your nearest and dearest and having a laugh.

Not only is it very Manchester but it’s Britain at its very best.

We hope to see you at The Chestergate pub in Stockport for a pint or two sometime soon and we’re making a bit of a prat of ourselves, don’t worry, we’re sure they’ll have the cameras ready for you.

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Featured Images — The Chestergate (via Facebook)

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