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Aldi to supply lucky couples with FREE wine for their wedding day

Three lucky winners will be chosen.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 27th June 2024

Aldi is looking for engaged couples to supply free wine to on their wedding day, and applications are now open.

There’s no denying it anymore, we’re well and truly in ‘wedding season’ now.

Are you getting ready to tie the knot? Concerned about how much damage your big day will do to your bank balance, but still want to make sure your guests have a good time? If this sounds like you or someone you know, then thankfully, Aldi has just launched a new competition, and it could be exactly what you’re looking for.

The budget supermarket is pretty well-known for its wine selection at this point, so if you’re engaged and would consider yourself to be an Aldi wine advocate, then 60 bottles of the retailer‘s finest award-winning vino could be yours for free.

Aldi is looking for engaged couples to supply free wine to on their wedding day / Credit: Aldi | Matthieu Joannon (via Unsplash)

Launched to celebrate David and Victoria Beckham’s silver wedding anniversary (for some reason?), this new competition is open to all engaged couples across the UK – with three lucky lovebird duos set to be chosen as the winners of a selection of the supermarket’s top tipples, all paying a resemblance to some more pricey picks.

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One of these wines Aldi’s popular Pierre Jaurant Bordeaux, which wine expert, Sam Caporn, says “allows for a taste” of the Beckhams’ favourite Château Mouton Rothschild, that would set you back a whopping £3,600 per bottle.

Aldi says its also chosen to launch this competition for lucky couples now after some recent research has revealed that, despite the rising cost of living crisis continuing to make its impact felt on millions nationwide, the average wedding now costs around £20,775.

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Three lucky winners will be chosen to win 60 bottles of the supermarket’s finest vino / Credit: Aldi Corporate

This is apparently the first time the figure has topped £20,000 too, according to the research.

So, if you’re engaged and you fancy being in with a chance of receiving a wedding party-sized supply of Aldi’s wines, then all you’ll need to do enter sending an email to [email protected] with your full name, proof of age, date and location of your upcoming wedding, and 150 words explaining why you think you should be chosen as one of three lucky winners.

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The competition closes on 25 July, with the three winners contacted after that deadline date, and you can find out more and full T&Cs here.

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Liverpool John Lennon takes a pop at Manchester Airport after picking up another travel award

Danny Jones Danny Jones Liverpool John Lennon beats Manchester to best airport UK award

Liverpool John Lennon Airport has taken a little pop at their rivals here in Manchester after picking up another big nod in the travel industry.

Although Liverpool’s airport may not be as big and busy as Manchester’s, the main Merseyside terminal was named as the best in the UK according to Which? for 2024, and it’s by no means the first time they’ve picked up the accolade.

Having picked up the same award in 2023 and being rated highly by many other bodies for many years, it’s yet another thing for Scousers to be very proud of in their city and, in fairness, Manchester Airport hasn’t had a great week. As a result, the ever-modest Liverpudlians were gracious in their victory…

Just kidding, they wasted no time in putting together a quick little celebratory poster on their socials that’s turned out to be a bit of a meme at Manchester Airport’s expense.

Touché, John Lennon – not the actual one, obviously.

Yes, the historic rivalry between Manchester is fiercely fought as it is long-standing. As they rightly put it, they have The Beatles, we have Oasis; they have Liverpool and Everton, we have City and United, but when it comes to airport experiences, they have the clear edge.

Having become the UK’s only airport with a five-star rating from the world’s leading air travel intelligence back in 2019, Liverpool John Lennon has maintained a sterling reputation ever since and the most recent independent survey of passengers found that they top satisfaction levels across the board.

Which? polled over 4,000 customers, with 83% of them labelling it a “first-class experience from start to finish” and also giving them the best rating for bag drop, passport control, baggage reclaim, staffing, toilets and more. The single terminal also boasts just an 11-minute waiting time to get through security.

Conversely, they named Manchester Airport the worst in the UK for 2023 and still in the top 10 UK for the longest waiting times, with the majority of Manc flyers in agreement that terminals one and three are still in need of significant updating after around £440 million was invested in T2 last year.

@the.manc Flying from terminal 3 at Manchester airport do be that way 😂 Credit: @ThatBitch #manchesterairport #terminal3 #relatable #manchesterthings #holiday ♬ original sound – The Manc

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So yeah, we can still strongly argue the case that we have the music, food, football and plenty of other things here in Manchester, but it’s fair to say that Liverpool John Lennon is currently the superior place to fly from.

In fact, Manchester Airport had to issue a mass apology to passengers who had flights delayed or cancelled full stop following a major power cut last week.

Hey, we can’t be good at everything, but we’ll get there.

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FA confirm date and kick-off time for 2024 Manchester derby Community Shield

Danny Jones Danny Jones 2024 Community Shield date and kick off time

The FA has finally confirmed the date and scheduled kick-off time for the 2024 Community Shield between Manchester United and Manchester City.

It was only last month that we saw the second-ever Manchester derby FA Cup final in history play out and now we’ll see the two teams return to the capital in just over a month and a half for another clash.

Revealing the Community Shield details on Wednesday, this year’s game will take place at 3pm on Saturday, 10 August.

Best getting booking them train tickets, Manc.

This year’s Community Shield kick-off time will be identical to the last two FA Cups. (Credit: Ratchet8865 via Wikimedia Commons)

With Man City having won a record fourth Premier League in a row and Man United getting one over on the Blues against the odds in last season’s FA Cup final, the neighbours will take each other on for just the third time in the history of the Community Shield – United having prevailed in both of the previous.

The Red Devils have won the title a total of 17 times, while the Cityzens have lifted the pre-season trophy just six times.

Given the nature of the rivalry, the kick-off time comes as little surprise, with 3pm having been chosen for the start of the last two Manchester derbies at Wembley to aid with travel and crowd control.

Nevertheless, an increased police presence will once again be expected in London.

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While featuring in the Community Shield has been a regular occurrence for City over the past few years, they have only won two under Pep Guardiola. Meanwhile, this will be Erik ten Hag’s first experience of the fixture and United haven’t taken part in it since they last won the FA Cup in the 2016/17 season.

The match will be televised live on ITV 1, ITVX, STV and STV Player, with comprehensive radio coverage from BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC World Service, TalkSPORT and TalkSPORT International.

Although the allocations and further ticket information remain unclear, the FA said they will announce all of the important details “at the earliest opportunity”. 

Who’s winning this one then do we reckon?

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