Well, here’s to another wild and crazy birthday

I was looking through some old things in the loft recently when I came across the best birthday card I have ever been given. Not the image of Betty above but this beauty below:

It was given to me exactly ten years ago to this day when I turned 25. Back then, I was young and hungry. Now I’m just hungry.  

It was an official Coronation Street greeting card copyrighted by Granada in 2006 and produced by Hallmark. My brother got it for me and the picture and message on the front is just brilliant. Nowadays, I’d take a quiet drink in the Rovers with Norris over a wild and crazy night out anytime!

Right… it’s QUIZ TIME. At what Weatherfield event were Nozzer, Blanche and Emily pictured at on the front of this card? 

The prize for the first correct answer in the comments section below (should you wish to claim it) is a Newton and Ridley Best Bitter beer mat, as pictured:

Ready, steady… PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT!

By Martin Leay, on Twitter @mpleay

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WIN! Case of Coronation Street beer and DVD

With thanks to the lovely people at Manchester brewers JW Lees we've got two special prizes to give away in another great competition here on the Coronation Street blog.

We've got two prizes, the 1st prize is a case of eight bottles of the Coronation Street beer (which is fab!) and 2nd prize is a brand new Corrie Romanian Holiday DVD. To be in with a chance of winning one of these two smashing prizes, all you have to do is answer the two following questions correctly.

One of the answers can only be found by visiting the JW Lees Coronation Street beer website. Entrants must be over 18 years of age to win the beer prize and prizes can only be delivered to addresses in the UK.

1. In what year did Betty first work behind the bar at the Rovers Return?
2. Name the two hops used in the making of JW Lees Coronation Street beer

Email the correct answers to me by the deadline of Monday 19 July at 5pm. The two winners will be chosen at random. Good luck!

Find out more about JW Lees' Coronation Street beer

What's the guest beer in the Rovers Return?

Grab your beard and sandals and head over to uk.food+drink.real-ale where there's a discussion on the guest beers being sold in the Rovers Return. It's been suggested that Roosters Ale is on sale. What? No Newton and Ridley?