NEW! Coronation Street: The official colouring book

New - the Coronation Street official colouring book is released on September 22nd!

It features 45 Corrie artworks of  iconic scenes from the history of the show from when Corrie started in 1960 through to 2016.

Each iconic scene is brought to life with a description and the original picture from ITV’s archives, outlining the scene’s importance in the history of the show.

I'm honoured to have been asked to work with ITV on bringing the book to life.  Working with ITV I helped choose all of the pictures for the book, writing descriptions of each of the key scenes and I also wrote the introduction.  I am very excited to officially announce this book here on the Coronation Street Blog, very excited indeed.

Available in all good bookshops very soon indeed - and to order on Amazon.

You might also like to have a look at my books website: glendayoungbooks.com

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Last chance to enter! WIN! Coronation Street jigsaws

With thanks to the lovely people at All Jigsaw Puzzles we’ve got three, yes, three, Coronation Street jigsaws to give away in an exclusive competition here on the Coronation Street blog.

The jigsaw is a 1,000 piece Coronation Street Double Acts puzzle. It features 38 photographs of the most popular and famous pairings of Coronation Street characters that have appeared on the show from when it started in 1960.

To be in with a chance of winning one of three Coronation Street Double Acts jigsaws, all you have to do is answer the following two questions correctly. The answers can only be found by visiting the All Jigsaw Puzzles website.

1. How much does the Coronation Street Double Acts jigsaw retail for?
2. Name one other past or present television programme jigsaw which is featured on the All Jigsaw website.

Email the correct answers to me by the deadline of 12 noon on Thursday 3 March 2016. Three winners will be chosen at random from all correct entries received and announced here on the Coronation Street Blog. Please note that jigsaws can only be posted to addresses in the UK and not overseas. Good luck!

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Winners announced in our Corrie notebooks competition

Congratulations go to three lucky Coronation Street Blog readers who have been drawn at random from all correct entries received to win a Sean Tully notepad.

Prizes will be on their way this week to Caitlin Harris, Ryan Oxlety and Katherine Williams.

If you'd like to buy official Corrie merchandise, have a look here.


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Winners announced in our Corrie cups and mugs competition

Congratulations go to five lucky Coronation Street Blog readers who have been drawn at random from all the correct entries in our latest competition.

The five winners are Val Pownall in Cheshire, Pam Owen in Wales, Evette Williams in Gloucestershire, Mark Ovenden in Essex, Avril Mountjoy in Cardiff.  Emails have been sent to all winners notifying them that they have won, so if you're reading this and you're a winner, check your email!  I'm going to the post office today to post all the cups and travel mugs to you all. Well done!

There’s a whole batch of new official Coronation Street merchandise available for fans to purchase.  The new items can all be found on eBay here.

The new range includes cups, travel mugs, notepads, fridge magnets, a shopper bag, tea towels and a bookmark.  New items are being added to the range so keep checking the eBay page!

There's still time to enter our new competition to win a I Heart Coronation Street shopper bag.
Enter here!

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WIN! Roy and Hayley Cropper's diary - A Perfect Duet

We have an exclusive competition to win three copies of the new Corrie companion book A Perfect Duet. The Diary of Roy and Hayley Cropper. 

The book includes a foreword by award-winning actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played Hayley Cropper for 16 years on Corrie.

For Coronation Street fans everywhere, this is the amazing and touching story of Roy and Hayley Cropper, from Hayley's arrival on the Street through to her sad farewell.  Rediscover all those magic moments, the gossip, the highs and lows of this brave and groundbreaking storyline in Britain's best loved soap opera.

From their first meeting, Hayley Anne Patterson and Roy Cropper were destined to become one of television's most loved and enduring couples. From their declaration of love, two weddings, the trials of being different and the heartbreak of illness, the story of Roy and Hayley is one that has touched the hearts of millions.

Their story raised the awareness of transgender issues, sparked debates on the 'right to die' argument, and much more. This book presents the story of Roy and Hayley as one continuous account, giving you the chance to relive the ups, downs and major events in their lives. Written by a fan for the fans, this book will take you to the heart of the Croppers' relationship - it is told with love and admiration for the characters. If you love Coronation Street, you will enjoy The Diary of Roy and Hayley Cropper. It is The Perfect Duet.

To be in with a chance of winning one of these three copies of A Perfect Duet, all you have to do is answer the following two questions correctly.  Email your answers to me at glenda.young@btinternet.com with DUET in your email subject line. 

Three winners will be drawn at random from all correct entries received.  Overseas fans are allowed to enter this competition. Deadline for entries is Sunday 8 June 2014 at 6pm.

Here are your two questions, good luck!

Q1: On the publisher's website,  how much does A Perfect Duet sell for (UK pounds)?
Q2: On Glenda Young's author page, how does she like her tea?

A Perfect Duet - the Diary of Roy and Hayley Cropper
With a foreword by Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played Hayley Cropper for 16 years

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Available from FBS Publishers, Amazon UK, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada and Waterstones.com. 
Available as an eBook on Kindle, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and iBook.
Bookshops in Australia can order via their wholesalers.

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WIN! Coronation Street 2014 calendars

We have two of the new fab Coronation Street 2014 calendars to be won in a special competition here on the Coronation Street Blog.  The calendar this year is on the theme of couples - Two's Company, and there's some lovely pics in it this year.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning one of the two calendars is to email me at glenda.young@btinternet.com with 2014 in your email subject line and the correct answers to the two following questions.

Q1: On the Danilo website, how much does the Coronation Street 2014 calendar cost to buy?

Q2: And how much does Fat Brenda's favourite calendar - the Cliff Richard 2014 Slim Calendar - cost to buy from Danilo?

Two winners will be drawn at random from everyone who enters this competition.  Overseas fans can enter ths competition.

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If you're not lucky enough to win this time, you can buy the Calendar from Danilo, Europe’s number one official licensed calendar publisher. Now with FREE UK mainland delivery included.

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Love Coronation Street? Love gardening? Buy this!

These absolutely fantastic Coronation Street birdhouses are created by Jim Dileva in Canada, some of them using Pickled Jo (Jo Blakeley)'s Coronation Street caricatures

Check them out - and buy yourself one for Christmas at buildabirdhouse.ca.  Jim will ship these wonderful birdhouses to orders placed by fans in the UK.

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