THE Ideal Home Show, famous for inspiring home-making, is returning for its 103rd year, for 17 days from the 11th – 27th March 2011, and we have 4 pairs of tickets for our lucky readers to win.
This year’s Ideal Home Show will take visitors through a showcase of living that combines eight different sections into one show, including; an Ideal Home Improvements section with everything to help you with your DIY home improvement projects, the Ideal Village with a series of Show Homes, the Ideal Gardens for green fingered visitors, as well as the Ideal Homewares section, Ideal Interiors, and even a tasty Ideal Food area. There will also be a section for Ideal Woman, where visitors can relax and be pampered in luxury for the afternoon.
There’s everything from DIY to fine dining, gadgets and pampering, as well as a host of celebrity guests across the 17 day event; creating the UK’s biggest Home Show.
This year’s show will unveil a series of industry firsts and UK product launches, offering more interactive features than ever before, as well as a series of workshops and seminars to help visitors achieve their very own Ideal Home.
With over 500 exhibitors, visitors to this year’s show will find top tips and tricks to help give your home a brand new look, and expert advice to help with extensions, and complete renovations, and new build projects.
TV presenter and Gadget guru, Suzi Perry, is this year’s Ideal Gadgets Ambassador. She gives you a sneak peak here at some of the coolest, most cutting edge gadgets that will be on show in ‘The Ideal Home of the Future’ brought to you by Virgin Media.
Suzi says: “We all want homes that are beautiful and time saving and being up to date doesn't mean we have to live in a home that looks like something out of Star Trek just because it is the latest technology.
"I think there are some beautifully designed and practical gadgets with mass appeal out there at the moment – cutting edge and super smart and efficient dishwashers, fridges - you name it! They are for anybody and have direct relevance and appeal to any home owner – not just techy types. Everyone has to wash up and refrigerate food etc don’t they.
“People are now appreciating how technology can help or enhance everyday tasks…and so people are more aware of what is out there than ever before and there is more interest in those useful home gadgets. At this year’s Ideal Home Show – my section will have the coolest, slickest, most cutting edge home devices currently on the market - they are not prototypes, they are available now”
The technology includes a Bath-o-Matic Eco Whirlpool Ultimate - With a 24 inch HD screen that emerges as if from nowhere, hidden Jacuzzi jets and a champagne chiller that emerges from the body of the tub. The AeroGarden, which grows food using hydroponics, and no soil. An oxygenated water system is used and you can choose from flowers, herbs or vegetables with minimal effort.
Also showcased, will be the Neato Robotics Vacuum. The Neato is aware of its surroundings, safe round staircases and will even follow you around ensuring the floors stay spotless.
At this year’s show you will also have a chance to see Gregg Wallace from Masterchef as he launches his very own pop up café in the Ideal Food section celebrating nothing but pure British grub – from Shepherd’s pie to Knickerbocker glories.
You can also get up close and personal, as well as be pampered in the ‘Ideal Woman’ zone with TV’s Fiona Phillips.
Diarmuid Gavin will lead the Ideal Gardens section, whilst George Clarke and Linda Barker head up the Ideal Home Improvement and Ideal Interiors section – each offering top tips and advice for your home across the 17 day event.
The Ideal Home Show is giving our readers the chance to WIN one of 4 pairs of tickets. To be in with a chance to win, simply answer the question below:
How long has the Ideal Home Show been running?
To enter by phone: Simply call 09011510313 and leave your answer and details when prompted.
By text: Send your text to 80360 starting with IDEAL leave a space, followed by your answer, name and contact details.
Calls cost no more than 51p Per Call from a BT Landline. Calls from mobiles and some other networks may cost more. Texts cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Telephone and text voting lines open 11/02/2011 and close 21/02/2011 at 23:59PM.
This offer is only open to UK residents and consists of a prize of four pairs of tickets only.
Complimentary tickets are valid for one day only, on any one day of the show between the 11th – 27th March 2011 at London’s Earls Court. Tickets are non transferable. Complimentary tickets obtained through this offer may not be duplicated. All tickets will be scanned on entry to the show.
For full terms visit http://www.newsquest.co.uk/terms. Service Provided by Newsquest Media Group.
If you aren’t lucky enough to win, tickets can be either booked online or by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0844 415 4144. Group bookings can be made by calling the Groups Hotline on 0871 2305 581, or for further information about the show and to purchase tickets online visit the website www.idealhomeshow.co.uk
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