Hi Vikki,

Have we got a lot of news for you today! This month’s prize draw is another cracker, who won our Euro 2008 sweepstake, thanks for our cardis and CMTunaman at the Online Bingo Summit. Oh we do spoil you!

Viva Espana, or Turkey or… well where ever you like!

Crown Bingo are giving you a chance to win £500 of holiday vouchers this month, just in time for the August peak season. These fantastic vouchers can be spent every where from First Choice to Butlins so there should be something to suit everyone!

Speaking of holidays… have you told the other roomies where you’re going this summer? If not what you waiting for? Get over to the chat room now and make them green with envy!

All you have to do is play on the site and you’ll get one entry per £10 deposited at Crown Bingo. TEENIE15 did this and won last months prize draw scooping herself a 35″ Sony LCD TV!!!

Add some funds now, that’s the only way to win!

Charity Chatter

Oh I just love writing about what a good job our roomies are doing in raising money for our charity of the month.

Do you all remember we did BLISS, the premature baby charity, in May? Well we got a fab letter back from one of the Sisters on the Maternity Unit in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, here is what it said:

Dear Kirsty and the knitters of Crown Bingo,On behalf of the Maternity Unit we would like to thank you for the lovely donation you have given to our special care baby unit.The staff of the Special Care Baby Unit are always very grateful for these kind of donations. Once again many thanks. Sister SCBU

Awww… doesn’t it make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

In other charity news, on Monday the 23rd June we all played a charity game for Orchid Cancer Care who support men with cancer.

All in all we raised £228.28 making our grand total £1385 donated to charity this year. Once again thank you all for your great support!

Euro 2008 Winner - CITYWITY!

WTG CITYWITY aka Kevin Bloor won our Euro 2008 sweepstake at the weekend pocketing £300 holiday vouchers.

Well who would have thunk it, Spain winning Euro 2008? After 40 years this was their first major win and to be honest they’ve probably got Kevin to thank for it… I bet he was spurring them on to win so he could get a week in the sun.

Does this mean that Kevin’s got to go to Spain? Well I suppose it would be rude not to!

Log in today to see what other promos we’re running!

Roomie Round Up

Oh yes! With Vikki back at the newsletter helm for this week all the oldies are coming out of the woodwork… well what is a newsletter without the roomie round up!

Many Happy Returns!! to KIKI1234, ANGELALA, XXXN16_BLUXXX and DIRTYDAVE who all celebrated their Birthdays recently and a big mention to JULIESLUCKY who celebrates her BIG 40 on the 5th July.

CONGRATULATIONS!! from all of us goes to CMJules who had her baby last week. On the 24th June baby Logan came into the world weighing 6lb 7oz - we’ll try and get a photo soon!

Well Done! to our Fabulous CMs who finished a fantastic 3rd for June on CM of the Year. Remember we still need your vote for July so visit them and click on us.

If you have any news, want to wish a fellow roomie Happy Birthday, Congratulations or just want a mention on our Community Pages, then simply send an email to CMTunaman@aol.com and he will make sure that you get your name “up in lights”.

CMTunaman addresses the online bingo summit!

Yeah you read it right! Our very own CMTunaman took part in a CM panel at this year’s Online Bingo Summit in London. Showing that years of chatting can get you fame and adoration from your peers… budding CMs pay attention!

Andy was asked questions on how CMs are paid, trained and motivated to provide you with good chat in the bingo room. And he did us proud! He really is a chat professional. Here is a photo of him on the panel with other “chat professionals”.

Come along to Room 2 from 6pm tonight and join in to find out what the subject is and to win real cash prizes! If you don’t turn up, you’ll never know!

It seemed a waste to not use some of the fabulous comments we got on Scotland from our roomies and CMPink. So here they are!

CMPink - Extended Version!

Glasgow is chic, cosmopolitian, trendy, lively yet peaceful city.I adore Glasgow and have been there on many occasions. The Shawlands area is great for shopping, restaurants and bars. I also visited the science museum and the house for an art lover in Bellahouston park.

If you visit Glasgow make sure you visit the various pubs in the city centre, Merchant City, Kelvingrove Park, George Square, the Cathedral & the Necropolis, Provand’s Lordship, The Tall Ship… but the most important thing to do in Glasgow is shop! Argyll Street, Buchanan Street & Sauchiehall Street is THE Shopping mile… Take lots of pocket money and enjoy yourself.

What a fab city!

Winner Comments

bonny6kids
The best place to go in Scotland has got to be Gretna Green. I got married there and there is something magical and romantic about the whole experience, unlike any other sort of wedding. You can almost smell the love in the air with loved up runnaway couples all around. I must return to Gretna in the not so distant future.

Graham4kids
One of my favourite places to go in Scotland is Storybook Glen near Aberdeen. Here you can become a kid again having your photo taken in Postman Pats van or Fireman Sam’s fire engine!!Other Roomie Comments

Squeakybrain
Cellardyke is a quaint fishing village on the East coast of Scotland, approximately 15 miles south of St. Andrews.
It is a good place that can be used as a base, which will allow you to tour the area between Edinburgh and Dundee or just visit one of Churchill’s hiding places during the war.

Cellardyke is literally joined to another small village called Anstruther and between them they get the reindeers down to the villages around this time of year for the children (something to do with Christmas?).

The locals are friendly, the restaurants and pubs are warm, and at least the drinks are their relative correct temperatures.

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tysonisback
The best place in Scotland is Mull (where balamory is shot) its sooo relaxing and feels like someone has stopped the clock. Super sandy beaches and friendly people. Makes you want to sell up and go live there.

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hawicklass
I live in the border and senery is lovely to see, all the green hills and open landscapes, plus the good fresh air unlike the cities.

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Viva77
Best place to visit in Scotland is Edinburgh. Visit the underground vaults where people actually lived, very scary especially in the winter. Also hop on the tour bus it’s excellent value for money and very interesting with funny and gruesome stories. There’s the Royal Yacht Britannia, only a short bus ride away. Fantastic shops and resaurants. Museums, art galleries, the castle, the military Tattoo, beautiful scenery and great architecture. If you want to go somewhere that has everything, go to Edinburgh!

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sjcp55
Visiting Edinburgh during the Festival is a wonderful experience. We especially enjoy the Fringe, trying to cram in as many shows as possible into one day and having a relaxing drink in the Pleasance Courtyard on a summer’s evening in August.

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As you can see all of the responses were fab! Keep it up!

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Well we know you all love I’m a celeb… so we have put CM Sapphire’s review here in all it’s glory!!

Well, what a mixed bunch we have again this year, singers, interior designer, ex footballer, actress/actor, super model, Michelin star chef, to name a few. After meeting in a posh hotel they were told there would be 2 camps this year, Croc Creek and Snake Rock and that Malcolm Maclaren, the bad boy of pop from yester year had backed out before even entering the jungle.

The teams were then whisked away in helicopters where one group was sent up the creek without a paddle and the others were forced to bungee out of another helicopter at 1000 ft. They were not allowed to relax for long before 2 members faced each other in the first Bush Tucker Trial, which have a twist this year, the losing camp do not get food, only the winners.

The trials stared off in great style with Marc for Croc Creek and Janice for Snake Rock going head to head, they were strapped onto large cogs and rotated 5 times over vats of fish guts, Mark won this trial so fed his camp that night. Janice was picked again for the trial (by the public this time) and faced Rodney in a head to head, they were launched down a ramp into water where Janice managed to win getting 9 stars to so her camp got food.

Janice could well be this years Jan Leeming, getting picked again in the last head to head trial and faced John in the Sushi Train of Pain!! As the name suggests it meant eating lots of raw food. John managed to eat the most winning a fabulous feast of suckling pig.

Katie who had joined the Snake Rock camp to replace the missing Malcolm Maclaren was chosen to do the first trial after the camps joined together, she was placed in a coffin full of insects and water and suspended above the jungle before the sides vanished leaving her in a clear coffin.

Once again Janice was picked to another trial and was met by Christopher Biggins who joins the show, they managed to do well in the trial and camp got to eat.

Janice seems to have a fear of anything that moves and can see her being picked a lot to do trials because of the fun factor, well they did say the trials would be better this year!!!! LOL.

Why not tell us what you think would be a good Bush Tucker Trial, which celebrity should have to do it and why.

We will then feature some of the best ideas in next weeks blog!

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Our Second CM Newsletter went out to all you lovely Crown Bingo members today!

Here is is again if you missed it!

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CM Sapphire is running the show this newsletter

I loved the last CM newsletter so much I couldn’t wait to get my chance to write the next one! There is loads of good stuff below, and if you’ve got some spare time why don’t you…

Join us in the Chat Room

This week we will be:

• Meeting the winner of our weekly prize draw
• Letting you know the best hotshots for this week
• Congratulating our members in the roomie round up
• Making my Mud Milkshakes in the Chat Master Moment.

So enjoy, and don’t forget to send us your news and feedback to CMTunaman@aol.com

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Weekly WinnerCongatulations to Clare McIlwaine who won a luxury hamper in the weekly prize draw, and after only 3 weeks with Crown Bingo.

Claire loves shopping, swimming and playing bingo. She plays with Crown Bingo because we have a very friendly atmosphere, are easy to use and have great prizes. Thanks Claire - we didn’t pay her for that, honestly!

Everyone at Crown Bingo hopes that Claire enjoyed her wonderful hamper.

Check out our other promotions for your chance to
win this week

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Roomie Round UpNEW! Community Page. Due to the popularity of our Roomie Round up our fabulous web wizzards have created a whole page dedicated to you! It’ll be packed full of celebrations, news and winners.

Happy Birthday to, LFC4LIFE and BULLDOG12. We hope that you both had superb days. Best wishes from everyone at Crown Bingo.

Everyone at Crown Bingo sends their congratulations to THE_BORROWERS who became a granny on 17th October. Baby Liam weighed in at 7lb 15oz, mum, son and granny are all doing well.

A big mention goes out to GOODOLDSAL who got married last weekend on the 20th October. Everyone sends their best wishes and congratulations, hoping that you had a fantastic and memorable day.

Let us know if you have any big celebrations coming up by emailing CMTunaman@aol.com

Get more roomie news in our community pages

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HotshotsWe have some great hotshot specials coming up, so why not make a point of popping into Crown Bingo to have a chance to win some fabulous cash bonuses and prizes?

Mini Hi-Fi System - Join CM Sapphire during Big Money Thursday this week on 25th October for the chance to win this awesome prize.

Halloween - Join us on 31st October for some Halloween fun. We will have some great themed games all day and the chance to win some bonus cash and prizes.

Join in with our other chat games

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Chat Master Moment - CM Sapphire’s Mud Milkshakes
To help you get ready for Halloween here’s my fabulous recipe for Mud Milkshakes, perfect for any Halloween Party or even just your daily chocolate fix!

Makes 2 Large tumblers
Ready in: 15 minutes

2 ripe Bananas
2tbsp clear Honey
300ml/10fl oz milk
200g carton Low Fat Yoghurt, toffee or orange flavour
2 scoops each Raspberry Ripple and Chocolate soft scoop Ice Cream
2 Cadbury’s Flakes, crumbled

1. Mash the bananas with the honey in a large bowl, then add the yoghurt, the milk and all the ice cream except one scoop of Raspberry Ripple. Whiz together in a blender for 1 minute.

2. Pour into tumblers, top with the remaining Raspberry Ripple ice cream and add the pieces of chocolate flakes.

Enjoy!

Vote for our CMs on CMoftheYear.com

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Well that’s it for this fortnight. Don’t forget to Vote for our fantastic CMs this month and sign up for a team in November’s Team Bingo.

If you want to see something featured in the newsletter please drop us an email and we’ll do our best to get it in there - CMTunaman@aol.com.
Watch out for your next installment of the newsletter on the 7th November and enjoy your Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations.

CM Sapphire

Chat Master
Crown Bingo

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