Competitions
Turned your back on city life to find love in the country?
If you have turned your back on city life to find love in the countryside, we want to hear from you!
To tie in with the release of the Tamara Drew DVD, we’re looking for women who might have initially been nervous about rural dating but have since thrown out their powersuits, pulled up their wellies and discovered that countryside dating has a lot more to offer than its urban counterpart.
Perhaps you are the real life Tamara Drewe?
We’d love to hear from anyone who has enjoyed a countryside romance, or met the love of their lives, and who would be happy speaking to media about what they think makes rural romance so special…is it the fresh air, burley men or just simply good old fashioned values?
There’s also a chance to win a copy of the feel-good comedy on DVD, out on 28 March (just in time for Mother’s Day!).
To find out more about this, please get in touch with Lucy on 01933 311500 or at lucy@muddymatches.co.uk.
Round The Island Race – Tickets Sold Out!
We've had a fantastic response to our email about the Round the Island Race and 'Team Muddy' is now officially complete! The Round the Island Race (taking place in Cowes,
Isle of Wight on Saturday 19th June) is the largest yacht race of
its kind in the world so we are sure it will be a fantastic experience for all those taking part. A big thanks to our friends at Splash Clothing who are sponsoring the team tops this year.
Did you miss out on this trip?
Don't worry, we have other sailing trips planned with fellow muddies. The next one is over the August Bank Holiday and tickets are now available online – book early to avoid disappointment!
Calling businesswomen in the East of England…
Could you be East of England Businesswoman of the Year 2009?
The Businesswoman of the Year Award aims to recognise those women who work in the region as a director, partner or senior manager in a substantial private or public sector or not-for-profit organisation, and who can demonstrate significant influence on its direction and success.
- For women who are directors, partners or senior employees in a company,
professional practice, the public sector or a not-for-profit
organisation with turnover in excess of £1million.
The Businesswoman Entrepreneur of the Year Award is to recognise women who have set up their own business in the region and achieved appreciable growth with clear further potential.
- Open for women who have developed their own business with turnover of
£500,000 upwards. Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit is as important
as the current size of the business.
The Young Businesswoman of the Year Award is for young women who have displayed enterprise and commerciality in starting a business in the region.
- For women who will be under 30 years of age on 31 December 2009 and who are now running their own business, whether established or recently launched.
Application deadline is 31st October 2009. For more information, please click here.
Top 5 requirements for dating a horse lover? ***ENTRIES NOW CLOSED***
***ENTRIES NOW CLOSED – DEADLINE 24/03/09***
Do you love horses, or have you dated someone who does? What do you think are the five most important attributes you should have if you want to date a horse lover?
Horse & Hound are doing a feature on equestrian partners and wanted to know your thoughts on the matter. They are looking for short, humorous answers/anecdotes from those at the front of the horsey dating game.
Send your aswers to Lucy by clicking here and she will pick the best 5 to get published - those who send the best entries will also receive a month's free subscription to Muddy Matches.
Deadline: Tuesday 24th March 2009.
Muddy Matches Fishing Week
For those of you who haven’t been with us from the very beginning, here’s a quick Muddy Matches history lesson:
We came up with the idea for the site in the pub back in May 2006 and in December 2006 we launched to our friends and friends of friends (and friends of our friends’ friends!). The plan was to test the site out and try and get some friendly faces on before the full site went live on March 1st 2007. As an incentive to get people to join before the official launch date, we set up a free prize draw to win a week’s salmon-fishing holiday in the Scottish Highlands and anyone who completed a profile and uploaded a photo was automatically entered.
The winner was the lovely Flick from Buckinghamshire, who has just got back from said fishing holiday after setting off up north with nine of her friends. Here’s a picture of her and the gang:
From left to right: Flick, Alix, Piers, Serena, Josh, Ben, Elsa (gorgeous black lab), Salmaan, Kara and Sam. (Unfortunately, Pete is missing from the group photo as he had to leave early.)
A highly entertaining bunch, with – they won’t deny – not much fishing experience between them, they got really involved and caught 19 for the week! Congratulations to Piers, Pete, Sam, Serena, Josh and Ben who all caught their first fish!
There was also a bit of stalking available and Piers, Pete and Salmaan all shot their first stag. Serena loved the stalking so much that she had to pull straws with Sam to see who got to go out on the hill with Salmaan (with foot and mouth meaning that only three people were allowed out at a time). Unfortunately for Serena she lost…so she resorted to getting Sam steaming drunk the night before and sneaking out the house early the next day – we we were impressed by both her commitment and tactics!
Now, amongst all these ‘firsts’, you don’t see us mention much about Flick or Kara. Yes, ladies, it’s time to name and shame: neither of them made it on the hill or the river!! That’s a lie – they did pop down to the river once to put on the smartest fishing lunch we’ve ever seen:
Lunch
No ham sandwich and a packet of crisps for these ladies! Despite the lack of interest in the fishing, they both seemed to have a brilliant time and were always on excellent form…the dogs were also walked to within an inch of their lives!
Now – let’s get down to gossip. There was some love in the air over the week. As the Muddy Matches Fishing Week, we’d like to take some credit, but it actually happened all by itself…over a game of strip poker!
Sam and Alix
Emma (not just a Muddy Matcher, but also a bit of a chef) and Angus
Finally, a big thanks to Angus, the week’s resident ghillie and sous chef. To quote him, “I genuinely enjoyed teaching the duffers how to fish/catching a few of them their first salmon”.
For more singles holidays and countryside social events, visit www.muddymatches.co.uk/events.
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