competitions

Not got your holiday plans sorted this year?

Well, cottages4you has joined with Platform and is offering OU students and alumni the chance to win £100 towards a cottage break.

The competition is now closed.  Thanks to all those who entered. The answer was over 13,000

Congratulations to Hilary Tutt from East Sussex who was selected as the winner.

The prize is subject to availability, to the value of £100 (accommodation and inclusive ferry only) and must be booked and taken by 31st August 2013. No cash alternatives or substitutions are available. All bookings are subject to cottages4you booking terms and conditions. The prize value of £100 is valid for one booking and cannot be split to cover numerous bookings. No change will be given and cannot be combined with any other offer or discount. The prize is non transferable and applies to new bookings only.

This competition opens on 01/04/2013 and closes on 30/04/2013. Prizes must be taken as offered and are not transferable or exchangeable for a cash equivalent. Only one entry per person. This competition is open to all. Entries must be received by 30 April 2013. The promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. The winners will be drawn and notified within 28 days of the competition closing. The name and home town of the winner will be published on Platform. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

 

For your chance to win a Samsung ES17 camera  solve the following:

‘CNESCIE’ is an anagram of which subject you can study at the OU?

This competition is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. The answer was 'SCIENCE'.

Congratuations to Maria Reilly from Glasgow who was selected as the winner.

Terms and conditions
This competition opens on 26/02/13 and closes on 26/03/2013. Prizes must be taken as offered and are not transferable or exchangeable for a cash equivalent. Only one entry per person. This competition is open to all. Entries must be received by 26th March 2013. The promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. The winners will be drawn and notified within 28 days of the competition closing. The name and home town of the winner will be published on Platform. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

 

 

Platform has joined forces with internet bookseller Eddington Hook to offer you the chance to win a Blackberry PlayBook 7" Tablet- 64 GB plus three runners-up prizes of the Arts Good Study Guide published by Open University Worldwide.

Eddington Hook is a specialist mail order and internet bookseller which has been supplying set books to Open University students since the OU set books scheme started in 1971. Relaunching its website in 2011, it now offers students more information than ever on OU courses and set books, with a fresh new look and easier navigation. It’s also packed with discounts and the addition of three new specialist bookshops in cookery, sports and travel.

This competition is now closed. Congratulations to our winners and runners-up
Winner of a Blackberry Playbook Tablet
L Durka, London

Runners up receive the Arts Good Study Guide
M Ozanne, Devon.
N Watson, N Ireland
P Savory, Rye

Terms and conditions

This competition opens on 28/01/13 and closes on 28/02/2013. Prizes must be taken as offered and are not transferable or exchangeable for a cash equivalent. Only one entry per competition per person. This competition is open to all except employees of The Open University. Entries must be received by 28 February 2013. The promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. The winner and runners up will be the first correct entries with all the required details drawn after the closing date, and will be notified within 28 days by email. Winners will also be contacted by Eddington Hook to arrange delivery of prizes. Entries are taken as acceptance of these terms and conditions. The name and town of the winner and runners up will be published on Platform. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.