Christmas Puzzle 2005

Posted on March 3, 2006

My thanks to everyone in the villages who took part in, or donated to, my annual Christmas Puzzle. The 2005 Puzzle raised £3,000 distributed equally between Emmaus - St Albans, Noah Enterprise and Iain Rennie Hospice at Home. Among the 41 perfect solutions, scoring 120 marks, the only one from our villages was from Liz Constable.

A draw to identify prize winners was held on 5 February in St Mary’s Church, Eaton Bray. Four winners were selected at random – each receives a cheque for £20. They were: Jerry Cullum from Alton, Hants, Roger Robinson from Harold Wood, Essex, Tonia Sharp from Birmingham and Margaret & Alison Webber from Studham.

The other prize winner selected at random from all entries received was Marion Rance from Lincolnshire, who scored 107½ . She, too, receives a cheque for £20.

This year's donations bring the total money raised by the Puzzle to over £21,000. Thanks to everyone who has supported the activity over the years. Next year’s puzzle is already set and ready for distribution. I expect to put it in the post on 8 December from which day it will be possible to download the puzzle from the website www.christmaspuzzle.co.uk.

-- Gordon Gray

Source: Christmas Puzzle website