Sunday Competition 1 December 2018

Competition Time is Here Again at Silly Billy’s Toy Shop

Simply guess what’s in the bag opposite to WIN
The Competition is run exclusively on Silly Billy’s Toy Shop Facebook page.
The Competition Post Can be found here

Simply like the post, ideally share the post as well and comment
#SillyBillys with your guess of what is in the bag below the Post

It is simple

We will post the Winner’s Competition Prize if not local to anywhere in the UK !

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Name The Lifesize Playmobil Figure Competition

Playmobil is one of the best sellers in our fantastic Toy Shop in Hebden Bridge and we are regularly changing the lifesize playmobil figure that is placed outside of our toy shop in Old Gate, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6EN. Our friends at Playmobil supply us with these figures on Loan and they have been a regular feature at our illustrious new shop since the new toy shop’s grand opening in March 2016.

Recently we have had a Playmobil Pirate, and previously we had Hicup from How to Train Your Dragon.

 

Playmobil Name the Life Size Figure Competition

The Rules are simple and there are THREE Prizes to be won (the prizes are all the same).
Simply LIKE AND SHARE this post to be in with a chance of Winning and name the “Modern Woman” Playmobil Figure in the post comments.
E.g Comment “I think she should be called Laura”, for example.

Anyone can enter from anywhere in the World and we will post the prize out for Free.

The prize is Three regular Size Playmobil figures which are:

  • Playmobil Pirate
  • Playmobil Gladiator
  • Playmobil Veteranian

See Image Below

So simply like and share this post will be pinned to the top of Silly Billy’s exciting Facebook Page and also give the Playmobil Modern Woman a name in the Facebook comments below the post.
The Winners will be picked randomly on Friday 2nd November 2018

The WInners will be chosen at random from the people who have:
1) Liked the Facebook Post and
2) Given a name in the Facebook Post comments

The Facebook post is also displayed below here

If you are not on Facebook then please take part via this contact form and simply send us a name for the Life Size Playmobil figure which is displayed outside our toy shop, this will also add you to our email mailing list.

 

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Happy 21st Birthday to Silly Billy’s

Silly Billy’s Toy Shop have been serving Hebden Bridge since 1st May 1997, a massive 21 Years.
First we were in Innovation Mill, or in the shop just next door to the Mill, and recently in 2016 we relocated to Old Gate House following the devastating flooding of 2015
You can easily find Silly Billy’s Toy Shop using the map below:

Now onto our 21st Birthday Week Competitions and more

We will be running a Raffle and Colouring Competitions through our Birthday week from Silly Billy’s Toy Shop opening at 09:30 on Tuesday 1st May 2018 until Silly Billy’s Toy Shop closes on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2018 at 17:00

LEGO
Firstly we have a massive LEGO giveaway, all you need to do is make a purchase in the shop of any amount and we will give you a raffle ticket free to enter the LEGO Prize Draw which will take place on Tuesday 8th May, 1st prize is a LEGO Creator Modular Skate House 31081 (RRP £34.99), 2nd Prize is a LEGO Creator Outback Adventures 31075 (RRP £17.99) and lastly for Third Prize we have a LEGO City Mining Power Splitter 60165 (RRP £12.99)
LEGO Raffle

PLAYMOBIL
The Playmobil Competition consists of guessing how many Playmobil Plus Figures there are inside the large Playmobil Pirate inside the entrance to Silly Billy’s Toy Shop. You can submit entries all though our Birthday Week and a Prize Winner will be announced week commencing 14th May and we are leaving the forms in the shop until we close at 17:00 on Sunday 13th May ! Please follow Silly Billy’s on Facebook for Winner announcements,  The prizes in the Playmobil Competition are slit in Gender though if a boy wants the girl’s prize or vice versa then we are fine with that.
Boys prize is a Playmobil Knights’ Armory Play Box 5637 (RRP £17.99)
Girl’s Prize is Playmobil Flower Shop Play Box 5639 (RRP £17.99)
Playmobil Guessing Game

Here is a form for the Playmobil Guessing Game should you wish to download it, print it out and pop it into the shop yourself:
Playmobil-guessing-game

TY
The TY prize is a create your own Beanie Prize and will be drawn week commencing Monday May 14th and there will be a First, Second and Third Prize Winners
First Prize wins a Large Beanie Boo
Second Prize a Medium Beanie Boo
Third Prize a Small Beanie Boo
You can download an image for that here (right click that link and save as) to print yourself; or pick up a paper copy in Silly Billy’s Toy Shop
Please get your beanie colouring entries in to us by Sunday 13th May 2018 at 5pm

The Prize for the TY Beanie Colouring Competition is now revealed simply click the TY LOGO Below to be taken to a picture of the TY Beanie Colouring Competition Prize
TY Competition

Lottie Dolls and Arklu
The Lottie Dolls competition is to design Lottie’s pony flag race outfit. and there will be one Winner of a Lottie Doll, Spring Celebration Ballet (RRP £19.99)
This prize will be drawn week commencing Monday May 14th
Please get your Lottie Doll colouring entries in to us by Sunday 13th May 2018 at 5pm
There is an A4 PDF of the design template here which you can print yourself or you can pick one up in our toy shop.
Lottie Doll

Download a PDF of the design template below if you want:
A4_PonyFlagRace_Template_Retail

Other News during Silly Billy’s Birthday Week

There is a lot going on as the now famous Tour De Yorkshire Men’s Cycle Race will be passing through Hebden Bridge in it’s 4th stage on Sunday 6th May 2018, for the full route and more info check out this link

The Local Elections 2018 are on Thursday 3rd May and there is a good article about why it is important for mum’s and dad’s to vote written by Michael Thrasher, Associate Member, Nuffield College, Oxford here,

Please come and visit Silly Billy’s Toy Shop in Hebden Bridge during our 21st Birthday Week and get involved with our exciting Free to enter competitions.
21st Birthday

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WIN a Stay in the LEGO House !!

WIN a Stay in the LEGO House !!

We have just noticed this and thought it worthy of a blog post…
You can WIN a free stay in the new LEGO house in Billund in Denmark for four people on 24th November 2017

This amazing competition from the LEGO House team closes at 11:59PM PST on November 16th which is equivalent to 19:59 GMT, so simply enter by that time to win.

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LEGO house
Full competition details of the AirBNB and LEGO house stay are on Airbnb’s site here

Obviously, if you win you will need some travelling money and also the cost of the flights to Denmark. I would recommend a few nights in Copenhagen as well as I have been and it is an interesting place, steeped in history. Obviously the highlight will be staying in  the recently completed LEGO house.
This is what it says on the LEGO House site about the LEGO House:

LEGO® House is a newly opened experience house. The 12,000-square metre house is filled with 25 million LEGO bricks ready to give LEGO fans of all ages the ultimate LEGO experience.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside a real LEGO® House? That’s why we built this world of creative experiences. Discover the magic behind the brand, and the endless possibilities for play and learning with the inspiring LEGO brick.

Also known as “Home of the Brick”, the new LEGO House is located in Billund, Denmark, where the LEGO brick was invented. LEGO House is one of the main family attractions in Southern Denmark, with fun activities for children and adults of all ages. We invite you into our LEGO home for the ultimate play date!

Here at Silly Billy’s we have a wide range of LEGO for Christmas 2017 so why not come and visit us to see that and all the other great toy manufacturer’s we stock like Playmobil, Sylvanians, and TY.
We still have some LEGO and Playmobil Advent Calendars left too, so get yours quick before they run out as the stocks are dwindling each day.

Time Left until Advent Starts
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Also Silly Billy’s have their very own competition for Christmas 2017 which you can view here, it is very easy to enter although you will need to have a Facebook Account to take part.

This post is one of many being written by Robert A Williams on Silly Billy’s Toy Shop Blog in a bid to create a blog post per day up until Christmas Eve 2017

Please link up with Silly Billy’s on Facebook

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Christmas Competition 2017

Christmas Competition 2017 – The Big One

This is the biggest competition we have run EVER at Silly Billy’s Toy Shop.

Christmas Competition 2017 RULES

We are trying to make the rules as simple as possible, so all you need to do is Like, Share and Tag one friend preceded by the text #SillyBillys on this Facebook Post. So if you are not on Facebook we are afraid you cannot enter.

Names will be drawn at random via an app called Woobox through the Facebook entrants that have followed the correct procedure at approximately mid-day on Sunday 10th December 2017

You can enter from anywhere in the UK and we will post the items to you free of charge if necessary.

This is what you can win, 1 of each of the following:

  • Playmobil Dragons 9247 Astrid & Stormfly
  • LEGO Ninjago 70611 Water Strider
  • LEGO DUPLO 10572 Creative Play All-in-One-Box-of-Fun
  • Altogether with a Total Value at RRP £89.97

We have run Christmas Competitions in the past though none as big as this and we really hope you can take part and enjoy joining in, it really is so simple. In fact Robert A Williams (excluded from this competition as a direct employee of Silly Billy’s) have demonstrated how to take part by commenting on the Facebook Christmas 2017 Competition Post.

Please take part and please tell your friends and help spread the word.


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One Year on and a Hexbug Competition

Competition Time is here Again – Hexbug Competition

This competition is now closed, thanks to everyone that entered. A Winner has been chosen through WooBox and they have been contacted.

To celebrate Silly Billy’s being in it’s new location for just over one year now and also to review how the past year has been for us we have decided to have a competition on Facebook where you can win our demo HexBug Track, all you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is to interact on Facebook with the Post below, simply like it, share it or comment on it. Any one of those actions will guarantee you entry into the competition and we will send the HexBug Track and accompanying Hexbug Nano V2 to anywhere in the world for free. Simply like, share or comment on the Facebook post below.

It is a real help to small businesses like ours if you like and follow our Social Media profiles, Silly Billy’s Toy Shop is active on Twitter and Pinterest as well as Facebook simply search for us there.

This competition will end at Midnight on Wednesday 31st May 2017

So what can we say about the last year.

It has been great, we are reaally enjoying our new location and new Toy Shop, it is similar in size to the old shop and we have changed some of our product ranges and brought in some new and exciting products like Jamie Raven’s Magic Sets and Ballon Bijoux Jewellery.
We still have all the major lines that we carried at our old location and we find that our top sellers are still Lego, Playmobil, Sylvanians and TY; with Orchard Toys and Schleich bringing up the rear. We have introduced a range of bath toys and we have done our best to vary our stock over the past year and have some exciting new products like Fidget Spinners.

As we have some outdoor space at our new shop we have a regularly changing human-size Playmobil figure, presently a Knight that we have named Arthur. We have also put our footballs (£4.66 / £2.50), fishing nets (£1), umbrellas (£3.99), hula-hoops (£1.99) and windmills (£1) outside, giving us more room to stock the inside of the shop with all our exciting new and innovative products.

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Lego Christmas Competition

Lego Christmas Competition- THE BIG ONE

This Competition has now ended.

Forget #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday, here at Silly Billy’s this 2016 you can obtain some amazing Lego prizes for only 180 seconds or less of your time,
interested? Then read on…

The Advent Calendar Competition had some good results for Silly Billy’s gaining a greater number of likes on Facebook. As most folk who use Facebook know, Facebook is the largest Social Media Site on the planet and as Social Marketeers, and Internet Marketeers like Robert A Williams know, Facebook has the biggest impact on raising brand awareness and helping the general visibility of a business, in this case Silly Billy’s Toy Shop

So this Christmas Competition is basically after the same goal as the last competition:-
Please could you, if you haven’t already done so, like Silly Billy’s on Facebook and also fill out this very simple form.

This whole process should take you no longer than 180 seconds we think

So what if you have already liked Silly Billy’s on Facebook, can you still enter ?
YES – You can, all you need to do is one of the following:-

Our preference would be if you could like Silly Billys Facebook Page, though if you have already done that in the past then any one of the above actions, joining the mailing list; following Silly billy’s on Pinterest or Twitter; would gain you entry into this amazing competition.
At the time of writing our goal is to achieve 2000 page likes before the end of this year (2016) and this is how we are doing so far:
Facebook Page Likes

This, like the last Advent Calender Competition, is a very simple competition, follow/like/or join our mailing list, all entries will be included in the mailing list anyway as we often notify people of competitions and news like this when we are able. AND, very importantly, Please fill out this form to enable us to track who has entered the competition.

Now onto the good bit, what can you win.
Well this year we are not holding back, we have two Lego Set’s available to the potential Winner and the Winner can decide which one to have !
This is the choice, you can WIN either a Lego Friends 4119 Heartlake Cupcake Cafe or a Lego Ninjago 70592 Salvage M.E.C
Lego Christmas Competition 2016

This competition will close on the night of Monday 19th December 2016, you must provide a valid email address on this form so that we can contact you and tell you that you have won. If the winner does not reply within 48 hrs of the competition closing on 19/12/2016 then it is unlikely that they will receive their prize before Christmas because the last day of Christmas Posting in the UK  is on Wednesday 21st December 2016. We will post your prize FOC to UK standard rate postal zones.

It has been noted that despite Silly Billy’s moving almost nine months ago now, people still do not know where we are !! It is very easy to find us, we are on Old Gate in Hebden Bridge, in the new building next to the river and we are next door to the amazing Homely at Hebden who have a lot of exciting gifts for you this Christmas, and have created a fantastic Christmas Window Display, come in and see us today !

Homely Abode Christmas Window 2016

Homely at Hebden, Christmas Window 2016

If you need more details or even a map of how to get to us or Homely at Hebden then go here:
www.sillybillystoyshop.com/map-silly-billys/

The Small Print
If you want to enter this fantastic Lego Christmas Competition from outside the UK then that is fine, however, we would point out that we will ask you to contribute towards the postage of your prize, which could be up to £15 for anyone entering from New Zealand and also that you will not receive your prize until the new year in 2017. We will send you PayPal request for postage should you win from outside of the United Kingdom

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Advent Calendar Competition

This Competition Has now ended and the Winner Will Be Announced Soon

Advent Calendar Competition
There is a new Lego Competition Here

The Lucky Winner is:

And The Competition Winner is:
Katie Kimber
Congratulations to Katie, she wins a Lego Advent Calendar

So how Was this…

Posted by Silly Billy’s Toy Shop on Wednesday, 23 November 2016

In recent years we have held competitions in the run up to Christmas and this year we are holding two. The first competition is to win an Advent Calendar and entries will close Midnight (GMT) on Tuesday 22nd November, this gives plenty of time for the Advent Calendar to reach you by Post.

This competition is only open to UK Residents and we cannot post to overseas locations so please don’t enter if you want your Advent Calendar posted outside of the United Kingdom you won’t receive it

Entry is absolutely free and is subject to the entrant doing two things which should take no longer than a couple of minutes.

You can win either a Bayala Advent Calendar:

bayala advent calendars

Or a Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar
Advent Calendar 75146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You must complete both of these tasks to be in with a chance of winning:

  1. Like Silly Billy’s Facebook Page: simply head over to Silly Billy’s Facebook and give us a like
  2. Enter the Facebook name that you liked us with and your email address on this form

NB By submitting your email above you may periodically receive a newsletter or marketing email from us, however this is easy enough to unsubscribe afterwards if you wish to.
Without a valid email address you will not be able to enter the competition so please don’t just like our Facebook page without filling in this form as well

Once you have completed the two tasks above your email address will be kept on file and we will email the WINNER on Wednesday 23rd November to ask for your physical mailing address, if you are local to Hebden Bridge you can obviously come and collect your Prize.

Consequently, make sure you can access your email on Wednesday 23rd November.

Please tell your friends and share this competition if you would be so kind.

There will be another competition announced shortly after this Competition has ended and all past entrants that have submitted email addresses will be notified of the second competition, as well as the Second competition being published on this blog.

If you wish you can also like or follow Silly Billy’s on other Social Media Channels:
Silly Billy’s on Twitter
Silly Billy’s on Pinterest
Silly Billy’s on Tumblr

Thanks for reading and taking part

Written and created by Robert A Williams

 

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And The Winner is…

And the Winner of The Spiderman Competition is:

NUMBER 40

Winning Raffle Ticket is Number 40.

Please would the Winner kindly come to the new location of Silly Billy‘s Toy Shop in Hebden Bridge at Old Gate House, HX7 6EN to collect your prize. Due to space limitation in our new shop we can only hold onto Spiderman for TEN DAYS, after which we will dispose of Spiderman ourselves.

Thanks to everyone for taking part in the Competition and very well done to the Winner, we hope to see you soon.

Spiderman

Spiderman

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#CalderdaleRising BIG Raffle

#CalderdaleRising BIG Raffle

Silly Billy’s is happy to announce that it is taking part in the Calderdale Rising Big Raffle.  Silly Billy’s is donating a Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitsu 70737 Set to the cause.
The raffle is being organised by Hebden Bridge Antiques Center and printing kindly organised by The Print Bureau

There are a lot of really good prizes available from an E-Type Jaguar Experience to a Hamper from Hebden’s finest Deli, Pennine Provisions and many many more in between. Prizes are coming in thick and fast so here is the list so far, and there may well be more to add. If you want Raffle Tickets then you can get them from myself, Robert Williams, or Silly Billy’s Pop Up Shop, when we are there, or if you are further afield we will post you the raffle tickets free of charge, simply get in touch via email, facebook, phone or any other method.

Calderdale Rising Raffle
Calderdale Rising BIG Raffle

Here is a not definitive list of prizes offered so far:

·         A Pamper Package for 2 worth £200 from the Banyan Tree, Hebden Bridge
·         £120 (2 hour) Tattoo Gift Voucher from Squid Shock Tattoo, Sowerby Bridge
·         £80 doormat from The Afghan Rug Shop, Hebden Bridge
·         £50 voucher to spend at The Bookcase, Hebden Bridge
·         £50 voucher to spend at Element, Hebden Bridge
·         £50 voucher to spend at Spirals, Hebden Bridge
·         £50 voucher for use on the Evanmore website
·         £50 voucher for use at Circle of Friends, Hebden Bridge
·         £50 voucher for jewellery to spend at The Workshop, Hebden Bridge
·         £50 Jewellery voucher to spend at NC Jewellers, Hebden Bridge
·         A hamper of soap and candle goodies to the value of £50 from Yorkshire Soap, Hebden Bridge
·         A Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitsu 70737 Set RRP £39.99 from Silly Billy’s, Hebden Bridge
·         £25 meal vouchers for The Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge and The Shoulder of Mutton, Mytholmroyd
·         2 x £25 Gift Vouchers from the Bicycle Den, Hebden Bridge
·         4 x Wine & Chocolate gift boxes worth £20 from Pennine Wine and Cheese, Hebden Bridge
·         £20 voucher to spend at Brocante, Hebden Bridge
·         £20 voucher to spend at Homely Abode, Luddenden Foot
·         A folding saw horse worth £20 from Bonsalls, Hebden Bridge
·         2 x £10 Something Sweet Gift Vouchers
·         A food hamper from Pennine Provisions, Hebden Bridge
·         A mixed case of beer from Drink? & Bridestones, Hebden Bridge
·         Candle Gift Baskets & a Free Aura, Spirit or Past life Reading Gift voucher from Down 2 Earth, Hebden Bridge
·         A Brew Tea Co. loose leaf teapot with a box of loose leaf tea from Valentine’s, Hebden Bridge
·         Half Day E-Type Jaguar Experience
·         A Photoshoot from Studio C, Todmorden worth £125 with disk images and print ?
·         Blazing Saddles has a surprise
·         Signed Team Sky cycling jersey

The Draw Will be at 3pm on Saturday 6th February

The crowdfunding campaign which we are a part of ends on 12th February so if you could share the campaign that would be great.

#calderdalerising
#hebdenrising

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