SANDRA Matthews is delighted after winning £300 worth of bedding and cushions from retailer Julian Charles and their new store in Chippenham.

The national home retailer set up shop in the Emery Gate Shopping Centre last month, and joined up with the Gazette and Herald to offer one lucky winner the chance to win a selection of their stock.

Mrs Matthews was presented with two king-size duvet covers, a housewife pillow case, an Oxford pillow case, one square cushion, a boudoir cushion, a large quilted throw and a pair of lined curtains at the store this

week.

“I normally enter competitions but it was years since I last won something,” said the 70-year-old, of Draycot Cerne, who works for her husband, Dennis, a self-employed boiler engineer.

“I decided to enter because it’s a new shop and you’ve got to support local shops and because it looked like they had some nice stuff there.

“When I collected the stuff the staff at the store were very nice.

“I’m very happy with the stuff I’ve won and I might share it with my granddaughter.

“My husband Dennis didn’t know I’d entered, it was only when I got back last week and there was a voice message from the Gazette and I had to explain said ‘I’ve probably won the competition’.

“He said ‘what competition?’ so I had to tell him but of course he’s happy we won.”