Competitions | Posted on February 11th, 2026 | return to news

Win £500 of shopping vouchers in the Great Dorset Giveaway

Your chance to win £500 to spend in shops across East Dorset and West Hampshire.

We are giving readers of Viewpoint Magazine’s February issue the chance to win a huge prize to spend in shops and restaurants around the area.

One lucky winner, drawn at random, will receive shopping vouchers worth £500 to spend at any of the advertisers on pages 24, 25, 26 and 27 of Viewpoint Magazine February 2026.

The vouchers are awarded in £50 lots, and the winner can spend a maximum of £250 with one company, and the rest is split into £50 vouchers to spend with any of the other businesses.

You could split your prize as: 1 x £250 voucher, and 5 x £50 vouchers OR 1 x £100 voucher and 8 x £50 vouchers OR 10 x £50 vouchers.

To enter the prize draw, you will need to open the latest issue of Viewpoint Magazine and solve three puzzles on pages 24, 25, 26. (Hint: the answers can be found on the adverts on pages 24, 25, 26 and 27).

Once you have the answers, submit them in the boxes below along with your contact details. Terms and conditions are below. Good luck!

Puzzle 1

Puzzle 2

Puzzle 3

Your Name

Telephone Number

Address

Terms and conditions

The closing date is 22 March 2026. The first correct entry drawn will be the winner. Employees of Pulford Publicity Ltd are not permitted to enter. Entrants must be aged 18+. The shopping vouchers will be valid for three months from the date they are issued. The editor’s decision is final. Personal details will be stored securely and will only be processed to determine the winner and allocate their vouchers. The winner will be announced in the magazine.

PUZZLE 1

The names of four businesses advertising page 24 have been scrambled to make new words. Solve these anagrams and name the four local companies.

Caution wing doors
Steve card
Gave tan
Jowlers flee rum

PUZZLE 2

Answer three questions based on the adverts on page 25.

What is the postcode for Ebblake Autocentres in Verwood?
What are the last three digits of the phone number for Lewis Concrete in Wimborne?
Need a tree cut down or hedge trimmed? Name the arborist covering Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

PUZZLE 3

Find the names of five businesses advertising on pages 26 and 27 hidden in the wordsearch. They may be hidden left to right or up to down, but not backwards or diagonal. List the names in the answer box below.