Sunderland people have named the best and worst things that they have ever won in a raffle
Washing machine, coat hanger and a unicycle
This is priceless! We asked people for memories of the best and worst things that they ever won in a raffle.
And the answers were superb if not a little surprising in some cases.
We put the question ‘What's the best and worst thing you ever won in a raffle?’ to the 21,000 members of the Wearside Echoes Facebook page.
It’s the page where we give people daily pieces of Wearside nostalgia to enjoy.
Here are some of your superb answers;
Debra Bent; The best thing ever was a trip on Concorde ! Flew from Heathrow around the British Isles and then landed in Paris! Oh and we got engaged on the flight x
Aura Stephenson; I won a single coat hanger at a tombola style raffle once.
Anita Armstrong; I won a washing machine....In BENIDORM in 1984. I swapped it for a woolly donkey with an old local lady. We were both over the moon in the end.
Anonymous participant 877; Worst....31 frozen pies that were delivered next day in a refrigerated van. Put me off pies for quite a while lol.
Duncan Blake; Best I won was a unicycle.
Judith Porter; Worst bath salts and best a bottle of whiskey.
Phil Bowden; A GONK.. best AND worst.
Thanks to everyone who responded to our question, including Pauline Swesi, Sheenie Marie, Deborah Ian, Penny Colgin and Dawn Kirtley. We loved all your replies.
And we would love more people to join the growing numbers of Wearside Echoes members which now stands at almost 22,000 people.
You’ll get a daily supply of retro posts to enjoy as well as a chance to share your own memories of Sunderland in times gone by.
Find out more by visiting https://www.facebook.com/groups/wearsideechoes