Jack Piper reports to the Blog on his latest racing weekend at Croft;

“Rounds 5 and 6 of the Formula Renault BARC championship saw me make the long trip north to Croft. It was always going to be a tricky challenge because it’s a new circuit for me and unlike most other tracks there’s no practice sessions over the race weekend.

Having never driven a lap of the circuit I had to use qualifying to familiarise myself with the track which meant I was unable to get the best out of my new tyres. My pace quickly improved with each lap and while I had to settle for 14th place on the grid I managed to out-qualify the other drivers who were new to the circuit, which the team were pleased with.

Race One

In contrast to the blue skies and sunshine in qualifying, race one on Sunday took place in very windy and overcast conditions. I got away from the line very well and managed to make up a place within the first few corners. The strong winds made it difficult through the faster bends, which caught out a few of the other drivers. A collision half way through the race saw the safety car come out, bunching the field up.

This gave me the chance to get right up behind the cars in front, but also allowed the cars behind to close up on me. After the restart I took advantage of a couple of mistakes in front of me and made up several places to move up to ninth where I stayed despite having to defend hard against the chasing pack. It meant another top ten finish on a new track which we were all very happy about.

Race Two

I made another good start in race two and felt able to push the car much harder because I was more comfortable with the track. My pace was pretty good before another safety car towards the end of the race allowed me to get right on the back of the cars ahead. After some close racing I managed to dive down the inside of the car in front on the final lap to move up to 12th place. It wasn’t the top 10 result I’d hoped for, but given the disadvantage of never having driven at Croft it was another step in the right direction.

I now look forward to rounds 7 and 8 at my local track Snetterton at the end of July. Having had a few test days at Snetterton I hope to be right back on the pace and much further up the field. Look forward to seeing you there”.

Jack

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This article has 5000 good reasons to read it. In fact it is 5000 x £1 reasons to click ,enter and take part in Anglian’s £5000 Double Glazing, replacement window giveaway in association with The Telegraph.

uPVC energy efficient window replacement

Don’t worry if you don’t come first though as 5000 runner ups will also receive a courtesy copy of  the Rough Guide to “Greening your Home” with accompanying DVD.

For your chance to win £5,000 worth of Anglian Home Improvements A – Rated windows just tell us;

 What ‘free energy’ is captured by Anglian Home Improvements A-Rated windows?

To enter this competition please click here and follow the instructions.

For more information on more of Anglian’s energy saving products please click here. Also keep an eye out on the Blog for the very latest on the next generation of energy saving products, Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal. Anglian will be launching these later this year allowing homeowners the opportunity to save even more money and energy.

Anglian Home Improvements, formerly known as Anglian Windows. Helping provide homes the most complete energy saving improvement

On Tuesday 27th April Norwich City Football Club held their annual end of season dinner. The evening had an extra feel of celebration following a season where the mighty Canaries were crowned Division One Champions therefore achieved promotion next season.

The Dinner, hosted by Kevin Piper and sponsored by Anglian Home Improvements rewarded players for their effort’s during a hard fought but very successful campaign.

Goal Keeper Fraser Forster was presented the Players’ Player of the Season Trophy and the Goal of The Season went to Michael Spillane.

Fraser Forster winning player of the season

Mark Hazlewood, Group Commercial Director for Anglian and as sponsors of the event was interviewed by the evening’s host Kevin Piper:

A big well done to Norwich City and I for one hope that England can also have a very successful campaign at this years World Cup!

Anglian Home Improvements, formerly known as Anglian Windows. Supporting local communities since 1966.

 Press Release

Life for Leeds resident Miss Sarah Chapple, from Kirkstall, has just got much greener after winning £10,000 of new energy-efficient windows, and an additional £2000 for scrapping her old glazing, in a recent competition run by Anglian Home Improvements.

Readers of a national newspaper were invited to describe the benefits of how the new windows and doors would improve the efficiency of their home in only 5 words. Sarah fought off the other entrants to win with: ‘greener, energy saving and sustainably stylish’.

Sarah explained how it felt when she heard the news: “It was absolutely fantastic!  I had been cajoled into entering the competition by a friend after reading about household sustainability and was really surprised to receive a letter from Anglian Home Improvements saying that I’d won.

“They sent round a surveyor and we discussed the options for my new windows and doors.  I chose to have a mahogany wood-finish which works really well with the brick work on the house.“

Poor insulation in the home can mean households consume – and pay for – more energy than needed, with 18% of the average energy bill being made up of energy lost through poor insulation.  And it’s not just money being wasted; energy efficient windows also reduce emissions from homes by up to 10%, so replacing old ones will also help the environment.

Melanie McDonald, Head of Marketing and Communications at Anglian Home Improvements, said: “As an industry leader we are offering homeowners immediate support to ensure they can make their homes ‘greener’ through our national windows scrappage scheme, which allows for the replacement of inadequately insulated windows with new energy efficient ones, enabling UK householders like our competition winner Sarah Chapple, to retain more heat while actually spending less heating their homes. For a limited period we have increased the scrappage scheme offer to £2,500 which makes the incentives for energy saving even better. ”

Commenting on the difference the new windows have made to her house, Sarah said: “I am really impressed with the quality, they are so much better than the ones I had before and I have already noticed the difference with how much heat they keep in.”

For further information about Anglian Home Improvements and how to make your home energy efficient please visit www.anglianhome.co.uk.

Anglian Home Improvements is giving Telegraph readers the chance to improve there gardens with the Thompson Morgan voucher competition.

To enter this great competition and make your garden the envy of your neighbours simply answer the following question:

In less than 100 words how you could improve your garden. Do you have a beautiful conservatory in the middle of a mountain of weeds? Does your house look drab because there is very little colour in your garden? Tell us how your garden could improve your home.

Please click here to complete your entry. The closing date for entries is 20/04/2010 No entries will be accepted after this date. The winner will be announced on 24/04/2010. Terms and Conditions apply.

Anglian Home Improvements. Helping make your home the place to be in summer 2010.

As Ideal Home Show Village sponsors we have a vast area to showcase our products including rooftrim and the latest in replacement double glazing, doors, garage doors, stained glass and driveways. These will all be displayed within the Ideal Village and will  hopefully give you some inspiration for your own home.

The Blog team wanted to check out our fellow Ideal Home Show exhibitors would be during the three week duration of the show plus it’s polite to get to know some of your new neighbours. Here are some of the people who will be displaying their wares within the Ideal Village.

Ann Broad Collection

Stand: F2

Ann Broad is one of the most highly respected figures in the interior design industry of today. Ann Broad offers the very latest in curtains, fabrics and interior accessories. So, if you have just replaced your windows why not dress them with an Ann Broad curtain?

Furniture Village

Stand: 1H60

Furniture Village provides a vast range of home furnishing solutions for all parts of the modern home including conservatories. So whether you want a dinning table and chairs or a big comfy sofa in your garden room, this is a stand for you.

Draper

Stand: 1C49

Draper Tools  provide a full range of equipment for gardening and home improvements. This is the perfect stand for getting the correct tools needed for laying your new colourful patio in your garden or a flower bed in front of  your garage conversion.

Thomas Sanderson

Stand: 1K60

Long established manufacturer of bespoke blinds and shutters for the home and conservatory – designed, measured and installed by experts.

Timberland Flooring Services

Stand: F1

Timberland Flooring Services have built their name and reputation on delivering a quality product and professional service. They employ their own installation teams and purchase wood from responsibly or sustainably managed forests. Timberland Flooring provide the perfect finishing touch to bring a room to life.

For more information on who is at this years show please click here.

As announced last week we are giving away 50 pairs of tickets to this years Ideal Home Show with our Blog competition… get your entries in before Wednesday 17th March for a chance to win!

Anglian Home Improvements, proud sponsors of this years Ideal Home Show Village. 

We, the Anglian Blog Team are very excited today! We  have 50 pairs of tickets up for grabs at this years Ideal Home Show taking between 20th March to 5th April.

To be in with a chance of winning one of these fantastic tickets please answer the following question:-

Which Channel 5 program does Suzie Perry work on? Is it:-

a) The Gadget Show

b) Fifth Gear

c) The News

To enter simply email a, b or c to ideal.home@angliangroup.com including your name and address details and date of birth. The first 50 correct entries received will win subject to terms and conditions.

Winners will be contacted next Wednesday 17th and tickets sent out very soon afterwards.

Good luck!

Terms and Conditions

* You must be over 18 years old to enter the competition.

* Tickets can only be used for adult entry at the Ideal Home Show (over 18 years old).

* The ticket only allows free entry into the show therefore covers no other costs.

* No Anglian staff or affiliated employees allowed to enter.

* Anglian reserve the right to change the competition rules at anytime.

Anglian Home Improvements have just launched another fantastic competition through their sponsorship with Classic FM.

Listeners of Classic FM now have the chance to win a fabulous conservatory which would bring the summer into any home!

For more information on how you can enter please click play and follow the instructions.

Anglian Home Improvements,  formerly known as Anglian Windows.  Helping provide homes with the perfect room this summer.

Anglian Home Improvements are offering one lucky reader of the Daily Express a chance to win £10,000 worth of  replacment windows and doors from Anglian plus £2,500 cash-back as part of the Anglian National Windows Scrappage Scheme.

To enter this fabulous competition is easy. Simply describe in five words Anglian’s energy efficient windows.

So what are you waiting for,  you need to be “in it to win it” so click here and get creative with your entry.

Closing date for entries is Friday 12th March.

Anglian Home Improvements. Helping improve Britain’s energy efficiency in 2010 

Anglian have teamed up with the AnnBroad Collection and are giving five lucky Telegraph readers the chance to win an interior design make-over up to the value of £2,000. Ann Broad designs and provides high quality blinds, curtains and fabrics for the home.

To enter  please visit the Daily Telegraph competition page and follow the instructions.

The closing date for the competition is 27th January 2010. No entries will be accepted after this date.

Good luck to everyone that enters and the winner will be annouced later next month.

Anglian Home Improvements. Improving people’s homes since 1966.