DON’T miss the bus…get on board and win one for YOUR school with The Star and Windowstyle UK! The sensational first prize in our token collect promotion launched today is a brand new 15-seat mini bus, worth more than £27,000. And we have thousands of pounds of prizes for runner-up schools - including a video camera and editing package, a digital camera and printer, TV and video recorders, DVD players, hif-fi systems and cash.

The Star has teamed up with windows and doors company Windowstyle UK for this, our biggest ever prizes for school promotion. Simply collect tokens we are printing in The Star over the next eight weeks and donate them to your local school. Look out for bonus tokens. There will also be a token every Saturday in The Green Un, our weekly sports paper. The final token is on Thursday, June 29 - with an entry deadline of Friday, July 7, 2006.

To give all schools an equal chance to win, no matter how many pupils they have, the total number of tokens collected by each school will be divided by its official registered number of pupils. The schools that end up with the biggest average number of tokens per pupil will be our winners. It’s as straight forward as that. The Star believes that life is local and charity begins at home. We also know how much help our schools need. That’s why we have teamed up with Windowstyle UK to inject thousands of pounds of much needed equipment into schools. This is a chance for all head teachers, staff, pupils, families and friends to work together - to make dreams come true. First prize is a 15-seater LDV mini bus, worth in excess of £27,000.

Educational school day trips and out-of-school activities are seen as a vital part of growing up. But many school children miss out because they have transport problems. Now we’re giving a helping hand with this fantastic vehicle. We have FIFTY prizes in total to be won. Our second place school will get a state-of-the art video camera and editing software package - to help with animation and performing arts. Third prize is a digital camera kit and printer package. We then have 10 TV and video recorder combi systems, 10 DVD players, 10 hif-fi music systems, three lots of £100 and two £50 cash prizes. So get collecting today and make a difference in your school!

Jonathan Crossley-Holland, the executive director of Sheffield's Children's and Young People's Services said he welcomed The Star's promotion. "This is an excellent opportunity for communities to work together to support our children," he said. "The Star and Windowstyle UK have been extremely generous in making this opportunity available, and our schools are looking forward to benefiting from these exciting prizes!" he added.

What readers can do to help:
Star collecting tokens today.
We will print a list of participating schools on Thursday, May 26…and we will update this as the promotion continues. If your local school isn’t registered, encourage them to do so. They can register on line now by filling in the form, available here. Please do NOT send any tokens to us at The Star. They must be collected by schools taking part. If your child attends a school, send your tokens with them. Also get family and friends to collect their tokens and send them along. Encourage your local newsagent to get involved with a collection point. Also set up collection points at other public places. Everything you can do to help your school is one more step closer to helping them win the £27,000 mini bus or another top prize. Photocopies or facsimiles of tokens are not allowed and will not be included in a school’s final number of tokens.

How schools enter:
For schools to take part, head teachers must register their school - and we are encouraging registrations by Tuesday, May 23. All schools that register by this date will be featured in The Star on Thursday, May 26, which will encourage readers to send their tokens to their local participating school.

The final token will be published on Thursday, June 29. Registrations can be made right up to the deadline for entries, on Thursday, July 7, 2006, at 5pm. Schools won’t be asked to send us their tokens - just count them and inform us of their total. We will then visit winning schools, to make a final count.

The quickest way to register is to fill in this form (click here). You can get a registration pack, with full details and helpful tips, by clicking here. Alternatively, for a registration pack call The Star Promotions Department, weekdays, 9am to 5pm, on (0114) 2521271 or e-mail: promotions@sheffieldnewspapers.co.uk All schools in The Star’s circulation area can take part - if you are unsure, contact us.

Ten top collecting tips for schools
SCHOOLS wanting to win our top prizes need to get the support of their communities. Here’s our top 10 tips.
1. Ask parents to collect on behalf of the school - they probably already read The Star and Green Un, or know somebody who does.
2. Create a collection point in the most visible part of school and display a poster in the entrance/ school windows.
3. We can supply schools with promotional posters - let us know what you need.
4. Ask the children to create their own token collect posters, to get them even more involved!
5. Adopt a retailer - most retail outlets are really keen to get involved with their local community. We can provide them with posters promoting the fact that they are collecting for your school
6. Don’t forget there will also be tokens in The Green Un - we have 30,000 readers a week. That’s a lot of extra tokens for your school!
7. Keep parents informed and constantly remind them to collect on behalf of the school - don’t let your collection base get token fatigue!
8. Create visuals in school as to the number of tokens collected as you go on - this will be a great incentive for all involved 9. Watch out in The Star for activities by other schools - you could copy them!
10. Last but not least - encourage pupils to think of different ways to collect and tell us about it. We will carry stories about participating schools and how you are saving tokens. Our editorial team are waiting for your calls! Contact Star News Desk on Sheffield (0114) 2767676.


WINDOWSTYLE UK, our promotion sponsor, is the manufacturing arm of The Style Group UK - the largest maker, supplier and retailer of uPVC windows and doors in the United Kingdom. It’s state-of-the-art factory is in Wombwell, near Barnsley. And as the area’s largest employer it is capable of producing 10,000 frames per week. Windowstyle UK has made our promotion possible and they are delighted to be involved, says Nick Lilburn, Group Director of Style Group UK Ltd. “Although Windowstyle UK is now a well established national brand, we have never forgotten where it all began,’’ he said. “We remain extremely proud of our success and most of our South Yorkshire heritage. We are delighted to give schools and youngsters in our area the chance to benefit from winning a minibus, which will hopefully in its own small way help to broaden their learning experiences.” Since it’s launch in 1992, The Style Group has expanded yearly and now has 38 branches from the South East to the North East of the country with its own transport fleet. The Group has three main subsidiaries catering for manufacture, trade supply and retail. It’s other arms include Safestyle UK - which installs £2 million of domestic window and door frames every week, renowned for its meorable celebrity-fronted TV and radio ad campaigns, featuring value for money offers. Tradestyle Ltd, another branch, was established in 2002 and supplies exclusively to the non-fabrication retailers and installers.



Terms and conditions: Usual SNL rules apply - copies available on request. The Editor’s decision is final. No alternative prizes available. No correspondence will be entered into. This promotion is only open to schools in The Star’s circulation area, who must register to take part. The Star reserves the right to validate all claims. No photocopied tokens allowed. Tokens to be collected by schools, with final numbers to be submitted on supplied entry forms only by Friday, July 7, 5pm. Tokens sent direct to The Star will be void. Prizes will go to the registered schools that collect most valid tokens, per child. The total number of tokens collected by each school will be divided by its official registered number of pupils. Winners will have the largest average number of tokens per child. First prize is a mini bus. The School must provide insurance and any other statutory or legal requirements, for the use of and maintenance of the vehicle. Runner up prizes as detailed in order in registration packs. No purchase necessary. Individual tokens available by detailed request, with a self addressed enveloped and a first class stamp attached, to the Promoter. In the event of a tie entries will be entered into a random draw to select the winners. The Star is not liable for entries lost in transit. All winners must agree to publicity. Failure to agree to terms and conditions makes a winning entry void. Terms and conditions are subject to change. The promotion can be amended or cancelled, due to unforeseen circumstances and for whatever reason, at any time. Promoter: Sheffield Newspapers Limited, York Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1PU.