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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is Coronation Street?
Coronation Street is a British “soap opera” TV show. It is produced by Britain’s ITV network at its Granada studios in Manchester in the north-west of England. Coronation Street (also affectionately known as “Corrie”) was first aired on 9th December 1960; it celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010. Coronation Street is now seen all around the world.
The show is about life on a typical working class street in a fictional Manchester suburb called “Weatherfield”. Life on the street revolves around a pub called the “Rovers Return” where all the characters meet on a daily basis. Other prominent businesses featured in the show include “Underworld” (an undergarment factory), Websters Garage, the Kabin (newsagent), Audrey’s Hairdressers and Dev’s Corner Store.
What is Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter?
Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter is aimed at Canadian Corrie fans and is published in the form of a blog at http://corrie.blightys.com. The blog is updated about twice a month with the latest news and gossip about the show and its actors. The newsletter also features a prize trivia contest open to all subscribers. Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter can be read online and is also available by email to subscribers.
Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter does not provide episode summaries. There are many other fine websites that do this. Our focus is on bringing interesting news, opinions and gossip about the the actors and the show itself.
Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter is sponsored by Blighty’s Tuck Stores, purveyors of fine imported Great British groceries, candy and gifts located in Orangeville and Elora, Ontario, Canada and online at shop.blightys.com.
How do I subscribe to Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter?
Well, first let us explain why you should subscribe to Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter. Just like TV networks, magazines and newspapers, we need to keep track of how many people read Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter. We have sponsors and advertisers who provide support based on the number of readers that we have. Secondly, by subscribing you become eligible to enter our very popular prize trivia contests.
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The easiest, and most popular, way to subscribe is by email. All you have to do is simply enter your email address into the subscription box as shown in this screenshot:
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Another way to subscribe is to use the “Subscribe” menu option at the top of the screen. You can use this option to add Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter to (for example) your “My Yahoo”, “iGoogle” or MSN homepage.
How do I enter your prize trivia contests?
Whichever way you subscribe to Blighty’s Corrie Fan Newsletter, you will have go to the web version of the newsletter at http://corrie.blightys.com to enter our popular trivia contests. Type your entry into the “Leave a Reply” box at the bottom of the newsletter in which the trivia contest is posted.
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST USE THE LEAVE A REPLY BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT ISSUE OF THE NEWSLETTER. If you use any other “Leave a Reply” box your entry will not be counted. Make sure you have the correct issue of the newsletter open on your screen.
Entries sent by email cannot be accepted.
Why can’t I enter by email?
Two reasons. First, when you enter on the web – as we describe below – your entries are published as comments that are automatically time and date stamped by our server. When we offer a prize to (for example) the first 5, or the 7th correct entry, there can be no dispute as to who is the legitimate winner. Secondly, the number of entries is readily visible to every reader.
Where to find the “Leave a Reply” box?
Okay, we aren’t all computer geeks and some of us find it harder than others to navigate around a website. Here is what you have to do. First go to http://corrie.blightys.com in your web browser. Then click on the title of the newsletter issue that contains the trivia contest you want to enter (usually this is the latest issue at the top of the list). When the newsletter opens, simply scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the “Leave a Reply” box. This where to place your entry.
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The Street Fever
the answer is Jack and Vera has stone cladding put on their house.
The answer to the Trivia question is that Jack and Vera painted the bricks on their house blue and beige.
On 3rd November 1969 Corrie went to color
the answer Ozzie…Maria’s dog
The answer to this month’s question is “OZZIE” the dog.
The character that went missing after Maria and Liam were lost was “Ozzie” their black lab. Love your newsletters….Marilyn
Hi!
Trivia question answer: Ozzy went missing in the Lake District.
LOVE the newsletter!
Cheers,
Kathy
Ozzie, Maria and Liam’s dog went missing.
The answer to this week’s trivia question is Chesney.
regards judy
Harold Patterson was Haleys name
Hayley used to be Harold Patterson. Seasons greetings to you!
Janet
I think the answer is Dierdre…
The Kabin
dev has 7 shops
SAVE CORO CAMPAIGN IN NEW ZEALAND
V One is changing the screening time of Coro in New Zealand.
It’s crazy what they are doing; the show is still hugely popular. The new timeslot is a children’s time so it’s likely some key scenes will be censored. This just isn’t on !
I’ve signed up to the on-line petition and now I’ve posted this Save Coro song on You Tube. Hopefully, Mr Latch will get to hear it and also, see that it has had a lot of views
.Any publicity about saving Coro would be much appreciated. As mentioned there is an online New Zealand petition people can respond to
Here’s the You Tube address for the song- please send it along to others. Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hjlJaE0v84
Hi we all LOVE Corry St in BC are you ever going to come to Vancouver there is six {6} die heart fans would love to go to see our family of Coronation Street one day . We all cant go to Toronto so PLEASE think of us here in British Columbia
cheers Brenda Cronk