SHOCKED Appleton residents have been celebrating after scooping £30k each thanks to their lucky postcode.
On Sunday, 10 residents of Bridge Lane landed the cash prize when WA4 3AJ came came up trumps and was announced as a Street Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery.
Pharmacist, Hayley Dervin, 39, was joined by her mum Lilian Rose when she received the knock on her door from the People’s Postcode Lottery team and became emotional when she discovered how much she’d won.
She said: "As a mum of three and with one son at university, I can’t explain the difference that this will make.
"I have family in Australia that I have never even met before and my mum hasn’t seen for years.
"It’s always been my dream to be able to go over and take my mum with me, but we never really thought it would be possible until now."
Hayley and Lilian
Hayley’s next-door neighbours Pauline Edwards, 49 and Collette Dorman, 75, were also playing and won on the day.
Retired Collette said: "Oh gosh, this is the biggest surprise of my life and the most wonderful thing that’s happened to me in a long time. Thank you so much.
"It’s also been lovely to win with my neighbours, we’re all quite friendly and look out for one another so it’s nice to share this experience with them."
Sally Gaskell Clark, 41, hopes to use her winnings to set up her own business as a make-up artist while mum-of-two Jennifer Lynch, 37, is planning a trip to Legoland with her children.
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Suzanne Green, 39, who works as a teaching assistant, was another lucky winner and described her amazement when 'the zeros kept on coming!'
Collecting the cheque on behalf of her husband, Tony, 59, was Anne Farmer.
Tony, who is self-employed, decided to take down his working hours so he could spend more time with the family and now has an added bonus.
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The remaining winners weren’t available to check their cheques on the day, but the prize will be paid into their bank account.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt was in Appleton to present the winners with their prizes.
She said: "Neighbours winning together is what People’s Postcode Lottery is all about, so I am absolutely thrilled that we’ve been able to spread some happiness to our players in Appleton.
"I’m sure they’ll all have the most fabulous time spending their winnings."
With a minimum of 32 per cent from every ticket going to charity, players of People’s Postcode Lottery have now raised £393 million for more than 5,500 good causes across Great Britain as well as internationally.
The draw was promoted on behalf of Crisis UK.
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