We have lived in our house for 8 years now, and apart from our direct neighbours, shockingly were only really introduced to our close neighbours earlier this year when the council decided they wanted to build 6 new houses on the green space where our children play.
We are appealing the decision and now all say “Hello” in the street and meet up once a month for progress reports and have even started helping each other out with bits and bobs from borrowing equipment to childcare.
Last week I was introduced to StreetClub by B&Q and I think it is a really fabulous idea.
”Ever thought how much more social, helpful and rewarding it would be if you could easily talk, share and plan with your street?
We did too – so we created Streetclub to connect you & your neighbours with a private ’on-line community noticeboard’ that’s easy and safe to use.
Why not start a club, talk, share and plan with those around you, and bring back a sense of community today”
B&Q Streetclub could work on any size street, in any size town and by getting people talking, sharing, helping and taking ownership of the area they live. I am sure it can really help to improve the way we live together as communities.
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Something for my garden .x
Some new garden furniture! I know it’s winter but we really need a nice set x
I would spend it on some love new lights for my home & perhaps some cushions too
I’d put it towards new flooring for my living room
Garden furniture, definitely. To replace the 12-year-old green plastic table & chairs.
some tiles for the bathroom
A cordless screwdriver and garden tools
I would buy a new rug for the living room.
i would buy new bedding
I’d spend on paint to do up the house we bought last year.
Redecorating my bedroom
Some shelves,we are running out of space!
it would go towards a new lawn mower
I live in a renovation project so could be almost anything, however, both my children are desperate to have their rooms sorted so probably some coving and paint for them
I will eb docorating my bedrooom after Xmas so I would use it on that.
@Jakeysmummy2006
lots of nice lamps to furnish my house 🙂
logs for our new stove!
I’d put it towards a new computer desk.
Paint for my Lounge
Redecorating the living room.
paint!
Some paint for my living room
Paint for the nursery, baby girl due 25/01/2014
some new bath/sink taps, door handles and light switches
A new garden vac
I would give it to my brother and sister in law, who is expecting and moving into their first home together! It would sure come in handy to decorate the nursery 🙂
Paint to redecorate my bedroom 🙂
I would redecorate the rooms. 🙂
Things for the Kitchen its getting redecorated in January
Re-decorating the spare room 🙂 was in the process of being stripped slowly, just kind of got left though =/
Paint and Tiles for my Bathroom
Paint
cool
statement wallpaper and new rug both for my front room
I would spend it on wallpaper and a few bits for my toddlers room
would start by getting a new fence and gate for the garden
I would buy a blind for my kitchen
Wallpaper for the lounge
I would decorate my house as my livingroom really needs done it would be great to be able to see it looking nice and finished. 🙂
I’d give it to my brother – he’s doing up his bathroom.
we’re in process of buying our FIRST HOUSE which needs gas central heating, insulating, a new kitchen and bathroom and redecorating!!!!
so I would probably spend money on paint and wallpaper, or loft insulation, or radiators, or light fittings
garden furniture and some decorations for living room
good paint
Refreshing my bedroom wallpaper & paint
Paint for the kitchen and furniture for the garden! 🙂
I would buy paint and wallpaper and do some decorating
I would spend it on the sacks of wild bird seed to see us through the winter
I’d spend it on seeds and plants for next spring 🙂
Gardening things to get ready for spring!
Some new shelving and paint!
New wallpaper for the living room, been putting it off for too long
Some new lights for my daughters bedroom.
garden furniture
paint @lucyirv
I’d put it towards a new runner rug for the hall way!
Paint, i need to do lots of decorating.
I would share them with my parents who are trying to redecorate for the first time in GULP years!
some bits for my daughters room
We would buy some Christmas decorations!
garden furniture!
Ashleigh
Cream and red paint for the hall, and maybe some bird accessories
need lights for the lounge
new gardening tools please
I would put it towards a new shed
Paint and shelving for my sons room.
Hele
I would like to buy a nice chandalier for my hallway
I would buy some nice new lighting for my living room
A beautiful new rug
I’d spend the vouchers on decorating my youngest daughters bedroom.
Oh gosh! We’re renovating a house at the moment, and have a list of things to buy as long as your arm! Could put it towards the kitchen, the bathroom, the floor tiles … take your pick!
Towards redecorating the lounge..
I’d spend it on a new light fitting for the landing.
need to decorate two bedrooms would come in useful towards paint
a new lawnmower
(kim neville)
Towards decorating a bedroom
so many things i could get in our new home, wallpaper maybe
I would spend it on wallpaper for the lounge
I would put it towars a new shower
I’d give it to my parents to help towards their garden.
towards decorating my girls bedroom
Fence posts
an orbital sander
I’m desperate to decorate my bedroom so would put it towards paint, wallpaper and some soft furnishings
some bedroom furniture
I’d like to get some fancy new lighting
We are currently decorating all of our home and garden so it would be well spent somewhere or other. Maybe on some lovely refreshing wallpaper for our bedroom, or something for a new bathroom.
It would have to be wallpaper for me I think.
I’d put it towards new wardrobes
A new lamp for the living room as it has packed in.
I would put it towards a new wall that I saw.
Something to hide the metal plates that are about to be put on our fence to keep it up
Paint, my living room is due a makeover
I would use it for some wallpaper for the living room
New loft room needs lights 🙂
Garden furniture
a new desk for my room
Some new wooden flooring
I might spend it on fixing things, but thats pretty sad…so maybe on decorating a room that I want to turn into a guest bedroom!
I’d spend it on paint to spruce up the house a bit
The waterproof membrane on the shed has flown off so I need to replace it. Exciting.
Artificial Lawn
Insulation & Radiator Foil as our house is over 100yrs old commenting by Pauline simpson (Lucys Mum)
Paint… and maybe even a rug for my sad old back room 🙂
Some nice pots for the garden
Ooh, a chimenea, my partner said, a welder! And then agreed with me.
Paint, we are desperate to re do our oyt dated living room, thanks for the chance to win this xxx
We have not decorated the house ever and been here for almost 2 years, so this would go on decorating supplies.
Towels, bedding and soft furnishing most likely.
Rachel Craig
I would mainly buy paint – I’ve a few rooms to decorate next year.
I would buy some rugs for around the house
some new shoes
A radiator cover
A new kitchen tap to replace the dripping one
A rug for my little ones room
I need a new carpet for my daughter’s bedroom
Need some new fence panels
I have always wanted a rose garden. We’ve live here for just about a year and if I won this, I would use it to create my rose garden 🙂
Paint for the bathroom.
A lot of paint probably 🙂
i would give it to my parents in law as they are doing some renovating
paint to redo the whole house 🙂
Some new interior doors.
@rachiegr
I’d put it towards decorating my son’s bedroom.
some plants for the garden, and some fence paint
I would love a new blind for the kitchen and a couple of tins of paint to really freshen it up x x
I would love to decorate my lounge so I would buy paint
I’d put it towards a new kitchen worktop – ours is a disgrace!
First up I’d buy some roofing felt and repair my bunnies hutch. Then I’d get some wall paper for our lounge, its got green wallpaper from previous owners still. eeewww
I need to redecorate my kitchen so would the voucher towards paint etc
Something for my sons room
painting the living room kitchen and bedroom
Garden tools – current ones are a bit rusty
paint for my other half’s house!
What fantastic ideas! we’re loving them!
some new lampshades as ours look a bit worn now.
bed linen
Id put it towards new flooring as we are moving house in January x
Id put it towards a new bathroom
Some paint or wallpaper foy front room and bedroom
Spencer Broadley
s.broad@hotmail.co.uk
New paving slabs for my yard and a new felt for my shed roof.
@tara1966
I would buy some new tiles for our bathroom.
wallpaper for the living room
Paint for my sons room
Paint probably.
some nice bits for our bedroom
I’m revamping my bedroom in the New Year so it would definitely come in handy! 🙂
Paint to redecorate the living room
I would give it to hubby for Xmas
Paint for my bedroom
Definitely garden furniture to replace my “last legs” items ready for next year
decorating my 2 sons bedrooms
Our yeard needs some attention so would spend it on that and get some new garden furniture
i’d buy some bits for my garden
I would buy the Karcher K2 Pressure Washer as my husband is always moaning about how dirty the decking is!
I have a bathroom that desperatly needs doing- hubby felt sticking tile on a roll was a fab idea :/ Its currently being held to the wall with drawing pins!
Neither of my bedrooms have any flooring (I was homeless before moving here, so other things took priority), so it’d go towards sorting that out.
Towards some new flooring for the living room as it is years old! x
Paint!! I’ve decluttered
New lamps & lightshades 🙂
New light fittings and wallpaper x
New flooring
Paint, garden bits and bedding.
i would put it towards a new bedroom for me
I am about to decorate the spare room where our grandsons sleep when they visit – I’d certainly use this for that
new bedroom furniture
Outdoor christmas light
Lots of paint to decorate the new house when we finally get it 🙂 x
Paint for our hall, landing and stairs.
Rafflecopter ID = Su Tyler
Paint – the whole house needs redecorating!
Paint to overhaul the kids’ rooms!
I need to redecorate the ining room
We need some posts and things for the garden.
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I’d buy some paint for the baby’s room.
Some paint to freshen up the living room
Paint for all my house… it needs a new coat in all rooms
Garden furniture
i would buy pots and garden furniture x
Some stuff for my Dad to thank him for building me a summer house.
Paint! My bedroom could do with redecorating
The patio needs some attention
I’d get a Laurel Spills Indoor Water Feature.
wallpaper and paint
Tiles for my bathroom!
I’d put it towards a new oven, mine is not too well and only works one sided 🙂
Paint … we are doing a massive makeover!
Loft insulation!
I’d use it to buy some curtains for my hall door, we could do with some to keep the heat in 😀
some plants for my conservatory-that survive extreams of heat and cold-and don’t mind if they don’t get watered for a very long time-I think they are called artificial ones….
New Blind for our spare bedroom
I would get new paint pads and paint for the house. Redecorating next year. It needs it. Not done any since we moved in 15 years ago.
I would spruce up our downstairs toilet!
Garden stuff for the spring.
put it towards new bathroom flooring
Paint
We have moved to a new home and there is a GARDEN ….. YES!!!! I am in such need of garden tools and such to make it a beautiful garden again. So I would get new to old for the garden. MY first Scottish Garden ….. 🙂
Repairing the garden fence after those bad storms….
i need a new bath
Some decorating materials
A new wardrobe 🙂
Tiles for the stripped out downstairs loo!
We moved in July and concentrated on fixing the inside of the house first, in February we are going to start on the garden, so its useable for the kids come the “summer” £100 would come in very handy for this! xx
wallpaper & paint
some nice wallpaper and paint for my living room
An awl
New toilet.
New tools
Some new pots and plants.
Bathroom flooring
I’d put it towards a new lawnmower! @criscurran
Some kitchen cabinets, as I need more storage space in my new flat!
I’ve got 2 bedrooms to decorate during the Xmas break, so plenty of paint and some nice curtains to match and if it’s not too late then perhaps a few Xmas lights to brighten up the place!
I’d give to my hubby for Christmas!
Helen booth
it would goes towards some laminate flooring for my front room as i was going to renew it
Floor tiles
A steam cleaner for the kitchen floor
A new BBQ to use in the summer
i would put it towards a new toilet as my kids have cracked (not leaking) our toilet somehow.
finishing touches to my recently redecorated room
I would give the voucher to my Mum to spend on redoing her bedroom. She has decorated mine and my sisters room perfectly but never does her own, always putting us first. This year was the first year she got a radiator in her room! I think she deserves some luxury that we aren’t able to afford, otherwise she just wouldn’t treat herself.
Soft furnishings for my living room and bedroom
Paint, I am planning to decorate the whole house after Christmas.
Paint
shopping in the sale. Maybe some home decorations, decorating materials
Gravel for my front garden. It needs doing so badly!
I would buy a table lamp for my newly refurbished living room. Winning the vouchers would be the icing on my Christmas cake 🙂
I’d spend it on paint and wallpaper to re deocoate our room
Well I’ve just moved into a new house it’s the first one I’ve owned myself and it is in a big state. Lots of work to do and I’m always in and out of B&Q buying all sorts. I’d love to buy wallpaper and paint to start my living room
Soft furnishings and lighting!
I would use it to buy everything to redecorate my living room
i would decorate a few rooms
Some wallpaper that I have seen for my kitchen wall, and some new sockets/light switches
im doing up our sitting room could do with some wall paper
Some feature wallpaper!
i would redecorate my bedroom
kay panayi
I’d love to spend it on some new light fittings for the kitchen 🙂
It would go towards decorating the hallway/landing
new shower:)
Some wooden flooring for the kitchen fllor
some wallpaper
A new electric screwdriver for my husband, his broke.
something for my garden
Redecorating
Some pretty Xmas lights xxx
Some tools tools to make a vegetable patch.
A chest of drawers – I’m running out of space!
Perhaps some wallpaper if I’m feeling brave enough to try and put it up 🙂
It would go towards a new desk for my son
Paint to decorate my bedroom x
Paint
Towards a new bathroom x
Use it towards converting our garage 🙂
Some decorating items I would really love to decorate my stairs and my bedroom
Some new decorations for the wall
stuff for the garden for my little boy
a new bathroom and bits for our extension….hopefully!
a new bathroom and bits for our extension….hopefully!
Compost and seeds
Paint!
@smeethsays
paint! and a lamp
a pop up christmas tree
paint for the whole house!
I’m sure they have some sales for summer things, right?
so maybe something for the summer 🙂
@oneisjamie
A new loo & sink for downstairs
I’d get some new garden furniture for when I move house 🙂
paint – need to redecorate the house
garden plants evergreen ones Barbara s
Paint, paint brushes and some plants 🙂
Something for my garden
A new tool box with basics
Farhana
Wallpaper for my bedroom.
Some supplies for a sheltered
workshop that I attend
Where do I start?the kitchen has been waiting for tiles for 6 years, my sons bedroom needs new shelves, living room needs redecorating, the garden is appalling…………I might need more than £100!
Play sand for my children’s sandpit! (it’s built and ready to go, we just haven’t filled it yet!)
some paint and decorating paper for the new house that im waiting to be finished building and moving in end of january 🙂
Moving soon and the house need alot of paintwork so Paint 🙂
Christmas decorations & a tree, plus portable raidiator.
I’d put it towards a new kitchen
some paint for the bedrooms
I will be giving it to my dad as he has supported me through being a first time mummy (even 5 o clock in the morning phone calls!!), So it would be his choice. <3
It would go towards redecorating our girls’ room-wallpaper, paint etc of their choice. 🙂 Good luck, everybody! x
Something for the garden I think, I’ve always wanted a chimnea!
Some new wallpaper for my bedroom 🙂
wallpaper for my bedroom and some more fairy lights
some new lights 🙂
my garden is a right mess so some new furniture and some plants would help!
paint to decorate my living room
lighting 🙂
As we have 2 very large puppies who have killed my garden, it would have to be gardening products.
@kidsdogsandcats
Things to decorate my son’s room, he’s nearly 10 and it’s still done as a toddler room 🙁
some new tools for my dad as hes just started out as a self employed handyman/gardener so could do with some new bits 🙂
Oooh I would love to finally redecorate my two boys bedroom! They have had enough of pink walls, be lovely to be able to do that for them 🙂 Thanks! x Merry Christmas!
Garden furniture ad decorations
Paint and accessories for my baby girls nursery, time is running out, she’s due in 6 weeks, eeeekkkk.
I would spend it on wallpaper and paint for the livingroom, then make a start on redecorating once the decorations are down.
An exciting new drill
not sure i would like to have a good browse first as i,ve never been to B&Q before and always liked to, but due to circumstances havent got round to it
I would put it towards a shed, I’ve always wanted one!
I’d put it towards a new oven
Paint
Extortionate LED GU10 lightbulbs. I’d like to save money on electricity, but I can’t afford to?!
some plaster and paint for my ling room
Where do I start moved house badly needs lots doing to it
We need a new shed x
decorating the house
Some wallpaper and paint to brighten the place up after Christmas
towards a new bed base, ours is broken !
something for the garden
Tiles for the kitchen floor.
Stuff to redecorate bedrooms
Paint !! New Years resolution is going to be to redecorate 🙂
anti damp paint
I would spend it on my sons bedroom and make it a bit more grown up for him now he has started Senior school
The garden as ours has been destroyed by our 2 puppies.
@kidsdogsandcats
def some new garden toys for the kiddies. rebecca courtney
Paint lots and lots so I can give my new home a fab new look 🙂
anti damp paint
shelving for my garage
I’d put it towards a new bathroom! 🙂 x
I would start rebuilding my kitchen
Some new paint for our living room 🙂
Decorating bits for the house
put it towards a shed
I’d definitely buy some new storage 🙂
need a new sofa so would put towards that!
If I was lucky enough to win I would decorate my children’s bedroom! I have a boy and a girl who share so I would love to do something neutral like an ocean theme 🙂
to help towards my bedroom in the new year- decoratingx
Decorating materials
paint for our lounge and some bedding plants
Paint for my Living Room.
Wallpaper and paint and give my daughter’s room a make over!
shelfs as we making our own lil pantry and storage boxes for the childrens xmas toys to keep them safe and tidy in the childrens bed rooms
put it toward my new kitchen that I want from B&Q
New wallpaper for my bedrooms
Garden ornaments
New wallpaper
A decent, thick and soft rug for my bedroom
new roof for the shed /play den
wallpaper for my livingroom 🙂
I would give ot to my dad. He loves his DIY and know he would appreciate it. Would make me look good too 😉
Some blinds for my front room. x
paint and other decorating stuff
I’m intending on buying my first house with my partner in 2014 so will go towards that!
The whole house needs a paint, so would use it for that x
I’d buy some decking for the garden 🙂
Paint and wallpaper – we have a decorating project next year
We need a new kitchen worktop so it would go towards that. It would be a great help.
Tiffany Oconnell
@toc83
wardrobe for nursery 🙂
Plants for the garden
Towards redecorating my living room
i would get new saucepans as i really need some mine are so old and battered lol
Some paint to paint my kitchen cupboards
home accessories from the Habitat section
Put it towards a dining room table
I would use it to make a good start on a bedroom makeover. 🙂
New wallpaper!
Really need some new bed linen
Gardening stuff 🙂
some new hall way wall paper and stock up on yankee candles! 🙂 x
I need a new ladder
Gloss
A pressure washer
a bedside lamp and paint for the lounge
wallpaper and paint
Xmas decorations
A new kitchen sink, mine has a crack in it and is about to collapse
Garden furniture, definitely – love to win.
i need to redecorate my bed room xx
gardening and storage
Great prize, I would get a new wardrobe – desperately needed!
Paint and wallpaper for my daughters bedroom
paint
new plants for the garden
Lots of paint x
Anything to help with moving into a new house with my boyfriend for the first time in January!
Some Paint 🙂
some new lights and cushions
i would buy paint to decorate my bedroom after living here for 2 years without decorating it i think its time to brighten itup xx
Gardening tools
Some nice wallpaper for my bedroom
I would get new flooring for my kitchen, have a great Christmas 🙂
Were doin the Back garden after xmas so this would come in very handy with new plant pots and flowers of all my choices and maybe enough for a BBQ lol xx
cheekycharliie12@live.co.uk
I’d put it towards furniture for my balcony 🙂
I’d buy some new Christmas lights for our tree; they were working fine last year when we put them into the loft, something strange has happened since then as got them all on the tree, counted down from 10 to switch them on and nothing!!
I would spend it on a fence ours is falling down
just redecorated our lounge but run out of money to accessorise so lamps, cushions, shelfs, rugs would be lovely
A BBQ ready for the summer
Some new garden furniture
I want to get some stuff to decorate my lounge.. and maybe some curtains.
I’d buy my daughters a new chest of drawers as the runners have broken on theirs 🙂
Natalie Gillham
flooring for the bathroom
gardening bits
I’d put it towards a shed.
put it towards a new door
I would spend it on paint and freshen up my walls
I desperately need to re-tile my bathroom as its awful so the money would go towards new tiles
Paint for my bedroom.
Something for the garden
my garden. It’s a real mess!
i’ve just moved into my first house 🙂 so i’d spend it on wallpaper and paint to make it look lovely
PAINT, PAINT AND MORE PAINT!
Stuff to make us more self-sufficient
A new shelf unit
finishing touches to my kitchen
i want a catio on my balcony so this would finance that
kitchen tiles
I’d put it towards the redecoration of our kitchen 🙂
decorate the bedroom
Redecorating the lounge.
Wallpaper & paint
bedroom furniture @lorrainesaeed
Doing up my bedrooms
polmontgeo@sky.com
paint to redo my childrens room
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