Mike Pannett talks to the Fondant Fancies

As well as supplying various Womens Institutes with tea for 20 years and working with lots of them to do good things around the world like planting trees, we also have our own workplace WI – the Fondant Fancies.

Ladies from all around our business get together several times a year to meet, chat and do something interesting, whether that’s learning how to salsa or mastering the art of basic car maintenance!

Recently they had a visit from a Yorkshire bobby. And before you say it, no, they hadn’t been up to  mischief (at least as far as we know). The bobby in question was Mike Pannett, local policeman turned author.

Following a turn on the BBC’s Country Cops, Mike’s written a collection of amusing tales from his time spent policing in North Yorkshire. We supported him on his tour of the nation’s bookshops earlier this year so he was more than happy to treat our Fondant Fancies to a reading from his book ‘You’re coming with me lad‘. This special visit was followed by a Q&A session and a book-signing too.

To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Mike’s new book ‘Not on my patch lad’, we’re giving away ten signed copies of ‘You’re coming with me lad’. For a chance to win, just email your contact details to our Liz with the subject line ‘Fondant Fancies’.

Terms & Conditions: There are ten separate prizes each of a signed copy of the book ‘You’re coming with me lad…’. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. Closing time and date for entries for the prize draw is 12pm, 25/06/10. The prize winners will be drawn at random under independent supervision on 28/06/10 from all entries received before this date. Taylors of Harrogate will notify the prize winners by email by 2pm, 28/06/10 to arrange collection of tickets from the venue. Entrants must be UK residents aged 18 or over. Personal contact details will only be kept on file by Taylors of Harrogate and will not be passed on to any third parties. In the event of non-acceptance if the prize winner is not contactable, Taylors of Harrogate reserves the right to reallocate the prize awarded to the next randomly drawn entry. No purchase is necessary to enter the free prize draw. You can only be entered into the free prize draw once. Multiple registrations will only result in one entry into the prize draw. Taylors of Harrogate will not accept responsibility for the loss of entries through technical fault, transmission delay or incomplete entries. Names and counties of the prize winners will be available if required by interested party sending a stamped addressed envelope to Yorkshire Tea, Taylors of Harrogate, Pagoda House, Plumpton Park, Harrogate, HG2 7LD. Employees and their families of Taylors of Harrogate, its agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion are not eligible to enter. No alternative cash prize will be offered. By entering this promotion all participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the terms and conditions. The right to amend, withdraw or terminate any aspect of this prize draw without prior notice is reserved if factors beyond the Promoter’s control require them to do so. The decision of the Promoter is final and binding in all matters. Correspondence will not be entered into. Promoter: Taylors of Harrogate, Plumpton Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LD