Matt’s Cafe has tried to make 2020 a little better by running competitions for you to win prizes all through the year. Well, December is the Christmas month, so that can only mean one thing, that’s Christmas competitions.
Christmas can be a challenging time looking for gifts for people, but here are a couple of gift guides that may help you with some ideas for people that you need to buy presents for:
Check out the Foodies Christmas Gift Guide

Check out the Lifestyle Gift Guide

Now let’s get into it, what is this competition for?
Well, this is to win a fantastic Cranes Cider Gift set, the set contains 3 different flavoured bottles of cider and a glass, this would make a perfect present for someone this Christmas.
If you want to make sure you get one of these for yourself, enter the competitions, leave hints or buy directly from Cranes or Amazon.

To enter, there are a number of options, so enter as many ways as you can to maximise your chances to win.
While you are here, check out the other Christmas competitions to try your luck and see what you can win. The competitions will be running all through December, so make sure you have a go.
Terms & Conditions
You MUST be 18 or over to enter the competition. The prize must be claimed within 24 days of the winner being notified. This is a joint competition with Matt’s Cafe and Cranes Drinks.
Cranes Drinks will be sending the prize directly to the lucky winner. Once the prize has been dispatched the item is out of our hands and we’re unable to send replacement prizes.
All actions through Gleam must be completed, these will be verified and if the winner chosen is found not doing this, a new winner will be drawn. UK ONLY.
Check out some other competitions here.
Spending time with family x
Board game battles (all in good fun!) on Boxing Day!
Time with the family
Love playing with our grandkids
time with the family
My favourite thing is having a long break away from work to relax and see family.
Spending lots of time with my family, especially my Dad
Having fun with the family
The yummy food
Christmas dinner
My favourite thing about Christmas is the smiling faces, everybody smiles at Christmas! Sadly that didn’t happen this year and my daughter and I spent most of it in tears because we had soooo been looking forward to spending it together. Roll on 2021
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Spending time with family x
Spending fun time with my family and my little grandson
Spending time with my kids
Time with family
Spending time with family!
We enjoyed seeing our grandchildren
The kids excitement in the morning
loved family christmas dinner
Presents
spending time with my family
Family time!
Opening presents!
Decorating the Christmas tree
Usually getting all the family together, but I’ll enjoy the lie in this year instead.
Family time
Spending time with my family
I was going to say even more time as we have shielded together this year
Spending time with family and friends catching and remembering good times
Spending quality time with my family!
Having a couple of days off work to spend with family
Seeing the family
Putting up the tree and watching films x
The food
Seeing the kids happy
Having a quiet one with just immediate family
Eating christmas dinner and pulling crackers with the family
Lovely food and spending time with the family
Relaxing with my family and enjoy loads of food, drink and laughter.
Seeing all the lights and decorations every one puts up it makes dark wintry nights bright and sparkly.
My fav is the time off I get so that I can spend it with my family.
it sounds a bit naff but it genuinely is seeing my family and spending time with them as I live 200 miles away
Love it all from the moment we wake, the presents the dinner the movies all of it
Spending time with family watching Christmas films
seeing the lights all up and decorations
Christmas Dinner
Having all the family together for Christmas lunch.
Spending time with family and the decorations
Christmas Dinner
Catching up with friends and family even if only on the phone.
Peace and time to relax
Not having to work and being able to spend quality time with my family
Spending time with my family is my favourite part of christmas
Just overall excitement through December
All the gorgeous Christmas lights!
Spending time with the family, and eating too much
(usually) the opportunity to catch up with old friends
Favourite thing about Christmas is spending time with family 😄
spending quality time with family
All the food!
My favourite thing is watching sentimental Christmas movies with the family in
our new Christmas PJS under cosy throws, drinking hot chocolate with candles
burning after filling our tummies with a traditional Christmas Dinner.
being with family
Christmas lights
Christmas Eve at Midnight Mass, cant beat it.
Food and drink and family
Being with family and friends
Catching uP WITH fRIENDS AND fAMILY EVEN IF IT’S A BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR
Having all the family at home and mince pies
Being with family
Watching my daughter open her presents!
Spending time with my family!
Spending time with the family
I love the smells, the decorations, the food, the films, having family around. All of it really!
Great present idea
Elf on the shelf! I know it’s a weird answer and we don’t got over the top on it. But I just love doing little things with them and love seeing my kids reactions and the look of magic and wonder when they see what the elves have got up to. It’s great fun for everyone
The children’s little faces on Christmas morning & fun with the whole family x
Family time
The atmosphere, festivities, excitement and gerenal build up (at leas on ‘normal’ years!)
Will be on my lonesome this year. The night before I’ll be door stopping friends with some Christmas treats I’ve made to avoid shopping this year. Hopefully it’ll be the only pandemic year Christmas I have
Getting to spend some time with my boy and dog and spending a little time out of the rat race…
Decorating the tree as a family. The kids (now the grandkids) choose a new ornament every year to go on to the tree.
curling up with the family to watch christmas films
Quality time with my family
My favourite thing has to be the family time! No school, no work, no clubs, no mums taxi service lol! Just good quality family time before all the madness and busy times begin again in January!
I love all the food and drink
Family – mainly on Zoom this year sadly.
spending time with family
Normally it would be getting to spend time with family but this year I’m going with all the bloomin’ food and drink!!
My favourite thing about Christmas is seeing my kids so excited about Santa coming.
Spending quality time with family
The food, and being able to be indulgent non stop for a week!
Spending time with my family
Spending time with my family
Merry Christmas
Mince Pies
The time to reflect on what really matters.
Spending time with family while eating some delicious food
I loved seeing people open their presents that I brought them, and the joy they had.
Spending time with family,having fun and playing games
The food and Drink
Family time is the best thing
food and spending the day with my husband and son
food
I love spending time with family and friends
Christmas lunch with the family
spending time with family
the food is up there, but more importantly, the special family time – playing games in particular!
I love all the time with family, wrapping presents and then watching their reactions as they unopen their presents
Seeing the grandchildren
Spending quality time with family
Opening the presents!
has to be seeing the houses decorated.
What a great prize
Presents :0)
Having quality family time where the whole family is present and not having to worry about work for a few days
Christmas Dinner around the table with everyone with funny hats on telling jokes
I love Christmas Eve, finished work! Chocolates out! Relaxing with a cocktail & something funny on the tv.
the food
I love spending time with family at xmas
The food and seeing my family.
The Christmas dinner with family – although not so many of us this year
I just love watching the little ones open their presents. Seeing their faces when they are so excited that Santa has been is just pure magic.
open ding time with family
This sounds delicious
Just spending the day, and quality time with my family
I enjoy Christmas Eve when everything is prepared and I can relax
Family fun, who doesn’t love a competitive board games session?
The food! I love going all out and make sure there’s plenty of leftovers for bubble and squeak.
I love spending time with my family!
I love the magical feeling around Christmas time and how excited the kids get!
All the food and the Xmas music
Spending time with family
I love the quiet relaxed atmosphere of Christmas.
Being with my family
My favourite thing is the Christmas spirit that evokes everyone during the festive season
Spending time with family although its been a bit different this year
The precious family time thanks
The presents! And mince pies 🙂
Lots of eating and drinking with my family
christmas carols
Spending time with my family 🙂
The Christmas lights on all the houses
Celebrating with friends and family.
Spending time with my family
I always love the lead up to the big day and picking out presents for people that I know they’ll love!
I enjoy all the great food and drink.
The excitement of my children!
family being together
The company and food
My favourite thing is taking time out to remember the true meaning of Christmas i.e Christ’s birth. The Christmas carols and services are very special.
Family time and watching classic christmas films
Mince pies
Very Cliche – but being with family
time off and presents
I love cooking for my family
Family time – although this year obviously we couldn’t spend it together.
Spending time with the family.. sadly not as much this year
Playing board games with family and friends!
I just love watching others open presents
family time
relaxing with family
this week, after christmad – where you can chill !
food
The surprise on my husbands face when he see what ‘he’s bought’ the kids.
Seeing the excitement on my son’s face
pigs in blankets
Spending time with my family & Christmas dinner!
Normally I would say meeting the Family, but this year it will have to be the Presents,
quality time together as a family
Quite simply just sharing the magic of Christmas with my children.
Boxing day football
Turkey dinner
I love all the fairy lights and Christmas decorations
Watching Christmas movies
Spending time eating and playing games with family
My favourite thing about Christmas is family time but, of course, that didn’t happen this year!
Watching all of the films and becoming a pig in a blanket!
I love watching the children open ther presents
Seeing my son so excited and enjoying his toys
Seeing my baby boys face when he sees his presents
I love spending all this time with my family, watching tv, playing board and computer games, the odd family walk, and eating far too much xx
Watching old British films on Boxing day with cake.
I enjoy all the lovely food and spending time with family.
Family time, although I have enjoyed this quiet Christmas, a lot more relaxing than it usually is.
spending time with my family and loved ones
Time off to enjoy with my husband and our 3 children.
I love all the lights and decorations.
In my head I still believe in Santa…so it’s still magical for me…which I pass on to the rest of the family. We love to switch off from the outside world and enjoy everyones undivided attention x
Seeing how excited my children get
Just the joy and happiness on my childrens faces. Nothing beats it
Having all the family together for Christmas dinner.
All the family getting together.
Love spending quality and fun time with the family
Lovely, spending time with my children and eating good food 😋
I love slowing down and being able to just dedicate a few days purely to the children and enjoy being with them with no other commitments
Spending time with family x
All the nice food and the twinkly lights everywhere
Family Games Tournaments
Christmas dinner is best with my family
Spending one on one time with my family and making memories
I love all of the gorgeous food.
Experiencing the pure joy of Christmas now we have a toddler
I love spending time relaxing and having fun with my family.
All the lovely food! Mince pies!
the look on my grandsons’ faces on Christmas morning
Just spending the day, and quality time with my family
Christmas pudding….and trifle for breakfast on boxing day!
I love having all my family in the same place at the same time if only for Christmas day
Getting together with family
Seeing my girls open their presents. x
Playing board games with family
In normal times meeting up with my wider family.
My favourite part of Christmas must be the long wrapped-up walks with the family. 🎄🥾🚶🏽♂️🎅🏼
Xmas dinner with my family
I’m looking forward to quality family time, good food and also celebrate my husbands birthday as that’s on Christmas day too!
Just spending time with my husband and kids
I love not working and being with my family.
I love the excitement of our kids Christmas morning and spending quality time as a family doing things like playing games.
Seeing the children opening their presents
Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings
Love seeing my daughters face she actually screams full of excitement it’s amazing
Christmas dinner!!
I work in a nursery school and my favourite thing is the sheer excitement the children display. It is magical!
Honey Roasted Sprouts
All the yummy food
Spending time with my Grandchildren and seeing their little faces light up with the magic of it all
Spending time with family
Spending time with family
Buying lots of lovely gifts for everyone
Christmas eve when the excitement reaches its peak.
Seeing the kids so excited and a big Christmas dinner are my favourite things.
I love Christmas Eve when it’s all under the tree and I’m happy and proud I pulled it all off …against the odds X
Family time merry Christmas
Christmas dinner
Sharing the magic and excitement with our grandchildren then afterwards enjoying the peace and quiet relaxing with hubby and counting our many blessings 🙂 Sadly no visitors or visiting this year.
Seeing my Grandchildren.
Presents and Christmas dinner
Playing lots of board games!
its all the kindness shown!
Quality time with family and Christmas dinner
Spending time with family, and Christmas dinner itself
Not having to work too much!
Spending quality time with my family and loved ones
Spending time with my family
Seeing the happy face on our grandson when he opens his presents and the amazement in his eyes when he sees christmas dinner
I enjoy having relaxation time with my son once all the fluff Christmas brings is over!
Seeing my daughters face opening her presents xx
Spending fun quality time with my family
Watching my daughters faces on christmas morning is the best
The pigs in blankets
Getting to spend time with my amazing family!
My favourite thing is decorating the house with my partner and wrapping all our presents for family with some christmas music on and hot chocolates!
Quality time spent with family!
Relaxing with family
Has to be eating way to much delicious food especially a nice homemade mince pie.
Xmas dinner with the family is my favourite part of the festive season.
Spending time with family and Christmas dinner
Quality time together, all the lovely food and drink.
I love decorating the house to make it look festive
Seeing family and friends I haven’t seen for a while
My children getting exited
mince pies!
The glitter and the lights
Seeing my children open their presents on Christmas morning
Getting the kids way too excited and the whole build up to the day.
Spending time with family
I love spending time with family
The beautiful Christmas lights
My favourite thing about Christmas is getting together with the family.
Has to be the food….
Everything, it’s my favourite time of year. But this year we’re buying our first home and move in the week before Christmas. We’re so excited!!
having all the family together on Christmas day and watching the kids opening their presies excitedly
the whole day!
I love having time off work with family.
Spending time with family and having some time off work!
Spending time with family
Mince pies
Spending quality time with my family 🎄
Spending time with family is lovely.
Films on tv
having my gils home
I love the bright lights and decorations which brighten up the dull Winter days
All the sparkly twinkling lights
Favourite thing is all getting together as a big family and enjoying each other’s company
Spending relaxed time wth the family
i just enjoy spending the time with my family x
Favourite “thing” about Christmas is Mums homemade bread sauce – never made any other time of the year!
I love watching my children’s faces when they open their Christmas presents.
Watching the children open their presents
seeing the family
I love Christmas decorations, especially all the twinkly lights
Love to buy gifts for people
Spending time with family
My favourite thing about Christmas is all the food and alcohol!
The christmas dinner with my family.
I love the build up to Christmas more than the day itself tbh. Shopping, wrapping presents, Christmas movies and music… Oh and the food 😋 x
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