Win a midlife makeover with celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton and John Lewis plus two Find Your Midlife Magic tickets

It all happens in October this year and aims to put navigating the middle years at the top of the agenda, covering physical and mental health issues, style and body image, menopause, changing skin and hair, plus coping with caring responsibilities and new life patterns.

The idea sprang from coffee meet-ups between the four friends, when they began to realise that they were all looking for new ways to get the most out of life. Between them, they span the decades from 50s to 70s, so have a wealth of experience to draw on. Now they plan to share their insight, alongside that of special guests, before an audience gathered in the beautiful and intimate surroundings of Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough.

We have teamed up with Find Your Midlife Magic, John Lewis & Partners and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton to offer two lucky women the chance to win two free tickets and one makeover each - a prize worth at least £750 - to take place at the Find your Mid-Life Magic all-day event at Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough, on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

THE PRIZE: Two lucky women will win free entry for themselves and one guest each to the event. They will arrive in the morning to be introduced to the audience and then be whisked behind the scenes where Andrew Barton will style their hair, and the fashion and beauty teams from John Lewis & Partners work their magic so they leave with a new look and a new outfit, after revealing it to the audience at the end of the day.

HOW TO ENTER: This is open to any woman 45+ who is available on the day of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, and can provide her own transport to arrive at Goldsborough Hall by 9am and leave no earlier than 5pm. We are looking in particular for women who feel they have lost their way, in terms of their mid-life style, or who really deserve to be pampered. Both winners must be willing to share their story with the Midlife Magic audience. Entrants can either nominate themselves or they can be nominated by someone else (but please make sure that your nominee is free that day and would be willing to attend). Entrants from any family or close friend of any of the Find Your Midlife Magic team is not permitted. The two winners will be chosen by the Midlife Magic team and will be contacted by them to run through the fine details.

To enter, send your entries or nominations, explaining why you think you or your nominated woman deserves a pampering makeover at the Mid-Life Magic event, by email to: [email protected] to arrive by noon on June 25, 2023. If you enter yourself, please include your name, age and contact telephone number. If you nominate someone, please give their name, age and confirm their availability, and also give your own name and contact telephone number. We require no photos at this point, although do feel free to send one if you wish.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Normal National World competition rules apply, for more information go to: nationalworldplc.com/competition-prize-draw-terms-and-conditions. Open only to UK residents over 45 years. Bill payer’s permission must be obtained before entering. National World privacy policy: nationalworldplc.com/privacy.

Find Your Midlife Magic are the promoters of this competition. Entrants for this competition must be 45 years and over. Maximum of 2 tickets issued to the winner for the day – each winner can bring one guest. The winner will be chosen by the Midlife Magic team and must be available in person to come to Goldsborough Hall from 9am to 5pm for the makeover and be introduced to the audience before and after the makeover and agree to photography and video coverage of the event for publicity purposes. Once selected, the winners will be notified by June 25, 2023, and will have 72 hours to claim the prize. Failure to reply to notification within this time period renders the competition void and a replacement winner will be selected and contacted. The winners will be contacted via email / phone. The winner must be available prior to the event to receive telephone calls/emails and to attend a fitting session at John Lewis in Leeds on an agreed date. Entrants from any family or close friend of any of the Find Your Midlife Magic team is not permitted. There is no cash or other alternative to the prize stated and the prize is not transferable, and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions. The name, email address and a contact number of the winner will be requested for prize fulfilment and may be passed to a third-party provider for prize arrangement. The competition winner may be invited and agree to take part in post-competition publicity as may be requested by the promoter. By accepting the prize, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the competition winner consents that the promoter may use his/her name, photograph, likeness (including his/her voice), hometown and biographical information and statements concerning the competition or the promoter and/or its products without further compensation or notice for the purpose of advertising, promotion, and merchandising, throughout the world in perpetuity, and the competition winner grants all rights to edit or modify and to publish and copyright such details. The decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.