CROWN HOSTS WEDDING OF THE YEAR

The Crown Hotel at Bawtry provided the setting for the most unusual and talked about wedding of the year – but it was a race against the clock!

After beating thousands of hopefuls to win a dream wedding lucky listener Trina Middlebrook won Hallam FM's 'Get me to the church on time' contest for a £20,000 all-expenses-paid dream wedding to fiancé Shaun Hill.

On Friday 20th March the bride, Trina Middlebrook of Rossington, with the aid of Michelle from the Hallam FM breakfast show, trecked all the way from Gretna Green to the Crown Hotel and arrived at 2.25pm where the groom and all her friends and family were waiting. Arriving 25 minutes late meant that she had to walk down the isle to 90’s pop tune Mmm Bop by Hanson and all the Champagne was replaced by budget lager.

It was an amazingly exciting day for everyone but especially Trina who not only blagged a free lunch from a service station and free train tickets from York but also rode in huge monster truck and was delivered to the wedding on the back of a Harley Davidson along with a convoy of Harley Davidsons.

Craig Dowie, Director of The Crown Hotel, who helped to put the competition together, adds: “The build-up and the response to the day has been amazing. I can’t thank the Hallam FM team enough and all the companies that supported us on the day. I am sure we will be talking about this wedding for a long time to come.”

See Trina and Shaun's big day on www.hallamfm.co.uk

ANOTHER WIN FOR CROWN TEAM

Circle Dance, one of the racehorses sponsored by The Crown Hotel, has won at Wolverhampton.

The four-year-old supplemented the recent success of stable companion Sills Vincero when landing a five-furlong maiden on the Polytrack.

Trained by Derek Shaw at Newark, and owned by Simon Mapletoft Racing, Circle Dance will now be given a short break before resuming on turf in April.

Sills Vincero, meanwhile, is due to run again at Lingfield on Friday 20th March, while multiple sprint winner Wibbadune returns at the Surrey track on Wednesday 18th March.

She also holds an entry in the £40,000 added Listed sprint at the prestigious Winter derby meeting at Lingfield this weekend.

Hallam FM and Crown Hotel Bawtry win a wedding competition

The wedding is this Friday 20th March.

Listen out every morning to find out the what sneeky twists we have in store for the bride if she doesn't arrive on time!!!

So we know they're getting married this friday but who are Shaun & Trina?!!

The story so far

We've been together for 12 years and we have two great kids, Jack aged 9 and Luke aged 7. They're absolutely gorgeous. Obviously they take after their mother but Shaun, for some strange reason thinks that they take after him. We also have our family dog Obi (from star wars).

Four years ago now, we eventually got engaged. It was really romantic, down on one knee, the ring a total surprise and then went out for curry...told you it was romantic!!

So who is Shaun Hill ?!

Age: 37 (& a half)

Occupation: Site Manager/Joiner & Trinas labourer (slave)

Hobbies: Collecting tools never to be used, Music, Sci-fi models (saddo me)

Dislikes: Shopping, Pink stuff, Tuna pasta bakes, Own voice on radio, Trina on Lips xbox 360

Likes: Barbecues, Sky+, Adventures and days out, Cooking (usually for Trina), Gardening, Painting/drawing with kids, Not shopping. Oh nearly forgot....Beer and wine . . . Rum, Cider, Lager!!

So who is Trina Middlebrook ?!

Age: 32

Occupation: Payment Authorisation Co-ordinator & Shauns taxi service (and boss)

Hobbies: Shopping, Shopping, Music (not shauns crap)

Dislikes: Spiders, Anything else with more than four legs, Cooling towers - they freak me out, Gardening, Own voice on radio, Alton towers (large rides)

Likes: Reading, Bike riding with family, Swimming (every now and again), Eating out / Eating in (basically eating), Doing chores (not), Lips (great singer) xbox 360 (if you believe that), Oh shopping I forgot to mention that!

CROWN HORSE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Sills Vincero, one of a team of racehorses sponsored by The Crown Hotel at Bawtry, has been back in the winner's enclosure for the second time in four days.

The three-year-old filly, owned by Simon Mapletoft Racing, finished second to hot favourite Itshim in a sprint handicap at Wolverhampton on Friday 21st February.

Earlier in the week the Derek Shaw runner, ridden by top jockey Paul Hanagan, won another handicap at the West Midlands track, and is due to return there for a similar race on Saturday 7th March.

Meanwhile, Simon Mapletoft Racing's star sprinter Wibbadune is due to make her comeback following a winter break at Lingfield on Wednesday 4th March. She will be carrying the Crown logo in the feature five-furlong handicap at the All-Weather track.