Spice up your specs in Southport
EMMA Bunton launches the annual search
for the Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015. Former Spice Girl and Heart
Radio DJ Emma Bunton has teamed up with Specsavers in Southport and
anti bullying charity Kidscape to launch this year's search for the Wannabe
Spectacle Wearers of the Year.
The overall winner of competition will be presented with £10,000 in cash and a
dream stay at the Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas. The prize will be presented
later this year at a star studded event in Central London.
Emma is the face of this year's Specsavers' Love Glasses campaign and the
associated Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition, now in its 20th year.
Emma says:- "I've been wearing glasses for years, even
before I needed a prescription. I wore them without lenses because I think
they're a great way to accessorise!
Glasses should be fun. I love the variety, from dark frames to tortoiseshell and
2- one. I also like being a bit out there and wearing white or vintage glasses.
I think the good thing about the range available now is that you can have so
much fun with them."
Stuart Roberts, store director at Specsavers
in Southport, says:- "We want to celebrate the specs-wearing superstars in
Southport. The Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards offer the perfect opportunity
for men and women of any age to show how fabulous they look in glasses and to
wear their specs with pride."
For every eligible entry Specsavers will donate £1 to Kidscape, which is
celebrating 30 years of helping vulnerable children in 2015. The money raised
will help to support them in providing training, support and advice for
children, parents, schools and those who may be affected by cases of bullying
and abuse in the UK.
Emma continues:- "It's so important to make sure there's lots of support
for children who get bullied. It's an awful thing to go through and
heart breaking for kids and parents. As a mother I'm proud to be part of this
campaign and help spread the word."
There are 5 age categories:- 16 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 59 and over 60s plus a
Facebook favourite voted for by the public.
A winner from each category will win
a VIP makeover and will mingle with celebrities at an awards ceremony in London
on 6 October 2015.
To be in with a chance of scooping the biggest accolade in the specs wearing
world, glasses wearers can enter the competition
online, via
Facebook or alternatively at your nearest
Specsavers store.
