Welcome to the August Karoo e-Newsletter

Now Mr Sun has finally got his hat – we have brought you a jam packed newsletter to help brighten up your mood and match the glorious weather. With a chance to win tickets to see England v Germany, a family fun day out at the Burstwick Bank Holiday Fayre and a chance to win £100 when you recommend Karoo - it can’t get much brighter than this!

Win tickets to see England v Germany at Wembley

To celebrate the new KAROO People Bus coming into service in Hull we have launched a fantastic competition for all existing KAROO customers. If you spot the KAROO People Bus you could win tickets to see the England v Germany football match at Wembley this month. The Prize includes return rail transport to Wembley. But be quick – you only have until 5pm on Wednesday to enter

It pays to have friends

Recommend Karoo to a friend this month and you could win £100! It's easy - all you've got to do is recommend one of our Karoo Max packages to a friend, family member or work colleague and in return we will enter you into our free prize draw with a chance to win £100! Terms and conditions apply.

Refer a friend now!.

The Karoo website is in your hands…

We’ve had lots of feedback from you on how much you love the new website. Thanks for all your great suggestions - we’ve already made some small but significant changes to improve the site even more. Please tell us if you have any more ideas about features or content - we’d love to hear your thoughts on your Karoo site. You can send in your feedback on the new site or your KAROO broadband service here.

Burstwick Bank Holiday Fayre

Helping to raise money for the flood victims of Burstwick, the Burstwick Fayre on Monday 27 August promises to be a fantastic day out for all the family. With lots of activities, stalls, a BBQ and a charitable auction supported by KAROO, you are guaranteed a fun day out

For more information click here.

KC Community Grant Scheme

Our latest Community Grants have just been awarded to help support worthwhile projects in the area. Our top prize of £500 will help Driffield Methodist Playgroup to create a new outdoor classroom area for its children to encourage exploration, creativity and discovery. £250 will help Age Concern of East Riding of Yorkshire to purchase IT equipment necessary to train people aged over 60 on IT and the internet. The third grant of £150 has been issued to Leven Youth Club to help with the continued development of their village Nature Park.

To find out more about our Community Grants or to apply for your organisation or project to receive one of our three grants please contact Victoria.blenkarn@kcom.com</=p>

Did you know in this month...

Elvis Presley, The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll dies - 1977

The first bionic heart transplant takes place – 1994

President Clinton admits affair with Monica Lewinsky – 1998

Massive power cuts across NE America cause chaos – 2003