Article: Competition win gives Karen the experience of a lifetime.

A GAINSBOROUGH woman has returned from the "experience of a lifetime" after winning a competition to attend the Brit Awards.

Self-employed hairdresser Karen Toyne put on her best frock and, with boyfriend Mark Ratcliffe, attended the prestigious music event a Earls Court in London recently.

Karen, of Elsham Walk, entered a competition to vote for the Best British Single which was run through local radio station Lincs FM.

After receiving a telephone call Karen, a mother-of-two, was told she was down to the final five and then the final three.

The 37-year-old said she was "ecstatic" and "over the moon" when her phone rang to tell her the ...

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