While the summer might be a little slow to get started this year, we asked you what you’re most looking forward to – your responses were simply wonderful! With summer holidays, family reunions, Her Majesty’s Jubilee and even the Olympic games on the horizon, it’s hard not to smile. The mood in the Appliances Online office certainly picked up at the thought of all these great things to come.

Of course you’re here to find out who the lucky winner of the amazing 10ft SkyHigh Trampoline is, which has been lovingly donated from our friends at The Big Game Hunters Trampoline Shop!

We’re pleased as punch to announce that our winning entry came from Janice Broomfield, who told us:

“This summer, I’m looking forward to... hearing my youngest daughter say her 1st words, teaching my son how to ride his 1st bike, and watching my eldest daughter perform in her 1st ever ballet show, it's the simple things that make me a very proud mummy”

Congratulations Janice! We hope your family get lots of enjoyment out of this fantastic prize this summer.

Out of the 250+ entries we received we also wanted to mention Farrell’s entry, which made us laugh even if he did poke fun at our original blog post. He said:

“This summer I am looking forward to taking my starving one-legged dog on a tour of the local trampoline factory. It’s his favourite! Then my wife’s arrival from South Africa and her first British summer!”

Bad luck to those of you who didn’t win this time, but keep your eyes peeled for the next competition here at the Appliances Online Blog. Let’s hope the summer get’s here soon!

You may not think it, but washing machines need to be washed too!

It can be a really simple job as your appliance does most of the hard work for you. Take a look at how Sam makes cleaning your washing machine a walk in the park!

I'd advise that if you do more than 4 washes in one week you'll need to stick a maintenance wash on every month.

I do find an odd satisfaction knowing that my washing machine is pretty much cleaning itself while I've got my feet up with a nice cup of tea. :D

Do you guys ever stick a maintenace wash on?

We’re spoiling you with our competitions lately, and to celebrate the impending arrival of summer, this one is our best ever!

We have one amazing prize to give away. Something that’s bound to put a spring in your step. Something that’ll leave you jumping for joy. You’d be hopping mad to miss this competition!

A 10ft Skyhigh trampoline!

Thanks to the lovely people at The Big Game Hunters Trampoline Shop, this brilliant prize could be brightening up your family’s summer.

It’s dead simple to enter if you want to win this fab prize. Just tell us what you’re looking forward to this summer.

For example ‘This summer, I’m looking forward to drinking mojitos and getting a tan’. Easy peasy!

All you have to do is:

• Leave us a comment below, telling us what you’re looking forward to this summer.
• Begin your answer with ‘This summer, I’m looking forward to...’
• Fill out all fields in the comment box, including your name and email address.
• Don't forget to share on Twitter if you're a tweeter!

We’ll pick our favourite from the entries. Also, please don’t bring us all down with your comments about how you have nothing to look forward to this summer, and winning a trampoline will be the only way to feed your starving one-legged puppy. Just sayin’.

Only one entry per email address. The competition closes on Wednesday 9th May at 12pm, and the winner will be contacted via email on that day. If the winner does not respond after two days, another entry will be chosen.

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Step into Spring with these gorgeous pastels. Light pink, green, blue and soft grey are right on trend at the moment, so bring your kitchen up to date with this array of springtime hues.

Pink Smeg Freestanding Washing Machine

Grey Belling Electric Range Cooker

Mint Green Smeg Fridge Freezer

Light blue Smeg Fridge

Images from pinterest: Suitcase set, Mint Coat, Blue Kitchen, Pink Bike

Reversible doors; they are a common feature with fridges and freezers. The manuals can tell you how to do it, but who can really show you? We can! Thanks to our first ever video blog.

Take a look at how easy Luke makes reversing your fridge door.

Has anyone undertaken the task since? Let us know how you get on.