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How to save on Bonfire Night fireworks, drinks and more – plus win two FREE Madame Tussauds tickets worth £70


YOU don’t need to Fawke out to have a blast on Bonfire Night.

The average family can spend up to £72 on party food and drink, but don’t burn your cash — use my shopping list instead.

 Save around £105 on fireworks this Bonfire Night with Aldi's Specialbuy range

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Save around £105 on fireworks this Bonfire Night with Aldi’s Specialbuy rangeCredit: Getty – Contributor

FIREWORKS: Get more bang for your buck with Aldi’s impressive range — featuring cascading fountains, rockets and colourful Roman candles — available on Specialbuy. Prices start from £1.29 for a pack of ten sparklers and go up to £59.99 for the Big Boom showstopper — a 309-shot extravaganza for those who want to go all-out. Similar “finale” fireworks can cost you as much as £164.99 from buyfantasticfireworks.co.uk, making the Aldi buy a huge saving.

SAVING: Approx £105

FAIRGROUND FARE: Many bonfire events feature stalls of fairground-style food, but you can easily recreate a similar experience at home. Try Bunlimited hot dogs, £1.50, down from £2, at Asda. If you grab the chipotle sauce, £1.25, and brioche hot dog buns, 80p for four, you are good to go for a total of £3.55.

SAVING: 50p on hotdog buns

SWEET TREATS: Kids will love toasting their own marshmallows. Epic giant toastin’ ones are £3, down from £3.50, at Sainsbury’s. Blogger Skint Dad (skintchef.co.uk) has a DIY toffee apple recipe for just 34p per person. It’s cheaper than buying ready-made ones from Tesco, which cost £1. These are also great to take with you if you are heading to an organised bonfire event.

SAVING: 66p on the ready-made toffee apples

SEASONAL SIPS: Keep warm with hot toddies, made from warmed whisky, lemon and honey. Lidl’s Ben Bracken Highland single malt comes in at £17.49. Meanwhile, kids can be kept happy with hot chocolate topped with spare marshmallows. Aero instant hot chocolate makes a good option and is on offer at Sainsbury’s for £1.50, down from £3.

SAVING: £1.50 on the hot chocolate

Deal of the day

 This dress and EVERYTHING else is 20 per cent off at Peacocks - but hurry up

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This dress and EVERYTHING else is 20 per cent off at Peacocks – but hurry up

GRAB a bargain this weekend with 20 per cent off EVERYTHING at Peacocks. You could pick up this dress for £17.60, down from £22. But be quick – it is only valid until Monday.

SAVE: 20 per cent

Cheap treat

 Grab a bag of Cool Doritos and Mild Salsa for half-price at Tesco

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Grab a bag of Cool Doritos and Mild Salsa for half-price at Tesco

SATURDAY night snacks are sorted at Tesco. Nab a share bag of Cool Doritos and Mild Salsa, half-price at £1.25 each.

SAVE: £1.25 each

My Sun Savers fiver

JENNA GRIFFITHS, from Colchester in Essex, says: “I saved up my Sun Savers fivers and used them to pay the joining fee at the gym.”

  •  Send Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and get 28 codes, worth £5, if yours is used. Please include your name and town.

Top swap

 This £Wallace cotton floral duvet cover set costs £130

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This £Wallace cotton floral duvet cover set costs £130
 You can swap it for Tesco’s Fox & Ivy version at £26

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You can swap it for Tesco’s Fox & Ivy version at £26

YOU will sleep easier with this deal. Swap the £130 Wallace cotton floral duvet cover set for Tesco’s Fox & Ivy version for £26. It is just as pretty.

SAVE: £104

Shop and save

 Save a fiver on this DAEWOO heated blanket

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Save a fiver on this DAEWOO heated blanket

A DAEWOO heated blanket is £14.99, down from £19.99, at Home Bargains. It will keep you toasty after Bonfire Night.

SAVE: £5

Reader’s saving tip

BYRON ROBERTS, from Exeter, says: “A lot of stores are selling recyclable carrier bags, which are also compostable, for 5p. This is a lot cheaper than buying rolls of them for at least £1.25 for 15 at Aldi.”

  • Send tips to sunsavers.co.uk/tips and you will get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is used. Include your name and town.

Superdays: Win two FREE Madame Tussauds tickets worth £70

DON’T miss your chance to get two FREE tickets to Madame Tussauds London worth £70, with Sun Superdays.

Grab your cape and join your favourite Marvel super heroes at the London attraction. Come face to face with the The Incredible Hulk, hang out with Spider-Man and blast off with Iron Man.

 Meet Spider-Man at Madame Tussauds London with two FREE tickets worth £70

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Meet Spider-Man at Madame Tussauds London with two FREE tickets worth £70

Then grab your seats in the mesmerising 4D cinema, housed in the iconic planetarium dome, where The Avengers will enlist your help to save the day from the evil Doctor Doom in a film specially created for Madame Tussauds London.

Plus, new for 2019, witness the epic powers of Captain Marvel in a new interactive experience.

Madame Tussauds London has also unveiled Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and diva Beyonce so you can see how you match up against the Hollywood giant and the soul diva on stage.

To get your free tickets, simply download the Sun Savers app or sign up at thesun.co.uk/superdays. Next, head to the “Offers” section and click “Start Collecting” on the “Superdays – Madame Tussauds” page.

Then, collect NINE Sun Savers codes from those printed daily in The Sun until Tuesday, November 12. Today’s Sun Savers code can be found on Page 20 of the paper.

Enter your nine Sun Savers codes on the Sun Savers app or website. Lastly, click “Book” and you will receive a unique code via email with steps on how to book your day out on the Madame Tussauds London website.

Alternatively, you can collect TEN in-paper tokens and book using the form found online at thesun.co.uk/superdays.

So what are you waiting for? Start collecting for your tickets today!

 To get your free tickets, simply download the Sun Savers app or sign up at sunsavers.co.uk

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To get your free tickets, simply download the Sun Savers app or sign up at sunsavers.co.uk
  • Subject to availability. Multiple code/token collect. Online access required. T&Cs apply, see superdays.thesun.co.uk/.

Play now to win £50,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle

YOU could win £50,000 in our Sun Raffle – just by picking up The Sun paper.

Whether you’re saving for a new car or have started preparing for Christmas, we know just how expensive life can be.

 Join thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle

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Join thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle

That is why we’re trying to help by giving away £50,000 to one lucky reader every month in our Raffle.

To enter, download the Sun Savers app or sign up at sunsavers.co.uk. Then, opt in to each month’s Sun Raffle by clicking “Yes!” when prompted and start collecting the codes printed daily inside the paper – scanning in the app or entering online.

Today’s code is on Page 20 of the paper. Make sure you collect and enter your code today as the next giveaway is Saturday, November 30.

With every code you enter, you will earn a ticket into that month’s £50k Raffle.

There is no limit to how many tickets you can collect per month, so as November has just begun now is the perfect time to start entering codes to give yourself the best chance of winning.

Not already a Sun Savers member? Find out all about the great treats and rewards that you can earn with Sun Savers in the paper.

‘We’re booking dream family hol to Florida’

SEMI-RETIRED Kevin Flanagan is looking forward to whisking his family away on a luxury holiday to Disney World after scooping a massive £50,000 win in the September Sun Raffle.

The former banker and dad-of-two has been entering The Sun Raffle every day since it started – but he never dreamed he would win it.

Kevin and his wife Sylvana, 61, are now planning a big family break, jetting off to Florida with daughter Lisa, 38, her husband Stephen, 39, son Paul, 35, and their two grandchildren.

Kevin, 61, said: “I still can’t believe it to be honest. Nothing like this has ever happened to us before, and it’s not likely to happen again. It’s not quite like winning the Lottery, but it’s not far off!

“As much as you enter, you never think it will be you who wins. It really is unbelievable.”

Once they had confirmed their win, Kevin and Sylvana started thinking about how to spend their jackpot prize.

Kevin, of Watford, Herts, added: “We’ve been talking about going to Florida as a family for a few years, but it was always something that was way in the future. Now we’ve won £50k, we’re booking a holiday there for the whole family next year. When we told everyone they were so excited. We’re going to go to Disney World, Universal Studios, the whole lot.

“My seven-year-old grandson can’t stop asking when we’re going – he’s only starting to experience some of the bigger theme parks, so he’s looking forward to going on the big rollercoasters, and my step-granddaughter is a fan of the Harry Potter films so she’s looking forward to that. Sylvana and I might stay on a bit longer and explore more of the US too.

“We’ll also give some money to the kids and grandkids to help them out, and we’ll probably use some for new furniture and home improvements – our porch could do with a bit of TLC so that’s next on the list.”

Kevin has been a Sun reader all his adult life, and buys the paper six days a week.

He said: “I’ve been a Sun Savers member and playing The Sun Raffle since it started.

“We tend to save up our Sun Savers fivers and use them for gifts or days out.”

Fancy a free fiver?

YOU can get FREE cash with super Sun Savers just for buying your favourite paper.

Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.

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Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have ­collected 28.

This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.

For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.

We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.

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Download our easy Sun Savers app and quickly scan your code using your smartphone. Or go online and enter your code at sunsavers.co.uk.

To get you on your way, join today and we will put a bonus £1 in your Sun Savers wallet tomorrow. And the good news doesn’t stop with free cash.

With Sun Savers, we give you the best hacks, deals and tips to save money every single day.

TO JOIN: Don’t worry, folks — joining takes just 30 seconds, in three steps.

  • PRICES correct at time of going to press. Deals/offers subject to availability.
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