Your chance to win tickets to see Oasis - and help local cats
Gwent Cats Protection are running a raffle for a pair of opening night seated tickets for the July 4 concert in Cardiff.
The tickets were donated to the charity by Paul Watts, who said: "This charity is very close to our hearts as we volunteer foster for them."
Raffle tickets are £1 and you can buy as many as you like. The raffle closes on June 13 with the draw tacking place on June 18.
All proceeds will go to help cats and kittens in need in the Gwent area.
For more details on the raffle and how to get your tickets go to: Raffle Home Page - Gwent Branch - Oasis 4th July Cardiff Concert Tickets Raffle - Are You Feline Lucky?
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