MIKE AND IKE will be kicking off the New Year in style by handing out thousands of free samples at leading Tesco stores throughout the UK.

Here’s a list of Tesco stores where you can pick up some tasty free samples when you buy a copy of your local newspaper in January.

Watch out for details of more big free sample events in other leading Tesco stores in February.

• HEMEL HEMPSTEAD – JAN 27
• HEMEL HEMPSTEAD – JAN 28
• HARTLEPOOL EXTRA – JAN 28
• HARTLEPOOL EXTRA – JAN 29
• HARTLEPOOL EXTRA – JAN 30
• CHORLEY EXTRA – JAN 21
• CHORLEY EXTRA – JAN 22
• CHORLEY EXTRA – JAN 28
• LEEDS SEACOFT EXTRA – JAN 11
• LEEDS SEACROFT EXTRA – JAN 12
• LEEDS BOND STREET METRO – JAN 14
• LEEDS BOND STREET METRO – JAN 15
• LEEDS BOND STREET METRO – JAN 16
• HULL ST STEPHENS EXTRA – JAN 15
• HULL ST STEPHENS EXTRA – JAN 16
• HULL ST STEPHENS EXTRA – JAN 23

• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 13
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 14
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 15
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 26
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 27
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 28
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 29
• BLANDFORD FORUM – FEB 3
• BLANDFORD FORUM – FEB 4
• BLANDFORD FORUM – FEB 5
• CHICHESTER EXTRA – JAN 22
• CHICHESTER EXTRA – JAN 23
• HASTINGS EXTRA – JAN 29
• HASTINGS EXTRA – JAN 30
• PERTH EDINBURGH ROAD – JAN 25
• PERTH EDINBURGH ROAD – JAN 26
• DUNDEE EXTRA – JAN 27
• DUNDEE EXTRA – JAN 28
• DUNDEE EXTRA – JAN 29

MIKE AND IKE has provided Radio Aire Leeds and Manchester’s Radio Key 103 with lots of free samples to help the stations’ fantastic Cash for Kids fund-raising efforts.

Events to date have included a fun-run and an abseil challenge. Last year Key 103 Cash for Kids raised over £427,000 for the local community, supporting 12,215 children across Greater Manchester.

MIKE AND IKE® took to the streets of Manchester recently to give people a chance to try their delicious Fabulous Fruits and Tropical Typhoon candies.

MIKE AND IKE® teamed up with local radio station XFM and its Ground Crew team to hand out lots of free samples in the city centre, at workplaces, shopping malls and railway stations.

TENS OF thousands of students have had the chance to make friends with MIKE AND IKE over the past few weeks.

MIKE AND IKE have been handing out loads of tasty free samples at special Fresher fairs, events, parties and shows held at universities throughout the UK.

The tour took in universities in London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Durham, Tees-side, Plymouth, York and Bradford, so we thought we publish a bumper selection of photos of lots of very happy students having a great time with MIKE AND IKE.

We will be handing out free samples of Mike and Ike candies at the following venues:

• Tesco Metro, Stretford, Manchester → October 8th
• Tesco Extra, Stockport → October 9th
• Tesco Metro, Market Street, Manchester → October 10th
• Tesco Extra, Seaford, Leeds → October 21st-24th

We will be handing out free samples of Mike and Ike candies at the following venues:

We will be handing out free samples of Mike and Ike candies at the following venues:

• Tees-side University → Sept 30th and October 1st
• Ocean Club, Leeds student nights → Every night until October 4th
• Durham University → October 6th-7th
• Manchester University October 12th
• Manchester Metropolitan University October 12th
• Leeds University October 12th
• Plymouth University October 12th

MIKE AND IKE® will be putting in a guest appearance during a special 14-night student promotion at The Oceana Club, one of the most exciting and exclusive nightspots in Leeds.

Visitors during the promotional period will all receive free samples of our brilliant candies as they explore Oceana’s seven specially-themed bars and nightclubs which each offer a flavour of a different country.

www.oceanaclubs.com/leeds

MIKE AND IKE® will be making a really big impression in Leeds with a series of events that will give residents and students a chance to enjoy our great-tasting candies.

MIKE AND IKE® has teamed up with the Yorkshire Post newspaper and its rather eye-catching promotional bus to arrange a series of events. The bus will be decorated with balloons and posters and a promotional team will be handing out thousands of free samples at Leeds University.

The MIKE AND IKE® bus will also be touring the city of Leeds and appearing at the Classical Fantasia event where our promotional team will once again be inviting people to “make friends with MIKE AND IKE®”.

During October, Yorkshire Post news vendors at 16 city centre sites in Leeds will be handing out free MIKE AND IKE® candies to anyone buying a copy of the newspaper.

MIKE AND IKE® have teamed up with TechZone, the ultimate mobile gaming truck, to bring a world of fun and entertainment to a host of big events.

TechZone is a huge mobile entertainment centre packed with all the latest games consuls, huge LCD flat screens and a great sound system. The TechZone truck will be hosting parties and visiting major events and MIKE AND IKE® have partnered with this fantastic vehicle to hand out thousands of free samples of their delicious Fabulous Fruits and Tropical Typhoon candies.

The TechZone truck features a wide selection of entertaining games on the latest Sony Play Station, X Box 360, Nintento Wii and PSP consuls. Some of these are hooked up to GameRacers with professional-sized racing seats with steering wheels and foot controls, all linked to an LCD screen for a great all-round Formula 1 racing experience. Visitors can compete against each other in brilliant, adrenaline-fuelled, action-packed races.

The TechZone ultimate gaming truck features MIKE AND IKE® logos and a sampling team that will hand out candies at all parties and events.

A more compact version of the ultimate gaming truck is also being launched, suitable for 10-12 players.

For more information on how to hire the TechZone truck for a party or to find out where this fantastic entertainment centre will be appearing, please go to www.mobile-techzone.co.uk