Animal student scoops lottery windfall!

A Myerscough College Animal Care student is celebrating after scooping an incredible £100,000 jackpot on a National Lottery scratchcard.

Level 2 Diploma Animal Care student, Dane Belk-Gregory, 24, had called into his local shop to buy two cans of drink and only bought the scratchcard as an afterthought.

He said: “I had literally dashed into the shop to buy some pop and as I had change in my pocket I decided to buy a Scratchcard.

“I actually rubbed it off in the shop and I just could not believe it when I discovered I had won £100,000. I thought there must have been a mistake. I was in utter shock. I just ran out of the shop and ran all of the way home – I even forgot to take the pop with me which I had just bought.

Dane, who has a two year old daughter, Brooke, is engaged to his childhood sweetheart of eight years, Ciara Doyle, also 24, and they are now able to plan a dream wedding.

He added: “I can now give Ciara the wedding which she has always dreamed of. We are planning to get married next year. Before this win it would have been years before we could have afforded to get married.

“I can also afford to take my daughter to Disneyland for a holiday as well as purchase a brand new car. The money is simply life changing for us!”

Pictures courtesy of The Garstang Courier.