FIVE neighbours kicked off 2022 in style after they each landed a £30,000 cash prize with People’s Postcode Lottery.

The cash windfall comes after the neighbours’ postcode, PR6 7RE at Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, was announced as a winner with the lottery on January 9.

Jan Spencer-Kelly, 42, was left stunned with her £30,000 windfall especially as she had only moved to the winning street in the last six months.

Originally from the area, Jan had moved away when she was younger and only moved back in the last year.

She said that her first plans for the winnings would be to help her son purchase a new home nearby.

She said: "I’m going to help my son to buy his first house. We only moved to this postcode six months ago from Hertfordshire.

"My son is still down there and I’m obviously keen for him to move up here and be closer. He's looking to move just 10 minutes away from here.

"He's done really well to save up for a deposit for a house so if we can help in out in any way then we'll do that."

Jan added that she shared the news with her son straight away.

She added: "I sent him a selfie with the cheque!"

Jan also said that she almost missed out on the prize win as she and her husband had first planned to move to a different street in the town.

She said: "We weren't even supposed to move into this house. We were supposed to buy a house down the road, but we had to pull out of that.

"We found this house where we are living now really last minute but it’s just been one amazing thing after another living here.

"The street is so lovely, the neighbours are so lovely, and to top it off, six months later we’ve won the Postcode Lottery!"

Jan, who works in event management and as a life coach, said that winnings could help her as she's in the process of setting up her own business.

When asked how she would celebrate the good news, Jan said: "I’m going out for breakfast with my mum and my sister in the morning and they've said I'll be paying for that!"

Michelle Knowles, 62, was another to receive a knock on the door from the lottery and found how much she had won alongside her partner Mark.

The couple were amazed by the cheque for £30k and Michelle said she hoped to use some of the winnings for a trip away.

She said: "We want to go on holiday because we've not been on holiday since 2019.

"Somewhere like Italy, Greece or Spain to have some sunshine! Maybe a little later on in the year."

Michelle added that some of the winnings would go towards the couple's pension and that they would treat their son as well.

When asked if they had plans to treat themselves, Mark said he would look into getting a new set of golf clubs while Michelle said: "I might have a spa treatment!"

The other winners were either unavailable to collect their cheques in person or chose to remain anonymous.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt presented the winners with their prize cheques and shared her congratulations.

She said: "I'm so pleased for our winners in Clayton-le-Woods, what a great way to start the year for them!

"It sounds like they already have some plans for their winnings so I hope they enjoy spending the cash and get themselves a few treats to celebrate."

People’s Postcode Lottery costs £10 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day.

People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws.

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have helped raise over £850 million to date for thousands of good causes across Britain and internationally.

This draw was promoted on behalf of Postcode Education Trust. The Trust supports charities and good causes which provide education, particularly in emergency situations, through regular grant funding. Supported charities include AfriKids, Book Aid International and War Child.