WE’VE got some news for you that is out of this world.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, the Wokingham Winter Carnival Committee has teamed up with The Wokingham Paper to launch a special space-themed contest for primary school aged children.
And the winner will see their re-entry touch down on the front cover of this year’s Winter Carnival programme – it’s the greatest prize in the galaxy!
The children’s art competition is open to all children in Wokingham borough aged between five and 11. The theme is A Space Adventure.
Organisers are hoping that the contest will help youngsters with their countdown to the event, held on Sunday, November 24.
“We are launching this competition so that local children can get involved and have some fun with our ‘space theme’,” said Sally Dowdle, marketing chair for the event.
“This is a community event and what better way to show this than to see the winner’s artwork on the front of our 2019 programme.”
There are two age categories – ages 5-8 years and ages 9-11 years. As well as the overall winner being featured on the programme front page, the winners of each category will have the chance to ride on Santa’s train in the Parade plus get some art-based goodies too.
There are also some runners-up prizes to be won.
And all entries will be printed in The Wokingham Paper in the run-up to the Winter Carnival.
The judges are local artist, Cathy MacLennan; Wokingham Paper editor, Phil Creighton and Wokingham Library’s Stock and Outreach Manager, Heather Dyson.
The closing date is Saturday, September 14 and full details on how to enter, together with rules can be found on the link from the Wokingham Winter Carnival website
How To Take Part
It couldn’t be simpler to take part, just create a bright and beautiful picture for the Wokingham Winter Carnival that you think shows ‘a space adventure’, remembering that it is for a winter carnival!
Once your picture is complete, write your name, age and your parents or guardian’s email address and telephone number on the back. Then just drop your picture in to any staff member at Wokingham Library before closing on Saturday 14 September 2019. (Pictures can be handed in during opening hours any time after the competition has commenced so entrants do not need to wait until 14 September). If you would like your picture back, please write “please return” on the back and you will be able to collect your picture from Wokingham Library between 2-24 December 2019. Any pictures not collected by this date will be recycled.
Age Categories
Remember our ‘Space Adventure’ competition is split into two age groups: 5-8years and 9-11 years.
Closing Date
Remember just drop your picture in to any staff member at Wokingham Library before closing on Saturday 14 September 2019.
The Prizes
The winner in each age group will receive an art related prize and will have the opportunity to ride in the Wokingham Winter Carnival Parade on Santa’s train together with up to four family members. (The Parade takes place late afternoon on Sunday 24 November 2019).
One of these two paintings will be judged the overall winner and this picture will be featured on the front page of this year’s Wokingham Winter Carnival programme.
The four runners up (two from each age category) will also receive a prize.
The winning and runner-up pictures will also be displayed in Wokingham Library during the month of November and featured on our Facebook page and other marketing of the event.
The Rules
• All entrants must be aged 11 or under and should ask permission from a parent or guardian before entering. The judging will be in two categories – Category 1 – ages 5-8 years and Category 2 ages 9-11 years
• All work must be original and the child’s own work. It can be a drawing or painting using paint, crayons, pens, felt tip pens.
• The artwork should be A4 in size .
• Only one entry per person
• We must receive entries for the competition in Wokingham Library by closing on Saturday 14 September 2019. No artwork can be accepted after this date.
• We aim to inform all winners within 21 days of the closing date.
• Prizes are subject to availability. If, in circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to provide the stated prize, we will try to arrange an alternative prize of a similar value. No cash alternative will be offered.
• No alternative to the train ride in the Parade will be offered. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to make sure they are at the Parade start (as will be notified in advance) so that they can board Santa’s train.
• The Wokingham Winter Carnival Committee reserves the right to cancel the competition at any time, if deemed necessary or if circumstances arise outside of the Committee’s control.
• By entering this competition, you are granting us a non-exclusive perpetual license to reproduce images of the artwork on our Wokingham Winter Carnival website, in the event programme and in our marketing and social media plus displayed in the Wokingham Library. Artworks will not be used for any other purpose than that which is stated here.
• The judges decision will be deemed final.
