Below are two national competitions that might interest you and give you a focus for the summer break!
WildArt 2016
A brilliant badger by Emily Adams, last years 8 - 12 Winner
If you like drawing and painting, this is the competition for you!
What to do
Make a bright and colourful picture of any wildlife you like (but not creatures in zoos or cages, or pets). Try drawing from real life if you can.Please put your name, age and address on the back of your picture. If you want your picture returned, please send us the correct postage and packaging, self-addressed and with 'please return' written on the back. We can only send back pictures with the correct postage and packaging included I’m afraid.
Send your entry to:
WildArt
RSPB
Wildlife Explorers
The Lodge
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2DL
by Friday 19 August 2016.We will announce the winners during September.
The competition, run jointly with the Society of Wildlife Artists, is split into three age groups: Under 8s, 8–12 years, 13 years and over.
The prizes!
The winning entrant in each age group will win an art gift voucher worth £100 and their picture displayed in a top wildlife art exhibition in London.Six runners-up will each win a £25 art voucher.
A special Richie Richardson award for the most accurately drawn animal will win a book voucher worth £100. Pictures will also be printed in Wild Times, Bird Life or Wingbeat magazine.
Love where you live?
The Leaders Love living in video competition is back for 2016 and it's bigger and better than ever!If you love where you live and want to be in with the chance of winning one of our fantastic cash prizes, all you need to do is create a short video (no more than three minutes) that shows exactly why you love the place you call home.
It’s easy to create a video on a smart phone, tablet or camera.
Love living in 2016 runs from 1st July to 16th September so you have plenty of time to plan the perfect video of your hometown. And if yours is the best film we receive you will win £1,000 for yourself plus £1,000 for a community group or charity of your choice.
There are also prizes of £500 plus £500 for a community group for the Best Film by a Young Person (under-16) and the People's Choice, which will be determined by social media views, likes and shares.
Remember - you do not need to be a video pro to enter. All you need is a smartphone or tablet and an eye for catching the most special shots of your village, town or city on film!
Once you have made your film simply send it via WeTransfer.com to lovelivingin@leaders.co.uk and ensure you include your name, email address, telephone number and age in the covering note.
Good luck!
