Sandwell’s Summer Of Fun

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S COMPETITION

Just Youth are running a competition for children and young people in Sandwell during the summer to coincide with our ‘Summer of Fun’ holiday activity programme.

What?

We would like to ask young people to produce a poem (no more than 300 words), a photograph or artwork, as long as it can be reproduced as a single image within a printed page that captures their ‘summer of fun’ in Sandwell. It may be a representation of an activity/ activities you’ve attended during the summer or just something that has captured your imagination.

Who?

The competition will consist of two separate age categories for under 11’s and 12-19 year old’s (up to 25 for young people with SEND). Competition entrants must live or study in Sandwell. Only one entry per person can be submitted.

When?

The closing date for competition entries will be Sunday 3rd September 2023. Winners will be decided by Friday 22nd September 2023

How?

• You can submit your entry by emailing it to youngpeople_services@sandwell.gov.uk
• You can also submit your entry via post to: Just Youth Competition, Sandwell Youth Service, Coneygre Arts Centre, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, DY4 8UH
• Information to provide with your entry:
  • First and Last Name
  • Name of School or College
  • Email Address
  • Age
  • Home Address

Other Information:

Winners will be selected by our panel of judges and notified by email. Permission from parents or guardians will be sought to use prize-winners’ photos in publicity and reporting. Only winning entrants will be asked for parental or guardian permission.

Prizes:

Prize for the under 11’s category will be two family tickets (2 +3) to Forge Mill Farm (excludes special events).

Prize for the 12-19’s category will be a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) for Air Mayhem to be used by end of December 2023.

Also, the winning entries from each category will be displayed at Oldbury Library located within the Council House, in the Sandwell Herald and both the winning entries and a montage of selected entries will be used on Sandwell Council’s Digital Channels*.

*By entering the competition, you are consenting for your entry to be publicised in this way. Any additional publicity and reporting will be discussed with the prize-winners and their parents/guardians as necessary, as set out above.

GDPR

All information will be processed in accordance with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. Personal information will be held solely for the purposes of the competition and to analyse the entries. The winner will be contacted using the contact information provided. The information will be held for a period of 3 months.

For further information, please refer to the council’s privacy notice: www.sandwell.gov.uk/privacynotice