Examples of artwork from previous competitions

Chubb Fire, sponsors of the Scout Fire Safety Badge, is offering Scout, Beaver and Cub Groups the chance to win money to put towards a group outdoor activity and for the winning design to be published in Chubb Fire UK’s 2009 calendar.

The competition is to design a month of the calendar, on the theme of fire safety. There are many events and activities throughout the year that you might want to illustrate, and these are just some examples:

• January - New Year
• February - Pancake Day, Chinese New Year, St Valentine’s Day
• March - Mother’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, St David’s Day
• April – Easter, St George’s Day, Passover
• May - Bank Holidays
• June - Father’s Day
• July - Family holidays, summer camp, school sports day
• August - Ramadan
• September - Back to School, Rosh Hashanah, Harvest Festival
• October - Hallowe’en
• November - Guy Fawkes Night, St Andrew’s Day, Diwali
• December - Christmas

Andy Mitchell, Chubb Fire’s Sales and Marketing Director, says “I’m delighted that the Fire Safety Badge remains so popular, and last year’s competition designs were great. I’m looking forward to seeing some really fantastic entries from Scouts for our 2009 calendar. The more entries you make, the more chances you have of winning.”

Entries should be square format, and feel free to be inventive with the materials you use.

The fantastic prizes are as follows:

The prizes are £100 to the Scout Groups that submit each of the twelve designs featured in the calendar. The prize money must be put towards a group outdoor activity.

All entries should be sent to:

Carmen Attard (Fire Safety Competition), Commercial Partnership Department, The Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW.

COMPETITION RULES & RESTRICTIONS

• Closing date for entries is Wednesday 1st October 2008.
• Feel free to be inventive with the materials you use.
• Entries should be square format and flat (so that they can be scanned as artwork).
• Entries should be produced by the Scout Group as a whole, not individually.
• The Scout Group name, the Scout Leader’s name, addresses and telephone number should be included with every entry to the competition. 
• Scout Groups can submit more than one entry.
• Entries will only be returned if they are accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope of sufficient value.
• Entry to the competition grants free reproduction rights to the Scout Association and Chubb Fire - the winners will be credited.
• Winners will be informed by Friday 31st October 2008.
• The winners may be required to promote the prize.
• Entry is open to Beaver, Cub and Scout Groups in the United Kingdom only.
• The prizes are not available to employees of Chubb Fire.
• Chubb Fire accepts no responsibility for any injury or loss caused by the chosen activity. 
• Chubb Fire reserves the right to refuse entry into the competition, on any grounds.
• The judges' decision is final - no correspondence will be entered into.
• Chubb reserves the right to alter prizes, to an equal or higher value, if necessary.