HOPE COUNCIL

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Hope, and Abermorddu Scarecrow

Competition 2020

1st Prize £50 of gardening vouchers 2nd Prize £30 of gardening vouchers 3rd Prize £20 of gardening vouchers

RULES:

- Scarecrows must be displayed and clearly visible from the outside of your property by 9am on 1st August 2020 – 1st September 2020 - Your scarecrow must have a name which should be placed on the entry form. - Your scarecrow must be an original piece of work made from scratch. - Your scarecrow must be in ‘good taste’ and suitable for a family/community event. - Your scarecrow should be able to withstand all weather conditions. - Your scarecrow must be placed outside of your own property or on your property land and be clearly visible from the highway. - You must take reasonable care and responsibility to ensure the safety of the exhibit and people approaching to view it. - General road safety needs to be considered when determining the placement of your scarecrow, i.e. it must not cause a highway or public footpath obstruction. - You are encouraged to use recycled or natural material (e.g. straw) in the construction of your scarecrow. - You may use props and accessories to enhance your scarecrow and to provide context. - Your entry may be made up of multiple scarecrows but this must be clearly stated on your entry form. - You must take responsibility to remove your entry once the competition has finished. - The closing date for applications will be Sunday 26th July 2020. Any applications received after this date may not be included in the competition.

JUDGING:

- Judging will take place during the 2nd week of August 2020. - The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. - The Judges will be looking at the following: o VISIBILITY – How visible from the front of the house? Please note if houses have items such as streetlamps/trees not within their boundary this is not counted. o ORIGINALITY – How original? Is it the only type of scarecrow? E.g. are there more than 1 of the same? o AESTHETICS – How aesthetically pleasing is the scarecrow? How much attention to detail has gone into this (e.g. this should be age appropriate, if made by a child for example). o HANDMADE – How much attention to detail has gone into it? E.g. does it simply have a pre-made costume on or has it been custom made? o COMPLEXITY – How complex was the scarecrow to make? E.g. is it stood up straight (max of 3 points) or in a complex position/dangling off a building etc. o RECYCLABILITY – Are recyclable materials used? Plastic is a big no-no. o SURROUNDING AREA – Are there interesting props etc contributing to the scarecrow? Village Scarecrow Comp 2020 Hope, Caergwrle and Abermorddu Scarecrow Competition 2020

Your Name: ......

Name of Group/Organisation: ......

Address: ......

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Tel: ...... Email: ……......

Your Scarecrows Name: ......

Address where the Scarecrow is displayed: ......

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Please send this form via email to: [email protected] or post to: Hope Community Council, 3 Old Chester Road, , , , CH5 3RU.

Privacy Notice for Village Scarecrow Competition

Hope Community Council is the Data Controller under the new data protection law and will use the information you provide on this form in order to contact you about your application.

The legal basis for processing this data is your consent to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us. Our contact details to do so, or for any other queries, are Mrs S Hughes - Clerk, 3 Old Chester Road, Ewloe, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 3RU Tel: 01244 537032 Email: [email protected]

We will keep your data for six years if your application is successful and for six months if your application is unsuccessful plus the current financial year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March. Your information will not be shared further.

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If you need any further information, please contact the Clerk, Mrs S Hughes - Clerk, 3 Old Chester Road, Ewloe, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 3RU Tel: 01244 537032 Email: [email protected]

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Village Scarecrow Comp 2020