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Community Safety Youth Competition

Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership are now in their third successive year of running their annual Youth Awards Competition. The Youth Awards Competition is used to give young people from across the Newry and Mourne area a platform to voice their opinions on issues relating to Community Safety. Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership feel that the competition is an excellent way to engage with the youth of the district as well as providing them with the opportunity to explore important themes.

The entries in last year’s competition showed the extent of the talent of the students in Newry and Mourne. We received exceptional entries in all categories and made the 6, first place entries into short films, which were broadcast on our community television network. These winning films can be seen on the media player on the Community Safety Partnership webpage on the Newry and Mourne District Council website - www.newryandmourne.gov.uk

Chris Fisher, TV actor, presented winners with their prizes. Prizes last year included Nintendo DS consoles, MP3 players and camera.

Chris Fisher and Cllr Coleman Burns Pesenting Prizes

Feedback from teachers following the competition was very positive and we have taken these comments into consideration when developing the categories for this year’s competition.

This year we have separate categories for primary and secondary students to choose from: -

Primary

  1. Good Relations – We’re all the same
  2. Health – Eat Well, Live Well
  3. Anti Social Behaviour - Anti Social Behaviour and Me.

Secondary

  1. Alcohol – The true price of alcohol
  2. Personal Safety – Your Special, Stay Safe
  3. Hate Crime’s – It’s inside that counts

We would like students to think about their role in making a positive contribution to the community in Newry and Mourne. If they were to give a message to their peers, what would it be? If they were to give a message to the wider community, what would it be? What would make Newry and Mourne a safer, more peaceful place to live?

The message should be conveyed via 6 scenes depicted on the storyboard with accompanying strap lines to provide explanation. Entries will be judged for innovation, relevance and the ability of the idea to be translated onto film. So the quality of the drawing is not important. Once again primary and post primary entries will be judged separately.

Example of winning storyboard and terms and conditions are below

Winning Storyboard

Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions listed below apply to all entries into the Community Safety Youth Competition. Please familiarise yourself with them because, by entering, it is assumed you agree to abide by the rules.

The number of entries per person and per school is unlimited, but each entry must be submitted on a separate sheet of plain white A4 paper.

Entrants much be aged 4 – 18 years on 19 March 2010 and live or attend school in Newry and Mourne District.

Only storyboards received at Community Safety Youth Competition, 9 Monaghan Court, Monaghan Street, Newry before 12pm on Wednesday 16th December 2009 will be entered into the competition.

Each entry must be submitted on one sheet of plain A4 paper, with entrant’s name, age, school/ college/ youth club and academic year clearly written on the back. The category being entered should be written on the front.


The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into under any circumstances.

By entering a storyboard competition, you agree that, if you win, are a runner up, or are short-listed, your name and photograph may be used in any press or publicity (including on the Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership website) relating to the schools competition and any similar subsequent competitions.

By entering, you also agree that, if you win or are short-listed, your name and storyboard can be used in publicity materials produced by the Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership.

Competition entries cannot be returned.

Competition prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.
By entering the schools competition, you assign to the Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership the complete copyright and all other rights in any entry, which shall be for the full period of copyright. The Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership will be free to assign such rights to third parties

Entries to the ‘Design a Story Board Competition’ should be submitted to:
Community Safety Youth Competition
Newry and Mourne Community Safety Partnership
9 Monaghan Court Business Park,
Monaghan Street, Newry, BT35 6BH
By 5pm on January 12th 2009

Please see copy of Community Safety Partnership Youth Competition Flyer on our Downloads Section of the Council's Website Click Here

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