Capture Spelthorne Competition 2021 Capture Spelthorne, Spelthorne Borough Council's photography competition, is starting in March, and we are looking for the best photographs of the Borough. This is a great opportunity for you to embrace the outdoors, explore our beautiful Borough and showcase your photography skills. The overall winner will see their photo as the cover of the Council's Bulletin Magazine and across our social media pages. Monica Chard was chosen as the overall winner of Capture Spelthorne 2020 for her winning entry in the My Spelthorne category. You don't need an expensive camera to take part, any camera or smartphone will do, as long as the photograph was taken in Spelthorne since 1st May 2020 and is submitted by the closing date. If you are intending to take a photograph for the competition as part of your essential daily exercise, continue follow all current Coronavirus rules. Cllr Tony Mitchell, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economic Development, said: "The standard of last year's entries was incredibly high and I want to congratulate all the finalists once again for their superb photography. Every year, these photos bring home to me what a beautiful place Spelthorne is to live and it is something we must continue to cherish. I wish all entrants the best of luck and I am looking forward to seeing their submissions over the coming months."
We are looking for pictures that tell a story about Spelthorne in the following categories: Community in Spelthorne There are so many things that happen in the community that deserves to be seen whether it be from Scouting to book clubs to charity coffee mornings. This has come to the fore in the last year due to Covid-19 where so many individuals, communities and organisations have done some amazing things to help and offer support in these very difficult times. Business in Action We want to see our various businesses in action, this could be images of construction sites, the High Street and shopping parades to factories, transport and beyond. This category is open to individuals but companies might also want to enter as well to show us how they do business. Nature in Spelthorne Spelthorne in the spring, summer, autumn or winter, we are keen to receive photographs that show the various landscapes of the borough in any of the seasons, whether in glorious sunshine or a covering of snow! Sporting Spelthorne Spelthorne has a lot of sporting history ranging from Olympic champions from the Queen Mary sailing club to Staines Football Club. There is a vast
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