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Capture Spelthorne

From Spelthorne Borough Council

Capture Spelthorne, Spelthorne Borough Council’s photography competition, is starting in March, 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. 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. The opening date for the competition entries is 1st March and the closing date for entries is 31st August 2021. We are looking for pictures that tell a story about Spelthorne in the following categories:

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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 away of sports that take place across Spelthorne including tennis, basketball, bowls, golf, netball, squash, badminton, the list goes on. We are looking for action shots from these and any other sports that take place

Categories for Under 16’s

Three finalists for each of the four categories and the under 16 section will be invited to a private screening of their entries at the Pinewood Cinema at Shepperton Studios where the winners will be announced. The overall winner will receive a trophy and £100 and see their photo as the cover for one of the editions of the councils Bulletin Magazine Each category winner will receive a £50 cheque, a framed picture of their winning photo and a pair of tickets to the Pinewood Cinema Go to www.spelthorne.gov.uk/capture for the online entry form and the terms and conditions Capture Spelthorne, Spelthorne Borough Council ing in March, 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 er of the Council across our social media pages. You don part, any camera or smartphone will do, as long as the photograph was taken in Spelthorne since 1 ted by the closing date. The opening date for the competition entries is 1 31 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 www.villagematters.co.uk sites, the High Street and shopping parades to

Thanks to David Taylor for sending this photo of his father, William Taylor of Cohham and the work team at Wilsons boatyard in November 1941