Events on 4 May 2012

Open to amateur photographers of all ages, the "Springtime in Midlothian" digital photography competition will run until 31 May.

See your photo in print!

The winning photograph will be printed in the July edition of "Midlothian News" and posted on the homepage of the Flickr Group "Springtime in Midlothian". It will also be featured in the Midlothian Council website:

• Our Midlothian - Photo Gallery

How to enter

Entrants must take a digital photograph with the theme "Springtime in Midlothian" and have a Flickr account.

Judging will take place on Friday 1 June.

For more information and to enter your photo(s), please visit the Flickr group, Springtime in Midlothian:

• Springtime in Midlothian group on Flickr

Rules

• All photographs entered must have been taken in Midlothian, Scotland
• All entrants should be amateur photographers (ie you are not paid for a job as a photographer)
• Entrants can be any age
• You may enter up to 3 photographs
  
• Closing date: Thursday 31 May 2012
• Theme: Springtime in Midlothian
• Flickr Tag: Please add the tag "Midlothian" to the photograph
• All photographs should be 'family friendly'
• Photos should be at least 1024pixels on the longest side
• By entering your images in this group you agree to grant us royalty-free non-exclusive use of your material in any way we want and in any media, most likely the Midlothian council website, www.midlothian.gov.uk and the "Midlothian News" newspaper. However, you'll still own the copyright to everything you contribute, and we'll aim to publish your name alongside anything published wherever possible. Midlothian Council cannot guarantee that all pictures will be used and we reserve the right to edit any material provided.

Submission guidelines

• Think about how to explain the new recycling service to someone new to this area.
  • Recycling in Midlothian
• Include the title of your poem in your submission.
• The poem could be a rhyme or it could be acrostic. Why not even make it a song or a rap?
• Poems can be handwritten or typed. Handwritten entries must be clearly legible.
• Pictures / images can be submitted with a poem but will not be considered as part of the judging process.

Entry categories

• Primary school class entry from Primary 1 - Primary 4
• Individual entry from pupil in Primary 1 - Primary 4
• Individual entry from pupil in Primary 5 - Primary 7
  

How to enter

• Submissions must be supplied with a completed entry form which should be filled out in black ink and be clearly legible.
  • Entry form (PDF)
• The organisers regret that they will not be able to return entries once submitted.
• The closing date for entries is Friday 8 June 2012. Entries must be received on or before this date to qualify for judging.

Please post entries to:

Or e-mail:

• recycling@midlothian.gov.uk with 'Poetry Competition' in the subject line.
  

Terms and conditions

By entering into this competition, entrants agree to abide by the following terms and conditions:

• Entries must be received by 8 June 2012
• Individuals must be in full time education in Midlothian to qualify for entry
• The decision of the judging panel will be final
• Winning entrants must be willing to participate in publicity activities

Copyright

By entering a poem into the competition, you affirm it is your own work and not that of a third party obtained with or without permission. Copyright will remain with the writer but Midlothian Council claims the right to reproduce entries and to use them in publicity material to promote the recycling services offered by Midlothian Council.

For children aged 5 - 12.

Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

For further details please call the library on:

• 0131 448 2781