Christmas e-card design competition

6 November – 19 December 2024

‘Bobbies on a Bauble”

We’re looking for young artists to design Christmas e-cards for the Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner.

Budding designers in reception to year six Primary School age groups in Lancashire can enter to be in with a chance of being chosen personally by Chief Constable, Sacha Hatchett or Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw as the design for their christmas e-cards.

This year’s theme is ‘Bobbies on a Bauble’ and designs must include a policing element on our template of a Christmas bauble. This could include a police officer, dogs, cars, horses or police symbols like the crest, checkered pattern or thin blue line.

You can take part as a student in a Lancashire school or you can enter as an individual who lives in Lancashire. Everyone has a chance to win, regardless of your age and ability. Be as creative, colourful and imaginative as you’d like – but all submissions must be hand drawn and within the lines of the template!

• Download the template

There will be 4 winners. The Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner will both pick a winner and a runner up design. Chief Constable, Sacha Hatchett’s e-card will be sent to 5,000 officers and staff as well as partner agencies and Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw’s will be sent to MPs and stakeholders across the county. A selection of baubles will be printed out and put on our Christmas tree in the reception at Hutton HQ.

All finalists will receive an arts and crafts goodie bag, a certificate and will be invited to an evening at Hutton HQ where they will receive their prize, meet the Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Commissioner and will experience exclusive inputs from some of our operational teams. The two designs chosen to be on cards will also win a £150 book voucher for their school.

All entries must be received via email to [email protected] by the closing date of Sunday 24^th November by 23:59. Sadly, any entries received after the closing date/time will not be counted.

Twenty shortlisted entries will be put to the public vote via Instagram stories on Wednesday 4^th December. The chosen 10 from this vote will be presented to the Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner to choose the winners.

Winners will be announced online on Friday 6^th December and the presentation at Hutton HQ will be on Thursday 19^th December.

Submission of entries

Entries must be submitted via email to [email protected] with the following details filled out:

• First name of entrant:
• Age of entrant:
• School (with postcode) they attend:
• Your name and relationship to the entrant

Please don’t send us these details publicly!

Failure to provide any of the above details when required will mean the entry is not valid. By submitting an entry, applicants are confirming that permission has been given by a parent or guardian to the terms and conditions of the competition.

Once you’ve submitted your entry, please keep hold of the hard copy of your design, as if you’re the winner, we may need the original version to help us recreate the electronic version to a high quality. 

Prizes

The Christmas ecard design winners will each receive:

• A Lancashire Police Certificate
• An arts and crafts goodie bag
• An invite to an awards presentation at Hutton HQ

The two overall winners will also get a £150 book voucher for their school.

Terms and conditions

• The competition runs from Wednesday 6^th November until 23:59 on Sunday 24^th November 2024. Entries received after the closing date/time will not be included.
• All entries must be original, images should be hand drawn and fit the relevant theme mentioned as above.
• The competition is open to the children of Police officers and staff.
• All entrants must be in reception to year six Primary School age groups at date of entry and must currently live in the county of Lancashire - including Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.
• Entries can be submitted by email only.
• Two winners will be chosen by the Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner after the closing date.
• The winners will be either the Chief’s or the Commissioner’s official Christmas e-card to staff and partner agencies and both will receive a certificate, an arts and crafts goodie bag, an invitation to an awards presentation at Hutton HQ and £150 book voucher for their school.
• Two runners-up will also be selected and will receive a certificate, an arts and crafts goodie bag and and an invitation to an awards presentation at Hutton HQ.
• The winning designs may also be used on the Force website and social media accounts.
• Other submitted entries may also feature on the Force website and social media accounts.
• Designs, name and age of all shortlisted submissions and finalists will be displayed on the Force’s digital platforms.
• Designs, name and age of other entries may be displayed on the Force’s digital platforms.
• The winning entries, name, age and a photo of the winning entrants will be displayed on the Force website and released to media.
• Lancashire Police will have the right to amend and reproduce any submitted design.
• No alternate prizes or money will be offered.
• The Media and Engagement Team have the right to discount any entries that contain inappropriate images/language or do not fit with the relevant theme.
• All entrants must obtain parental/guardian consent to enter the competition.
• You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing [email protected].