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30/05/2007 - Calling all secondary schools for the big SmartLIFE Sculpture Challenge!
Secondary schools are being challenged to design and build the most fantastic 'Sustainable Living Sculpture' from recycled materials, with the winning design transformed into a full scale model for a new waste education centre.
On average, each person in the UK throws away seven times his or her body weight (about 500kg) in rubbish every year! We need to find ways to reduce the waste we generate, at work, at home and at play.
We challenge schools to design and build a sculpture illustrating the theme of ‘Sustainable Living’ using only recycled material. The sculpture can be any shape or size and made out of any materials as long as it is made from recycled materials.
The winning design will be scaled up and made into a full size sculpture taking pride of place at the new Donarbon Education Centre, to be built at their Waterbeach site on the A10.
Donarbon will donate £1000 to the winning school with the winning team taking part in an interview at the studios of Star Radio, before taking a 4x4 trip around the Donarbon Waste site. All participating schools will receive a pack of goodies!
Each team will need to take a photo of its design and send it into SmartLIFE by the 19th November 2007.
All designs will be displayed on the Star radio website www.star107.co.uk where listeners will be encouraged to vote for their favourite entry. The winner will be announced in December at a special open day held at the SmartLIFE centre on Kings Hedges Road for the finalists.
Please send all entries along with a brief description of what the school would like to spend the winning prize of £1000 on to SmartLIFE, ET1033, Castle Court, Shire Hall, Cambridge, CB3 0AP, or email louise.dailly@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
GOT A QUESTION?...
What do I have to build?
A sculpture that represents 'sustainable living'.
How big does it have to be?
Any size you like.
What does it need to be made of?
Anything that is recycled.
How do we enter?
Send a photo of your sculpture to Star Radio – address above
When do entries need to be in by?
By November 19th 2007.
How is the winner chosen?
Star Radio will display all the entries on their website and will run a campaign on drive time inviting all listeners to vote for their favourite sculpture.
What can you win?
The winning design will be scaled up into a full size sculpture and placed outside the new Donarbon waste site for all to see.
A radio interview at the Star radio station
4x4 trip around the Waste site
£1000 for your school to spend
Good luck!
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