IT’S OUR WALES – LET’S LOOK AFTER IT!
POSTER COMPETITION NOTES FOR TEACHERS
1. Many thanks to you and all your pupils for taking part in this poster competition.
2. The Welsh Government is developing a new law to ensure we look after Wales’ environment and
its natural resources and we need your help.
3. Design a colourful poster about what you get from your local environment and you could win up
to £250 in vouchers for your school’s Eco-Committee.
4. Remember that we’re looking for colourful entries from pupils that highlight how our natural
resources such as clean air, clean water from rivers and seas, and healthy soils for plants,
flowers, trees and crops all contribute to make Wales a special place.
5. To help us judge what we hope will be a great response from schools all across Wales, please
send in only what you consider to be the two best entries from your school. If we decide that
one of the posters from your school is a winning entry, reasonable expenses will be offered to
enable the pupil (and a teacher and parent/guardian) to travel to the awards ceremony in Cardiff
Bay on 27 April 2015.
6. Entries can be submitted in Welsh, English or bilingually. Please send them to:
Poster Competition
Climate Change & Natural Resource Policy Team
1st Floor, East Core
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ
7. To highlight all your pupils’ efforts, you might like to send us a high-resolution photo displaying a
gallery of all the posters designed at your school. Please send the images to
CC&NRM@wales.gsi.gov.uk in jpg format only – any other format will result in your photo being
bounced back. Please obtain the necessary clearances from parents before sending in the
images.
8. The prizes for the best posters will be:
 1st prize - £250
 2nd prize - £150
 3rd prize - £100
9. The prizes will be paid in the form of garden centre vouchers that can be used by the Eco-School
Committee at the winning schools to run a “Wild Weekend” event to help grow flowers to
encourage pollinators such as bees and butterflies. For more information about the vouchers
and where they can be redeemed in your area go to www.thevouchergarden.co.uk/home
Using the vouchers, the Eco-Committee can apply to buy the following items:
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Wildflower seeds
Trees
Bulbs
Perennial plants
Small hand tools
Peat free compost
FSC timber
Gardening gloves
Pots and planters
**Note: Please ensure that you have used the RHS Planting for Wildlife plant list for guidance on
planting.
The vouchers will NOT be eligible for expenditure on:
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Power tools
Clothing (excluding gloves)
Chemical sprays
Garden furniture or garden ornaments
Paving & cement
Garden storage including sheds, greenhouses and cold frames
Vegetable plants and seeds
Specialist bee-keeping bees and hives