‘My Home the Chilterns’ – A Chiltern Stories competition
As part of the Chiltern Stories festival, we held a Children’s Story competition aimed at Key Stage 2 and 3.
The Competition
The competition was aimed at ages 7 – 15 and themed around our Understanding the Chilterns project aims.
The entrants were encouraged to think about:
- How were the Chilterns special in the past?
- How are the Chilterns special today?
- How are the Chilterns represented in print?
- How are the Chilterns at risk?
The participants were asked to write a story of maximum 500 words in either non-fictional, fictional, soundscape or spoken word or in poetry form. Their stories focussed on:
- The Chilterns as your home in past, present or future
- What does home mean to you, and how does, or doesn’t, the Chilterns fit into that?
- What is a home in the Chilterns like, or could be in an ideal world?
- How do other people view the Chilterns as home either in reality, in cultural representation, and does this view differ or corelate with your view?
- What piece of the Chiltern’s would you take with you were you to find a new home?
- What is special about your home the Chilterns?
Prize Giving Ceremony
From over 40 entries, 8 winners, with one overall winner, were selected by a judging panel which consisted of members of Wycombe Museum and the Chalk, Cherries and Chairs team.
Each winner won a copy of their own book, illustrated by Author in Me and a ‘Discover and Make’ voucher for the museum. The overall winner also won a schools education session for their school.
A prize giving event was held at Wycombe Museum in July 2023. It was a special day for all involved.
We would like to thank all the children who got involved in the competition! We hope you feel more connected with your home, the Chilterns.
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