Enter the competition

What to enter
We want you to make an angel, or a group scene featuring one or more angels. It can be 2D, but we especially want to see 3D angels all over Ripon - even in the most surprising places! You can put whatever or whoever else into your display. If you want your angel to be entered into our competition, it must visibly incorporate

• a name or title for your entry
• one or more verses from the Bible, whether angel-related or not (there are some angel-related ones here to inspire you!)

You can enter with as many different displays as you like - and if you'd like to make an angel but don't want to enter the competition, that's fine! You don't need to complete a registration form or pay the entry fee.

SCHOOLS PLEASE NOTE: We are already in touch with schools, so you don'r need to complete a registration form. There are some schools FAQs here.

How to register
You'll need to register your entry into tHe competition. You can download the form here, or collect registration forms at places around Ripon - including:

• Alan Matthews' gallery, Kirkgate
• Diversions hair salon, Westgate
• Langtons Food, Kirkgate
• Ripon Gazette offices
• Holy Trinity Ripon church office.

The cost of entering
Each angel entered in any category costs £3. Entering one angel in three categories costs £9; entering three angels in one category costs £9.

The categories
Each entry can be submitted in as many or as few categories as you like. So, if you're 9 and you've welded together a 3D musical angel, that could be 4 categories right there! Each entry in each category costs £3 (except schools) - and all our profits go to the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust.

Need inspiration from the Bible?
We've collected together some fabulous Bible passages which mention angels - from the scary to the atmospheric to the joyful. To be eligible for the judging, you'll need to incorporate a Bible verse into your creation - so you could choose one of these, or any Bible passage which inspires you.

Where to put your angel
We want to see really clever ideas for where to position your angel - indoors or out, and on, above or below ground! There are special awards for Best Location, Best Shop Window, and 10ft+ Above Ground. Just make sure that, wherever you put it, you've got permission - and can put it there safely! There will be a map available at Holy Trinity showing the location of every angel which has been entered, and we will have a number of angel trail routes which you can follow to meet a selection of angels.

Your angel needs to be easily visible by the public and the judges (in case your entry is short-listed), so please don't hide your angel/s away! If you live outside of Ripon, you are still eligible for entry but you will need to find somewhere within the city where you can display your angel - you can choose the location yourself, or we could suggest options.

The prizes
There will be prizes for each category. Every child who enters, every child who returns a completed trail map and every child who attends the prize-giving will receive a little something, too. Plus, every winner gets a certificate! BUT you can only win if you enter.

The judging
Our panel of judges will be led by our Prizegiver-in-Chief, Ripon's own artist Linda Birkinshaw.

Key dates

• By midnight on Sat 25 April 2009, we must have received your registration form at Holy Trinity Church Office, Kirkby Rd. , Ripon , HG4 2EY. The form will tell us which categories you want to enter and which bible passage you're using, and you need to send with it a cheque. Remember it is £3 for each category entered.
• By midnight on Tuesday 28 April 2009, you must have sent us a PHOTO of each of your entries, (either email us a digital photo to office@holytrinityripon.org.uk or mail a hard-copy photo to the church office address above).
• At 3pm on Monday 4 May, the winners will be announced at the prize-giving ceremony at Holy Trinity Church Ripon.