Road Safety Competition Many people throughout the local area are worried about the speed some cars and vehicles travel on our roads and throughout the local area. I have joined up with Jimmy Waters and involved Rockin Robin to launch a competition which is fun, creates awareness about road safety and a home for local birds during the winter/spring. This competition is to celebrate the national Brake Road Safety Week which runs from 14th – 20th November. This week is designed to bring together communities and professionals to encourage safer roads. Our competition is aiming to increase speed awareness amongst families. The competition is to create a bird nest box in the style of a roadside speed camera. There is no entry is free and will be divided into two entry categories: Cat.1. Up to and including year 6 primary school children (Junior Box) Cat.2. Year 7 children upto and including adults (Adult Box) An Essex Roads Policing Inspector has kindly agreed to judge the entries. The closing date is 30th November 2022. A maximum of 4 photos of the finished bird box should be sent to June at North Weald Photo: C. Jones Village Life via email – june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk, or you can send photos via text or whatsapp. You can also submit via completing an online form which can be found on the website www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk. Here is some helpful guidance regarding the bird nest box design:• The box can be of any size but suitable for the species you are building for. Here are some entrance hole diameters to help – 25mm (Blue Tit) 28mm (Great Tit) 32mm (Sparrow/ Nuthatch) 50mm Starling. Tip – there is plenty of information regarding bird box sizes on the Internet or try the library. • •
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The box must look like a roadside Speed Camera. Points will be added for detail – check existing cameras locally for ideas but only paint the outside of the box and do not use wood that has been preserved! Points will be added for using recycled materials in construction. Please photograph your entry during construction, completion and also in position. Tip – try to position the box so the entrance hole faces to the northeast or east and away from predators.
First prize for both categories will be Gardening vouchers where you can buy something to plant or put in your garden. An extra prize will be awarded for the first photo (from either category) sent to june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk of your box in use by birds next spring! There will be an awards presentation in January where the photos will be displayed and the prizes and certificates awarded. Terms: There is no entry fee. The Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Closing date 30th November 2022.
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