PRIZES

The prizes for the 2002 competition were kindly sponsored by npower and the City Museum Service, and were awarded for the Intermediate Class winners as follows:-

1st Prize - £50 cheque for the winner + special presentation cup (to be held by the winner's school for a year), and a £100 cheque for the winner's school.

2nd Prize - £30 cheque for the winner and a £75 cheque for the winner's school.

3rd Prize -£20 cheque for the winner and a £50 cheque for the winner's school.

Runners-Up - £5 cheque for the winners (10 prizes awarded for each age category) All prize-winners receive a special certificate signed by the judging panel and a commemorative coin.

• Any young person, or group of young people, aged 7 -18 may enter the competition.
• The work submitted may be a project undertaken at school, or a privately conducted study, and may be of any length.
• The work submitted must concern an aspect of Worcester's history or archaeology (NB Worcester, England!).
• Entries which comprise for the most part work copied directly from other sources will not be considered.
• Entries may be hand written, typed or otherwise printed, and may include information on audio tape, videotape or in digital form providing this forms an integral part of the project.
• Entries, together with a completed Entry Form, must be submitted to The City History Award Co-ordinator, The Commandery, Sidbury, Worcester WR1 2HU by the competition closing date (Friday 25th October 2002) or they will not be considered for the 2002 competition.
• Entries will be judged in three classes; Junior Class (ages 7 to 10); Intermediate Class (ages 11 - 14); and Senior Class (ages 15 - 18). Class or group entries must conform with these age criteria, and so entries from mixed age groups will not be accepted.
• Entries will be judged according to the originality of subject or approach, the use of primary sources, the use of English (expression, grammar and spelling), and the neatness and clarity of presentation.
• The judges reserve the right not to award a place(s) in any class if the work submitted fails to meet a satisfactory standard, and the decision of the judging panel is final.