Terms and Conditions: Design a Musical Playground Competition

A drawing competition for children aged 4-11, celebrating Read to the Beat, Summer Reading Challenge 2026.

Terms and Conditions

The competition is organised and administered by Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries as the promoter.
Inspire is the trading name of Culture, Learning and Libraries (Midlands), a Community Benefit Society registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.
The title of the competition is Design a Musical Playground.
The task is to design and draw a musical themed playground in celebration of the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge.

The competition is only open to children aged 4 – 11 who live in, or attend school, in the county of Nottinghamshire.
Employees of Inspire directly involved in the competition, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter.
All entrants must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to take part. We cannot accept entries that do not include this permission and contact details.

All drawings must be the original work of the child.
Only one entry per child is permitted.
Entries must be submitted by 31 August 2026.
Entries must include the child’s name, age, postcode, school plus a parent/guardian’s contact details and permission to enter with the entry.
The promoter (Inspire: Culture Learning and Libraries) will not accept responsibility for competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged, or delayed in transit regardless of cause.
Submitted artwork cannot be returned.

Completed entry forms can be handed in at any Inspire Nottinghamshire library before 31 August 2026 or posted to: Inspire HQ, Unit 4 -6, Glaisdale Parkway, Nottingham NG8 4GP (marked Design a Musical Playground Competition)
Digital entries should be emailed to:
musicalplaygroundcompetition@inspireculture.org.uk as PDF, JPEG or PNG (maximum file size of 25MB)
Only 2D entries will be considered.
Entry forms can be downloaded from www.inspireculture.org.uk/musicalplayground

Entries will be judged by panel of judges, of Inspire and arcpartnership staff based on creativity, originality, and effort.
One winner and two highly commended will be selected from each age category (4 – 7 and 8 – 11).
The winner in each age category will receive a prize bundle that includes a VTech electronic music toy (DJ Mixer or Drum set), headphones and a £30 shopping voucher. Children attending a school in Nottinghamshire County Council area will also be awarded £100 of books for their school.
Highly Commended entrants will receive a £15 book token.
Prizes are not transferable, cannot be re-sold and no cash alternative will be offered.
The Promoter reserves the right to replace a prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond the Promoter's control makes it necessary to do so.
The decision of the Marketing and Communications Manager is final in all matters relating to a competition.
No correspondence will be entered into on any matters arising from the competition.

Winners will be contacted using the telephone number or email address provided before 30 September 2026, where possible.
Failure to claim the prize within the given timeframe will make any claim invalid and Inspire may re-allocate the prize.

By entering, participants agree that their artwork may be shared on the website and social media of Inspire, Nottinghamshire County Council and arcparternship.
Children will keep the copyright of their artwork.
Parental permission will be requested before any child’s name or photograph is published.

We will collect only the minimum personal information necessary to run the competition and confirm eligibility.
This information will not be shared with third parties or used for marketing.
All data will be securely stored and deleted after the competition ends.

Download a pdf version of the terms and conditions