Tonbridge school children invited to compete in Olympic fruit and veg art competition

School children from Tonbridge are invited to compete in the 2012 Olympic Create a Fruit & Veg Materpiece Art Competition.

The competition is run by Produced in Kent, who are inviting all primary school children (in Year R to Year 6) to join the race and to create a picture depicting London 2012 using real fruit and veg.

The 2012 competition has been made a reality this year by the generous

sponsorship of R J Kingsland & Son, abm catering and Hadlow College. Produced in Kent's manager Julie Monkman, was quick to thank them all.

"Giving children a sporting chance to take part in this

fabulous art competition is down to working in partnership with our three

sponsors R J Kingsland, abm catering and Hadlow College. We are incredibly

grateful to them for picking up the sponsorship baton, so that we can pass on

the important message of eating locally grown and seasonal produce to the next

generation via such a fun competition. Create

a Fruit & Veg Masterpiece really does introduce young people to the

wonders of the 'Garden of England' in an enjoyable and creative way and I would

encourage all competition entrants to join the race and 'go for gold'!"

 Children taking part in the novel and educational art

competition are challenged to only use in season fruit and vegetables grown in

the 'Garden of England' during the early summer in the making of their

masterpiece and competitors simply need to take a photo of their picture and

get it into the judges at events@producedinkent.co.uk before the deadline of MONDAY 11 JUNE.  

Schools, after school allotment clubs, Cubs, Brownies and

Sunday schools, can enter individually or in groups and the three best entries

in both the Solo and Group categories will be fast tracked to a fabulous live final

to be held at Broadview Gardens on Friday

29 June. Here children will have the chance to recreate their fruit and veg

masterpiece under starter's orders from celebrity foodscape artist and the live

final judge, Carl Warner. 

Finalists will be awarded Gold, Silver & Bronze medals

and a bumper selection of prizes including framed foodscape pictures entitled

'London Skyline' and the new children's foodscape book 'A World of Food'

personally signed by TV photographer Carl Warner; as well as the book 'My 10

Olympic Days' by the inspirational Dame Kelly Holmes and some bumper gardening

goodies from Broadview Garden Centre to encourage children to continue to grow

their own.

Competition posters and entry details are being circulated

to every primary school in the county at the start of the summer term. Full

entry details can also be found on the Produced in Kent website - visit www.producedinkent.co.uk  

See our gallery for pictures of last year's winning entries.