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Cultural Competition 2009

In  2009, AHEC invited pupils in London to take part in a competition which promised some fantastic prizes for the winners!

To be in with a chance of winning, entrants had to submit a piece of work which highlighted a particular example of a financial or material contribution that has been made by Black or Minority Ethnic (BME) communities to the British Empire.

There were three different categories for entries. Pupils could submit:

Finalists from each category were be chosen in two age groups: 5-11 and 12-19 years of age. Prizes were awarded to the best entry in each age group. The group with 5-11 years olds competed for the chance to win a family ticket to London Dungeons, whilst 12-19 year olds battled it out for an exclusive pair of Gucci Sunglasses! Both of these winners also received an England team photo signed by John Terry.

One entry however was crowned as the overall champion of the competition and received a fantastic Samsung Soul mobile phone!

Family ticket to the London Dungeons!	Samsung Soul mobile phone!	England team photo signed by captain John Terry!

AHEC enlisted the help of some notable individuals to be part of the official judging panel for the competition. The judges include Christine Borsah (Director of AHEC), Maerika Shenrwood (Hon. Senior Research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies London) and Martin Spafford (History Teacher in Waltham Forest).

Entries had to be received by Friday 6th March 2009. Entrants completed the entry form below and sent it along with their work to: AHEC Competition, the Forest Community Centre, 33 Clyde Place, Leyton, London E10 5AS (video entries that have been uploaded to the internet needed to only send the competition entry form).

Click here to download the competition information pack

Click here to download the competition entry form

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Winners were announced at the We Were There exhibition opening ceremony on Wednesday 11th March 2009.

RULES AND CONDITIONS

1. Entries to be received no later than Friday 6th March 2009. Entries received after this date shall not be entered into the competition.
   
   
2. Age Groups for entries:
   − Age group one: 5 – 11 years of age
   − Age group two: 12 – 19 years of age
   
   
3. Official entry forms must be completed in full and in BLOCK CAPITALS. Full contact details must be provided or your entry will be disqualified.
   
   
4. All winners will be chosen by a select panel of judges. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. The decision of the judging panel is final.
   
   
5. Only one entry per person. Late, illegible, incomplete, or corrupt entries will not be accepted.
   
   
6. Videos submitted to YouTube must be no more than 2 minutes in length
   
   
7. Winners will be announced at the ‘We Were There’ exhibition opening ceremony taking place on Wednesday 11th March at the Waltham Forest Assembly Hall, E17
   
   
8. Prizes will be awarded to the best entry in each age group. The winner of group 5-11 will be awarded a family ticket to London Dungeons and 12-19 year olds an exclusive pair of Gucci Sunglasses! Both of these winners will also receive an England team photo signed by John Terry. The overall winner of the competition will be awarded a Samsung Soul mobile phone.

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