Fylde Council, in partnership with St Annes Beach Huts and Apartments, invites you to submit your best photograph from any St Annes Kite Festival!
Prizes
The winner will receive:
- Exclusive use of a beach hut for Saturday of the St Annes Kite Festival 2026 (date to be confirmed)
- Afternoon tea for up to six people
- A kite
- Their winning photograph featured in advertising and promotional materials for the 2026 festival
How to Enter
Entry Period: Friday 29 August (12:00pm) – Sunday 7 September 2025 (11:59pm)
Entry Methods:
- Comment your photo on the competition posts from Fylde Council, Discover Fylde, or St Annes Beach Huts and Apartments on Facebook
- Non-social media users may submit their entry by emailing listening@fylde.gov.uk
Entry Requirements:
- One entry per person
- Photograph must be taken at St Annes Kite Festival (any year)
- By entering, you grant Fylde Council and partners royalty-free usage rights for your photograph
Selection Process
- Shortlisting: A panel from Fylde Council Communications and St Annes Beach Huts and Apartments will select ten finalists by Thursday 11 September 2025
- Public Vote: Shortlisted photos will be posted on Facebook on Friday 12 September 2025
- Voting Deadline: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 12pm
- Winner Selection: The photograph with the most reactions wins
- Winner Announcement: Friday 19 September 2025
Prize Collection & Notification
- Winners will be contacted via Facebook Messenger or email within 7 days
- Winners must respond within 7 days or forfeit their prize
- Collection or delivery of prizes will be arranged after the winner has been notified.
- Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable, with no cash alternative
Eligibility & Conditions
- Entrants must be residents of the UK and aged 18 or over
- This competition is not open to employees or families of employees of Fylde Borough Council
- Competition is free to enter, no purchase necessary
- Late entries will not be accepted
- Winners agree to have their first name and photograph shared across Fylde Council, Discover Fylde and St Annes Beach Huts and Apartments’ social media channels, and in the Fylde Council Residents’ Newsletter
- Fylde Borough Council reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition if circumstances beyond our control require it
- The judges’ decision is final; no correspondence will be entered into
- Entry constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions
Data Protection
Personal information will be used solely for competition administration and winner notification in accordance with Fylde Council’s Privacy Policy.
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