Competitions

Bursom Recycling Centre Launch Competition - 15th June to 15th July 2004

Leicester’s new 30 million pound Biffa Leicester Recycling Centre, aims to reduce the amount of materials sent to landfill by 75% making Leicester one of the best cities in UK for recycling and recovery of household waste, when it becomes fully operational at the end of July. This means that rubbish from residents’ wheelie bins will no longer be taken straight to landfill; instead, it will be taken to the Ball Mill and go through mechanical processes to recover various materials. After being ground down by 42 tonnes’ of ‘canon-balls’, (in what looks like a giant washing-machine drum) the waste will pass through a series of screening processes to separate out:

· Metals for recycling
· Paper, plastic and wood, which will be used as an alternative fuel in cement kilns
· Organic materials, including cardboard and kitchen waste, for composting

Win £100
To celebrate the official opening of the new Ball Mill we are holding a competition and the winner will receive £100. Not only that, but also, the lucky winner and a friend will be invited to the opening of the Ball Mill to be awarded the prize by our Guest of Honour.

How to play
Here’s how to play our two-part competition:
· Tell us, in no more than ten words, why you think that the new Ball Mill is important to the city of Leicester
· Give the Ball Mill a name

Competition Rules: This competition is only open to residents of Leicester. Only 1 entry per household is allowed. Last date for entries is 15th July 2004. All entries must clearly state the answer, name, address and telephone number of the entrant. Winners will be notified by post or telephone. Acceptance of prize constitutes consent to use winners picture and name for advertising and publicity purposes. The winner will be invited to the opening ceremony of our new recycling centre and will be awarded the prize by our guest of honour.

Fill in this form to submit your entry.

We launched a competition for children of all the schools of Leicester city in September and the 3 winning schools in each of the following categories:
3 years to 6 years - infant/primary schools
7 years to 10 years - junior/primary schools
11 years to 18 years - secondary schools
will receive a cash prize of £500 each. The two runner-up schools will receive a cash prize of £200 each. The winning students will receive £100 vouchers and runners up will receive £50 vouchers. All the other entrants (only 5 entries per school) will also receive £5 vouchers.

The children were required to draw a picture or design a sculpture on the following subject: "Caring for the environment of your city - Leicester".

We would also welcome any ideas from schools for our Education Centre.

Winners of the School Competition

Click below to view pictures of the prize distribtuion ceremony and see the winners receiving giant cheques from the leader of Leicester City Council, Councillor Roger Blackmore.

Primary Schools

Winner - Nadia Aggoun (8 years) from Willowbrook Primary School
1st Runner up - Jane Hearst (9 years) from Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
2nd Runner up - Gurdeep Poonia (10 years) from Wyvern Primary School

Junior Schools

Secondary Schools

Winner - Daniel Strange (15 years) from Beaumont Leys School
1st Runner up - Shahin Miah and Sohel Patel (13 years) from Moat Community College.

Winners and their artwork

Nadia Aggoun - Willowbrook Primary School
Jane Hearst - Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Gurdeep Poonia - Wyvern Primary School
Tess Springthorpe, Pooja Patel, Drasti Patel & Holly Springthorpe - Catherine Junior School
Theodore Chauhan Jenkins - Folville Junior School
Daniel Strange - Beaumont Leys School
Shahin Miah and Sohel Patel - Moat Community College