Bright Ideas for Maidenhead Competition 2017

ENTRY FORM - CLICK HERE

Entries received by 5pm on 31st October 2017 will be assessed against the relevant entry criteria.

Late entries will not be accepted. 

The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The winners of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Bright Idea Competition should have solutions to problems/issues that will benefit the community.

The overall winner will receive a £1000 cash prize

Each category winner will receive a £250 cash prize. Other cash prizes will be at the discretion of the judges. 

The rest of the £7,500 pot will be used to implement the winning ideas. Any monies not spent in creating or implementing the winning ideas may be rolled over to any future challenge prize competition. 

This competition is open to all Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead residents, businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs living or working in the borough.

The Junior Competition is open to individuals, schools and youth groups.

JUDGING CRITERIA

The judging panel will use a set of criteria to select the winner/winners who have put forward the issue that, in the judges' opinion, would be of most benefit. 

A draft list of criteria has been drawn up as follows: 

What kind of ideas are the judges looking for?

The judges are looking for ideas that:

Are innovative and original.

Address an identified problem.

Are practical within the available budget.

Are capable of being delivered.

Will benefit residents of the Royal Borough.

Please avoid ideas that:

Comment on an existing service but don’t suggest how it could be improved (e.g. ‘do something about litter’).

Request a new facility or service but are not innovative or original (e.g. ‘we want more recycling facilities’).

Couldn’t be delivered within the available budget (unless you have a proposal for covering the cost of the project).

Are innovative and original but may not be deliverable.

What do we expect from our winners?

We are looking for winners who are enthusiastic and committed to putting their ideas into practice.

You should have thought about how the idea can be brought to reality and what kind of help you will need.

We will help you to make your idea happen but we want you to be in the driving seat

PRIVACY STATEMENT

The personal details given will be held by Friends of Maidenhead and processed in accordance with this competition. Your details will not be shared with third parties.

Submission of a completed entry form acknowledges that you have accepted these Terms and Conditions