2025 Childrens Competitions

                                                                                                    Alne Street Fayre 2025

                                                                                      Sunday 8th June   12.00—4.30 pm

                                                                                                 Children’s Competitions

Celebrate 200 years since the first passenger train journey!

Competitions are free to enter, you can see your entry displayed on Church Wind or in the church during the fayre, and you could win a prize! (Rosettes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entries plus a small prize for 1st place).

Find your age group below and see which competitions you can enter.

This year, we have included secondary school age pupils!

A—Children not yet at school

B—Reception to Year 2

C—Year 3 to Year 6

D—Secondary School

1. Colour the scene. Pictures can be collected from Alne school/outside 5 Gale Road or downloaded at:

https://mondaymandala.com/wp-content/uploads/Steam-Locomotive-Coloring-Sheet.pdf (Age groups A and B)

2. Junk Model Train Create a junk model train from items you find around your house (Age groups B and C)

3. Train of the Future! It is 200 years since the first passenger train journey. Trains have changed a lot since then! What might they look like in another 200 years? Draw or paint your design and tell us about any special features your train has. (Age groups B, C and D)

4. Travel Game. Create a board game based on train travel (SEE OPTIONAL TEMPLATES BELOW!). Use one of the templates provided (download from the street fayre website, collect from school or from outside 5 Gale Road) or create your own game board completely from scratch. Use a sheet of A4 or A3 paper or card. (Age Groups B, C and D)

5. Newspaper Article. Imagine you were there for the first passenger train journey in 1825. Write an article for the local newspaper describing the event. No more than 500 words—this can be hand-written or typed and will be judged on content and not on presentation. (Age groups C and D)

Visit www.alnestreetfayre.co.uk for more information and find out what else will be going on at the Street Fayre in 2025.

Important bits.......please read!

1. Entries should be brought to St Mary’s Church in Alne by Saturday 7th June,

Alternatively, please take into school by Friday 6th.

2. All entries will be displayed on Church Wind/in the Church for the duration of the Street Fayre.

3. Please make sure your name, school year and competition category number are clearly marked on your entry.

4. The judge’s decision is final. Children’s entries should be all their own creation.

5. Prizes will be awarded on the day and can be collected from the Church at 4.30pm.

6. All entries should be collected from the Church between 4.30-5pm on the day of the Street Fayre.

7. The names of prize winners will be displayed on the Street Fayre website

If you have any queries about the competitions, please contact

Helen Dawson ([email protected], or call 838582).