HELP BUILD THE SPIRIT OF BADMINTON PHOTO WALL

A new attraction, the Spirit of Badminton Photo Wall, will go on display at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. The ten-metre long wall will be made up of images taken at the event by members of the general public and the wall builders are now asking for your pictures to help put together this special piece of Badminton history. The pictures can be of any subject; spectators, trade stands, officials, dogs, mud, picnics, grooms as well as action shots of horses and riders, as long as they were taken at the horse trials at any time since the first Badminton 58 years ago.

Mitsubishi Motors, title sponsors of the world famous three-day-event, in conjunction with the photographic equipment manufacturers Nikon are offering a fabulous prize for the most outstanding picture which will be judged by a panel made up of Director of Badminton, Hugh Thomas, Badminton’s official photographer Kit Houghton and Head of Public Relations for Mitsubishi Motors, Gabi Whitfield. The winning picture will be the one that in the judge’s opinion most epitomises the spirit of Badminton.

“We are really looking forward to seeing the variety of pictures that we receive,” said Badminton Director Hugh Thomas. “I am sure the wall will create much interest as well as a unique record of memories of the event over the years.”

The wall will be built in time for first day of this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, which are held at the Duke of Beaufort’s Gloucestershire estate at Badminton, between Thursday 3rd and Sunday 6th May and will stay on display throughout the event. All the pictures that are chosen for the wall will be publicly credited to its photographer.

“The Spirit of Badminton Wall will not be a one-off, we plan to add to it year-on-year and make it a focal point in order for people to share in and enjoy other people’s favourite memories,” added Gabi Whitfield, Head of Public Relations for Mitsubishi Motors. “If anyone feels that they don’t have a suitable photograph to enter now, then I would encourage them to get out the camera at this year’s event and become part of the fabric of Badminton in 2008.”

As well as having their pictures chosen for display to over one hundred thousand people over the Badminton weekend successful entrants will have the chance to win one of two fabulous prizes.

First Prize: £400 of Nikon camera equipment plus VIP entry and full Mitsubishi hospitality at the 2007 Badminton Horse Trials for four persons on the day of their choice (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)

Second Prize: VIP entry and full Mitsubishi Hospitality at the 2007 Badminton Horse Trials for two persons on cross country day (Saturday)

How to enter: Entries need to be sent on CD or in hard-copy print and posted by mail to:

Badminton ‘photo wall’
Press Office
Mitsubishi Motors UK
Watermoor
Cirencester
Glos GL7 1LF

Entries must be received by Wednesday April 4. Please ensure your name and address and the full details of the pictures where known (e.g. date, photographer, subject names etc) are attached to your entries. All photos will be returned providing an SAE is enclosed. Not all entries received are guaranteed to be used in the wall – this will depend on number and quality of entries. All photos used in the wall will be credited. Please read the terms and conditions below

Terms and conditions
The competition is open to amateur photographers only.
Pictures must be the work of the person submitting the entry.
Digital copies should be saved to disk as jpg files at a minimum of 300 dpi.
Please ensure each photograph or disk is clearly marked on the back with your name & address. Hard copy prints to be no smaller than 6X4

Please include a correctly sized SAE for return of photos and disks. The safe return of photos cannot be guaranteed.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be notified by post.

Winners will agree that their entry can be freely used by Mitsubishi Motors in the promotion of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and that the entry may be published in print and electronic format.

Entries that are selected for the “photo wall” but not eligible for a prize will form part of the completed “wall” and the entrant will be credited for their entry.

Employees of Mitsubishi Motors, the prize providers, or their families are not eligible to enter.

No cash alternatives and no substitute prizes will be offered, No liability or responsibility for any loss, injury or damage which is suffered or incurred as a result of, or arising from, any participation in the prize offered in competitions can be accepted by Mitsubishi Motors, their employees servants or agents and acceptance of and participation in such prize will be entirely at the winners’ risk.

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For further information please contact:

Gabi Whitfield, Head of Public Relations, Mitsubishi Motors UK

Tel: 01285 647157 g.whitfield@mitsubishi-cars.co.uk

Note for editors only: Selection of pictures for use with editorial on this story are available from the Badminton website: www.badminton-horse.co.uk/photographs user name: media; password: badminton. On the left-hand menu will be a folder titled ‘PHOTOWALL’.

The 2007 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials take place from 3rd to 6th May.