Essex Day Photography Competition 2024

Explore Essex are running a photography competition to celebrate Essex Day, which recognises the Patron Saint of Essex - St. Cedd - in collaboration with Visit Essex and Tiptree Tea Rooms.

Essex Day (on the 26 October) is the perfect time to celebrate our great county and all of it's unique attractions, history, people and landscapes.

We want to see photos of 'Your Essex', places in the county that are iconic and mean something to you.

And we're excited to have prizes from Essex institution Tiptree Tea Rooms, to giveaway to our winners.

Simply email your picture to us including your name, where the picture was taken, and if possible a sentence about why you took it and/or what the image or place means to you.

Email: Explore.Essex@essex.gov.uk

Title your email: Photo Competition

Email us by Sunday 8 December 11.59 GMT to enter.

Please note that your entries may be featured in future editions of Essex Explorer magazine as well as on associated social media channels and websites including Explore Essex and Visit Essex (all credited to you).

Please let us know if you are not happy with your picture being shared.

You can enter as many times, with as many images, as you like.

Read the full terms and conditions below.

The prize:

One lucky winner will win a Tiptree Tea Rooms Winter Hamper worth £80 (for full contents see below).

Runner's up prizes

Runner's up prize includes: Tiptree Tea Rooms Cream Tea Voucher for two and 10% discount voucher at the Tiptree shop

Read more about Tiptree Tea Rooms and find one near you.

The Tiptree Tea Rooms Winter Hamper will contain the following items, subject to availability:

1. Tiptree Christmas Conserve

A festive preserve with a mix of fruits and spices, perfect for spreading on toast or pairing with cheese.

2. Tiptree Cranberry Sauce

A classic accompaniment for roast dinners, especially turkey, during the holiday season.

3. Tiptree Brandy Butter

Creamy, rich brandy butter, perfect for serving with Christmas pudding or mince pies.

4. Tiptree Orange Malt Whiskey Marmalade

A traditional winter treat, ideal for warming up breakfasts with a citrus kick.

5. Tiptree Blackcurrant Conserve

Deep and rich blackcurrant flavour that complements winter desserts and pastries.

6. Tiptree Honey

Ideal for winter teas or drizzling over warm porridge.

7. Tiptree Salted Caramel Spread

Indulgent and smooth, this caramel spread is perfect for adding to winter desserts or stirring into hot cocoa.

8. Tiptree Hot Gooseberry Chutney

A sharp yet spicy chutney to elevate winter cheese boards or add a burst of flavour to sandwiches.

9. Tiptree English Assam Tea

Classic tea blend to warm you up on cold winter mornings.

10. Tiptree Christmas Pudding

A rich and indulgent traditional Christmas pudding to end a winter feast on a high note.

11. Thursday Cottage Gingerbread Spread

A delightful, gingerbread flavoured caramel spread. Great for spreading on toast or adding to festive bakes.

12. TiptreeEnglish Spiced Rum (70cl)

Enjoy the festive flavours and the addition of a warming spiced rum!

Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is organised by Explore Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1QH.

2. By entering the prize draw, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

3. Prize draw entry is free and no purchase is necessary to enter the competition.

4. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges from Explore and Visit Essex after the closing date of 23.59 GMT Sunday 8 December 2024.

5. ECC accepts no responsibility for entries not received for whatever reason. ECC will not accept:

(a) responsibility for competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or

(b) proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the competition.

ELIGIBILITY

6. Entrants must be UK residents and aged 18 years.

7. Physical prizes must be collected from the closest participating Essex Country Park or Cressing Temple Barns where possible.

8. Competitions are not open to Explore Essex central team employees, or to any immediate family of those employees.

9. In entering the competition, entrants confirm that they are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the prize. ECC may require proof of eligibility.

10. Prize draw entries that are not submitted in accordance with:

• these terms and conditions; and

• the advertised competition entry procedure

will be automatically disqualified.

11. ECC will not accept competition entries that are:

(a) automatically generated by computer;

(b) completed by third parties or in bulk;

(c) illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;

(d) photocopies and not originals; or

(e) incomplete.

12. Entrants can submit as many entries as they like.

13. ECC reserves all rights to disqualify any competition entry where:

(a) the entrant’s conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize competition;

(b) the entrant uses false information; or

(c) it has reasonable grounds to believe that the entrant has breached any of these terms and conditions.

14. ECC reserves the right to implement any age requirements or any other eligibility criteria where necessary.

THE PRIZE

15. There is one prize for each winner and each winner will receive a prize to the same value.

16. No cash alternative is available. ECC reserve the right to substitute the advertised prize for another of equal or greater value should the original prize become unavailable.

17. The prize is not negotiable or transferable.

CLAIMING THE PRIZE

18. Winners will be notified of their win via an email.

19. Winners must claim the prize within 7 working days of the date of the notification email.

20. If a prize is not claimed within 7 days, the winner will be disqualified, and an alternative winner will be selected at random from the correct entries that were received.

21. ECC reserves the right to re-draw the prize if the winner cannot be contacted within 7 working days or the notification email is returned as undeliverable.

22.The prize may not be claimed by a third party on winner’s behalf.

23. ECC does not accept any responsibility if the prize is not claimed within the specified time limit or the winner is not able to take up the prize.

Liability

24. Insofar as is permitted by law, ECC, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage , personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of ECC, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

Data Protection and Publicity

25. ECC will only process your personal information as set out at https://www.essex.gov.uk/privacy-notices/Pages/Default.aspx.

26. In the event that you win this competition and accept the prize, you agree to:

(a) grant ECC the right to use your name and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation; and

(b) the use of any photographs or video footage to be featured on ECC’s web pages or social media sites.

27. Entrants will only be contacted regarding the specific competition they have entered.

GENERAL

28. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, ECC may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude any entrant from participating in the competition.

29. ECC reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the competition where it becomes necessary to do so.

30. The Promoter claims rights to the photograph

31. In the event of any dispute regarding the competition, the final decision of ECC shall be final and binding and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

32. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.