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The Evening Post has launched the third phase of its competition in conjunction with Leadbitter Construction to offer local schools the chance to win a £5,000 makeover and a free day of building work.

This term, we are inviting primary, secondary schools and colleges to enter environmental projects.

Niamh Byrne explains how you can make your school even better, thanks to School Build SOS.

Most schools in and around Bristol could do with some sort of improvements that could tie in with this term's environmental theme.

Small but important projects can get overlooked because money in the education sector is often tight.

The School Build SOS competition - a joint initiative between the Evening Post and Leadbitter Construction - is offering local secondary schools and sixth form colleges the chance to receive free building materials and one day of construction.

The competition has been broken down into three separate projects, each worth £5,000, taking place over the three terms in the current academic year.

In the first term, the competition was opened to primary schools and Stanbridge Primary in Downend was awarded the £5,000 prize. The school used the labour and money provided to revamp the toilet block for the boys because the old one was in an awful state of repair.

Last term was open to secondary schools and was won by Hanham High, whose bike shed was overhauled.

Now the money could be used to build anything from a pond or wildlife conservation area to creating a vegetable garden, allotment or bike shed.

Leadbitter is sponsoring the competition and will be covering the costs of all work carried out, including labour.

To take part, head teachers, teachers or caretakers must fill out the application form printed in the Evening Post, or online at www.thisisbristol.co.uk/sosform and submit it to the Evening Post, giving details of the project that needs to be undertaken.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Eligible schools must fall within the Post's circulation area.

The closing date for entries is Monday June 16 and, in the coming weeks, the Evening Post will feature the schools that apply.

After the closing date, a selection panel, including staff from Leadbitter and the Evening Post, will draw up a shortlist of schools from those which have submitted applications.

The shortlisted schools will be announced on June 20 and invited to collect tokens from the Evening Post over a period of two weeks. The winner will be the project with the highest verified number of tokens and will receive a £5,000 makeover.


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