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For budding young writers - have you had any philatelic articles published either in a magazine, or on a web page, or your local club newsletter ???The Youth Commission of the Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP) is organising a youth literature competition. If you have had anything published within the last 3 years, then you can enter. For further information and the full rules contact Richard West at richjwest@btinternet.com and he will send you all the information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up-to-date -- Read the official Kidstamp page every month in Stamp & Coin Magazine- check their websiteAnother interesting website with lots of news and information is www.positivelypostal.co.uk -click here to have a look - they are also running a competition for the new GB stamps - see their Plants - Kew Gardens competition. If you want to know what's happening in the USA then try www.junior-philatelists.com by clicking -here The British North American Philatelic Society also has special pages for Kids which can be accessed -here Back in the UK, the British Postal Museum and Archive offers information for old and young. There are loads of things for children, and also resource packs for teachers and club leaders. Try clicking -here - to find out more. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friends of Thematica. If you are interested in entering the Barclays Cup Young Collectors Competition this year's competition is being held at Midpex 2009 on Sat 11th July at Xcel Leisure Centre, Mitchel Avenue, Canley, Coventry CV4 8DY. This competition is for thematic displays and the judges will be looking for originality. Full details are available from Brian Sole at briansole@btinternet.com . Entry forms must be returned no later than Friday 15th May and the actual entries are required by 19th June 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results of the Stamp Active Competition 2009 - entries for which were on display at Spring Stampex. Any suggestion that youngsters are becoming less interested in stamps is not borne out by the response to the Stamp Active Competition, with over 10 per cent more entries this year. The judges were Jean wood, Dave Armitage, Brian Asquith and Brian Sole. The Main awards have been won as follows: Kidstamp Cup (for the best overall entry): Rachael Winters. Class A cup (for ages 14 to 16): Priyadhanshini Shanthakumar. Class B Cup (for ages 12 and 13): Jacqs Scourfield Class C Cup (for ages 10 and 11): Rachael Winters. Class D Cup (for ages up to 9): Amy Compton. Myers Trophy (for the best group entry): Neyland Community School Cavendish Cup (for the most promising entry): Katie Milne. RHS Trophy (for the best entry with a horticultural theme): Laura Brindley Schools Trophy: Sageston CP School. The entries and their awards are as follows: Class A Priyadhanshini Shanthakumar - Withering Heights : Silver. Class B Jacqs Scourfield - The Chinese New Year : Silver gilt. Michael Hindley - Birds : Silver James Ribbon - Ocean Life : Silver gilt. Jack Roberts - The History of Flight : Silver gilt. Byron Phillips - Cars through the Ages : silver bronze. Class C Rachael Winters - Some Irish Postal History : Silver gilt. Claire Mitchell - Rabbits and Hares : Silver. Laura Bentham - Cats : Silver bronze. Cameron McIntyre - In the Field : Silver. Hannah Birrell - Shellfish : Silver. Jack Farrell - Lizards : Silver. Elizabeth Darwent - Dancing Dolphins : Silver bronze. Laura Estcourt - Life on the Reef : Silver bronze. Charly Stakim - I Sent a Letter to a Friend : Silver. Abby Ferguson - Endangered Cats : Silver. Brogan Clark - My Visit to Egypt : Silver. Katie Milne - Katie's Horse Show : Silver gilt. Georgina Bolton - Monkey Business : Silver. Sophie Smith - Festive Philately : Silver. Niamh Smith - Go for Gold : Silver bronze. Nicola Carruthers - Crossing the Borders : Silver. Kirstie Westwood - Animals of the World : Bronze. Eleanor Johnson - Pets : Bronze. Phoebe Symons - Fungi : Silver bronze. Rhianna Golaup - Storytelling : Bronze. Chloe Phillips - Amazing Animals : Silver bronze. Bethan Phillips - Animals : Bronze. Class D. Amy Compton - Paws and Claws : Silver gilt. Katie Winters - Butterflies on Stamps : Silver bronze. Amie Fulton - Playtime : Silver. Aimee Thomas - A Child's View of Christmas : Silver bronze. Nuala Donnelly - A Closer Look at Deserts : Silver. Ffion Perkins - Pets : Bronze. Bethany James Davies - Wild Animals : Silver bronze. Tona Hales - The Queen on Stamps : Bronze. Ross Campbell - Canada is Cool : Bronze. Jonathon Chin Cheong - '999' : Silver. Niamh O'Flaherty - NEWS from Scotland : Silver bronze. Lynne Mitchell - Riding School : Silver bronze. Laura Brindley - Flower Festival : Silver Dylan Brown - Famous English Authors : Silver bronze. Marton Munkasli - Team Games : Silver bronze. Alisha Hobbs - Australia : Silver bronze. Saskia Jones - Kings and Queens of the 20th century : Silver bronze. Lily John - British Definitives : Silver. Group entry Neyland Community School - The Royal Family : Silver. The Stamp Active Network thanks Stampex for providing the space to display the entries, and The Royal Philatelic Society for providing the facilities to undertake the judging. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Details of the entry dates and requirements for The British Youth Stamp Championships - Sponsored by Stanley Gibbons
are now available in the COMPETITION section of Rocket News.
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