Winning Post

Capture VIP tickets to Badminton

A new attraction at the 2007 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials was the Spirit of Badminton Photo Wall. This ten metre long wall was composed of images taken by members of the general public to sum up their perspective of this world famous event. The response was over whelming with nearly 300 entries received of which some 100 were used on the wall. Another 10 metres will be added again this year so entries are being called for. 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. Organisers are particularly keen to see any historical pictures of the event taken since its inception in 1949. 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. Judging will be by a panel made up Director of  Badminton, Hugh Thomas, Badminton’s official photographer Kit Houghton and Head of Public Relations for Mitsubishi Motors, Andy Wertheim.  The winning picture will be the one that in the judges’ opinion best epitomises the “spirit of Badminton”. The wall will be built in time for the first day of the 2008 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, which are held at the Duke of Beaufort’s Gloucestershire estate at Badminton, between 1st - 4th 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. As well as having their picture 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 2008 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 2008 Badminton Horse Trials for two persons on cross country (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 Gloucestershire  GL7 1LF Entries must be received by 5 March 2008.    Entrants must ensure their name, address and the full details of the pictures where known (e.g. date, photographer, subject names etc) are attached to the entries.  All photos will be returned providing a stamped addressed envelope in enclosed.