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1 Tidy Towns Getting the Application Right! Billy Flynn Tidy Towns Adjudicator

2 What’s on TT Entry Form?  How to complete your Supervalu TT Entry Form (n.b. to read carefully, revised 2014, v helpful)  About You (contact person/group details)  Population category (n.b. to be in right one!)  Main Entry (8 categories with brief descriptions – (Read carefully!)  Map & notes on map  Info on special awards/downloading entry form

3 Basic information Define TT area (map) – decide boundaries (logical) Are you in right category? (pop/size) Hardcopy/download form 1 version ONLY Keep all information together, no mixing of post/ Recommend postal entry

4 Tips for completing Entry Form Use adjudicator’s report as a tool to progress Respond to all recommendations made Ok if plans change, explain Special Awards – separate form/judging

5 Tips for Completing Entry Form  Spend time on entry form – don’t rush it! (notebook/diary)  Your one chance to sell! use it wisely  Clear, concise, bullet points – quality not qty  No repetition/overlap  Community Involvement & Planning – not for specific campaign details  Complete ALL sections – no blank spaces

6 Tips for Competing Entry Form (cont’d)  Clearly show NEW work in last year (1 st June 2013 to 31 st May 2014)  Clear hand writing or type!  Right info under relevant heading - read carefully what each category looking for - key words  Slight changes in 2013 and 2014 (e.g. no ‘planned projects’ required  Planned projects should be clearly visible in your plan

7 New for 2014  Litter & Tidiness Merged – but still separate issues with marks going for each  No ‘general impression’  Minor changes to category headings  Refer to handbook but most up to date info on  Document with revisions circulated to all TT groups

8 Tips for Entry Form  No local knowledge assumptions  Photos v helpful (before & after)  Be succinct & precise: - number projects on entry & map - numbers in entry in sequential order - where is it? - start & finish date (future finish ok)

9 Additional Information  Map (tourist)  TT Plan (3 - 5 yr)  PR Campaign samples  Waste Mgt/Wildlife info (awareness)  Keep info to minimum, 2013/2014 yr only

10 Additional Information  No CD’s, DVD’s etc  Give details of any facebook page, website etc but don’t assume they will be visited by adjudicator (include this under CI&P)  Photos v helpful (before & after)  Label & date any photos  Photos of awareness events