Competitions

The Festival is on Saturday 7th July 2018 at Didcot Girls' School. 

Opens at 10.00, starts at 10.30, ends at 5.00

The ancient Greeks were a bit obsessed with competitions, or as they called them, 'agons', or 'struggles', which is where we get our word 'agony' from. 

In the spirit of the ancient Greeks, we will be hosting several competitions. 


Colouring/ Decorating Competition submit by 29th June
Who? For all primary aged children 5 - 11 who attend a school in Didcot. 
What? Free entry to our festival. 

There will be 4 winners in each school year across all the schools in Didcot. (This excludes GEMs - this is because their school fete is on the same day as our festival). 

In addition to free entry, they will get the opportunity to book slots on activities running throughout the day, for example, our mosaicist. We ask people to book so they are not disappointed. This does not mean there won't be spaces, only that spaces are guaranteed. Please see our timetable. 

Please contact stretchdidcot@gmail.com for a sheet and details of where to send your finished picture.

Myth competition

What? based on Greek and Roman myths. 

Who? Children and teenagers, ages 5 - 18 can produce any work

Our competition is sponsored by publishing companies and winners will receive Greek and Roman themed books, ranging from history books, mythology books and fiction books. We would really like to give them away!

Please contact us for an address to send entries to. 
Entries to be in by Friday 15th June. 

Students can get inspiration from myths such as these: 
The myth of King Midas and his Golden Touch
The myth of Arachne
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
The myth of Cupid and Psyche
The myth of Icarus and Daedalus
Everything you need to know to read Homer's Odyssey
Why should you read Virgil's Aeneid?

Also, the Cambridge Latin School's Project contains many audio versions of myths, from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey to Ovid's Metamorphoses. 

Donated prizes

Greek myths and Legends
Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths
Internet Linked Greeks
Encyclopedia of the Roman World
Internet Linked Romans
Ancient Romans Picture Book
Black Ships before Troy, by Rosemary Sutcliffe, illustrated by Alan Lee
Greek Hero, by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom
The Roman Empire
The Ancient Greeks
Greek Myth, by Geraldine McCaughrean
100 Greek Myths, by Lucy Coats, illustrated by Anthony Lewis
Box Set of Roman Mysteries books, by Caroline Lawrence: The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina; The Dolphins of Laurentium; The Assassins of Rome; The Pirates of Pompeii; The Secrets of Vesuvius; The Thieves of Ostia. 
The Roman Quests, by Caroline Lawrence: Return to Rome; The Archers of Isca; Escape from Rome; Death in the Arena.


Click here to see raffle prizes.

Greek and Roman themed cake decorating competition

Who? Everyone!

What? Make a mosaic patterned cake; Hadrian's Wall cake; a cupcake with a trident/ thunderbolt; the profile of a Roman Senator etc. 

Prizes

10x Patchwork Cutters cake baking books
8x Patchwork Cutters