Attention all budding news correspondents in Ballymena schools!
The search is on to find a budding young news reporter to take on a key role at this year’s Balmoral Show! The winner of this Ulster Bank sponsored competition will become the official Ulster Bank Balmoral Show Correspondent 2018.
P5 pupils from St. Teresa’s Primary School in Belfast get the inside scoop from Ulster Bank’s Senior Agriculture Manager, Cormac McKervey.
Caoimhe Rice; (left), Caoimhe Conlon; Caelin Neeson and Conor Delaney (right) helped principal sponsor Ulster Bank launch this year’s schools competition in the run up to the 150th Balmoral Show. The competition is searching for a budding young reporter who will become Ulster Bank’s Official Balmoral Show correspondent.
Here are the full details of the Ulster Bank/Balmoral Show competition for all budding news correspondents in Ballymena schools.
‘Pupils attending Ballymena primary and secondary schools have the chance to take on one of the newest roles at the 2018 Balmoral Show.
It’s the largest agricultural event in the Northern Ireland calendar and the search is on to find a budding young reporter up to the challenge of becoming the first Official Ulster Bank Balmoral Show Correspondent 2018.
The competition, launched by Ulster Bank and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS), is calling on pupils in primary and secondary schools in Ballymena to describe what they and their classmates would get up to during a day-long trip to the show in May by writing stories, drawing pictures or even recording a short video message.
It doesn’t even matter if students have never been to the show before.
P5 pupils from St. Teresa’s Primary School in Belfast, get the inside scoop from Ulster Bank’s Senior Agriculture Manager, Cormac McKervey.
Caelin Neeson; (left), Caoimhe Conlan; Caoimhe Rice and Conor Delaney (right) helped principal sponsor Ulster Bank launch this year’s schools competition in the run up to the 150th Balmoral Show. The compeition is searching for a budding young reporter who will become Ulster Bank’s Official Balmoral Show correspondent.
The competition focuses on imagination and creativity, so students are being encouraged to think of all the sights, sounds and smells of the show and get creative with a stand-out report taking in the best of what Balmoral has to offer from visiting the array of animals, the excitement of the main arena or adventures to the show’s fantastic funfair.
The top four finalists will win a class trip to the show in May, including transport and lunches.
One overall winner will be invited to attend the 2018 Balmoral Show to produce a very special video report, sharing all the news and views from Northern Ireland’s largest agricultural event. The winner’s video report will be published online by local media alongside coverage of the show.
Three runners-up will win a day-long trip to the show in May for their classmates and, after writing up an end-of-day report describing their adventures at the show, will have their article published online too. Entries can be made until 17:00, Friday, April 20th.
To enter, simply follow this link download, complete and return your entry form.
P5 pupils from St. Teresa’s Primary School in Belfast, get the inside scoop from Ulster Bank’s Senior Agriculture Manager, Cormac McKervey.
Caoimhe Rice; (left), Conor Delaney; Caelin Neeson and Caoimhe Conlan (right) helped principal sponsor Ulster Bank launch this year’s schools competition in the run up to the 150th Balmoral Show. The competition is searching for a budding young reporter who will become Ulster Bank’s Official Balmoral Show correspondent.
2018 Balmoral Show runs from 16th – 19th May.
Returning to Balmoral Park, the 2018 Balmoral Show promises its largest show to date.
The four-day event will feature more than 650 trade stands, the NI Food Pavilion featuring the best of local food and drink producers, hundreds of competitions and classes, and a wide range of family entertainment and attractions, so there’s plenty to write about.
Cormac McKervey, Head of Agriculture in Northern Ireland at Ulster Bank, says:
“The Balmoral Show is the biggest agricultural event of the year and hotly anticipated by media from all across Northern Ireland. To star in your own special video report from the show, sharing all the latest news and having your report showcased alongside coverage by local media is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for a budding young reporter and could even be the start of an exciting future career.
The Balmoral Show is brimming with sights, sounds and smells, so remember to be imaginative and think about all the senses when reporting about your adventure to the Balmoral Show. The top four finalists will all win a trip to the show for their classmates, so get the thinking caps on and get creative before the deadline, the judges are waiting to see everyone’s Balmoral Show reports!”
The competition closes at 17:00 on Friday, April 20th.
The competition entry form and accompanying terms and conditions can be found here.