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Could you design a weird and wonderful entry for the Lord Mayor’s Show this November? Do you have the creativity and vision to put something truly memorable together? Do you want to celebrate and showcase digital skills? Then we want YOU. Apply for the Lord Mayor’s Show competition!
About the Event Taking place on Saturday 10th November, the Lord Mayor's Show is one of the nation's most spectacular events involving 6,500 participants, 70 floats, 20 military and civilian bands, together with dozens of horses and carriages, and the magnificent Gold State Coach. Its purpose is to bring the newly-elected Lord Mayor from Mansion House to the Royal Courts of Justice to swear an oath of allegiance to the Sovereign, celebrating a tradition dating back to 1215. There are hundreds of thousands of people on the streets and millions more watch the live BBC1 broadcast. Peter Estlin is Alderman for the Ward of Coleman Street and is in line to be Lord Mayor of the City of London in 2018/2019. Watch the video from 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe7kgBSCvq0
The Theme: Shaping Tomorrow’s City Today Peter’s aim for the Show is to champion digital innovation and skills, promoting business in the UK, maintaining London as a world-class city. He seeks to champion the need for more digital skills to ensure a pipeline of future-ready talent and tackle the ever-increasing challenges of digital inclusion. Your design should celebrate this theme, paying particular attention to the role of digital skills for the future.
The Competition Arch Apprentices, OnSide and Code Kingdoms have joined forces to create an entry during the procession which celebrates the achievements of young people, and the evolution of digital skills for tomorrow.
Who can apply? The competition is open to all Arch and Creative Pioneers apprentices on any programme and any stage in their apprenticeship.
What will you win? If yours is picked as the winning design, you will get to see it realised in full at the Show. You will also be invited to attend the Show with travel and accommodation for you and two family members included. Winning this competition will be a fantastic addition to your CV and creative portfolio, with the potential to get national press coverage.
Ground rules for applications • • • • • • • • • •
Your application must include a birds-eye view of your design in the format requested below. Your application must represent all three brands – Arch, OnSide and Code Kingdoms Your design can include up to a max of 50 people Your design must not include the use of an articulated lorry or vehicle Please work to a maximum budget of £10,000 and include draft costs Do be weird and wonderful Do celebrate the theme ‘Shaping Tomorrow’s City Today’ Steer clear of designing for a screen – people don’t have time to look at them and they move past too quickly. If you design something on wheels, please make sure your design suggests wheels which are sturdy enough to last the whole of the Procession. The Procession moves along the city streets, at around 3 to 4 miles an hour. Be aware of this and work it into your design. You can view the road map on the website here: https://lordmayorsshow.london/
Specification Your PRELIMINARY DESIGN must be submitted by Friday 13th April. It may be submitted by email to
[email protected]. It should show your design concept, and give an indication of construction. It should include a ‘bird’s eye’ view of your proposed entry with approximate dimensions so we can see how you intend your entry to fill the road space, plus a visual representation (drawing, photograph, illustration). Please ensure you show which is the front of the entry. We need to know exactly what you intend to put into your road space, so detail is important. For example, for a simple entry consisting of 2 taxis and 9 walkers (13 persons in total to include drivers), the bird’s eye view could look something like the following, accompanied by photographs of the taxis and the costumes and a drawing of the flag. We need to know where you intend to place your personnel.
*this design is for illustrative purposes only. You do not need to include any of the above elements in your design. How to apply Send your application along with your contact details to
[email protected] by Friday 13th April. Please supply your application as an attachment to the email in PDF format. Timeline Competition announced Competition submission deadline Judging Winner Announced
Wednesday 28th March 13th April 24th April 27th April
About Arch Apprentices Arch deliver training to employees and help recruit talent into businesses through apprenticeships. We are in the top 4% of all training providers rated Grade 1 Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and are endorsed by the Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) to power Creative Pioneers2, the flagship brand paving the way for apprenticeships in the advertising, media and creative sectors. Working with AVADO Learning, we offer a complete solution to a business’ skills gap through providing industry-leading digital, IT, creative, finance, HR and leadership apprenticeships. Today, over 1,100 people and 350 employers are enjoying the benefits of working with Arch.
About OnSide Youth Zones OnSide’s Youth Zones are designed to give young people aged 8–19 years old (25 for those with a disability) somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to in their leisure time; occupying their bodies and minds with fun activities, learning new skills and socialising in a safe, positive way. OnSide Youth Zones are there for young people in deprived areas, where the alternative for many is spending their evenings on the streets or isolated in their bedrooms, surfing the internet. Youth Zone will soon be delivered in London in areas of deprivation, tackling mental health, crime and employability prospects. The five London boroughs with most need are Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham and Haringey. Partnering TLMA will be the catalyst to create a vibrant network of Youth Zones to serve Londoners for decades.
About Code Kingdoms Code Kingdoms is an online platform which teaches kids how to code. Used in 50+ countries, we have over one million kids using our coding technology. The company has raised over $3 million in venture capital. Our educational partners include the BBC, Minecraft & Roblox. We've designed the most effective coding environment alongside complementary content to enhance children's learning in Computing. Primarily, we want to ensure kids are building real software applications where our technology guides from the very first steps of programming. Our education outreach team serves a global network of technology camps and schools bringing our platform to traditional educational settings. In conjunction with the most prestigious educators, we offer inspirational classroom experiences which translate to students continuing to learn with us at home. We started life as an Entrepreneur First company and are also part of the Blenheim Chalcot venture network. These give our team access to a vibrant and successful startup community, as wells as talks and events with industry experts.
The Judges
Greg Farrimond, OnSide Communications Co-ordinator - London Greg joined OnSide in August 2016 after spending six years working in the local media in Wigan in the North. It was during his time at the Wigan Evening Post and Wigan Observer newspapers that he covered the progress, building and success of Wigan Youth Zone. While with the company, he also achieved the National Qualification in Journalism, which followed on from his BA (Hons) degree in Sports Journalism. He also spent a short time working in the communications department at Blackpool FC. Greg’s role at OnSide sees him coordinating communications in London, with emphasis on building websites for new Youth Zones and promoting them via social media as well as forming relationships with journalists in-line with OnSide’s communications strategy. He also supports the revenue campaigns for each project as well as working with the young people in the capital.
Ben Rowland, Co-Founder, Arch Apprentices Ben is the co-founder of Arch Apprentices. Ben joined the Blenheim Chalcot Group to set up Arch Apprentices at the start of 2012. Ben has over fifteen years’ experience building organisations and initiatives that address social and economic challenges. He began his career helping Government organisations to understand the effectiveness of regeneration and labour market programmes.
Ross Targett, CEO and Co-founder, Code Kingdoms. Upon graduating from Warwick with a 1st in Computer Science, Ross founded his first company Twitraffic, which he then sold 2 years later. Still at a young age, Ross co-founded Code Kingdoms in May of 2014, a company which currently teaches over one million kids how to code.
Sarah Gaffney, Head of Marketing, Arch Apprentices Sarah has worked in marketing for over 10 years, launching online CPD programmes to school leaders, planning global events and promoting the message of apprenticeships for the digital age. She is passionate about apprenticeships as the preferred route into hands-on digital roles, and works with Arch’s community of apprentices to find new and creative ways to promote this message.
Ann Dearden, Business Networking Manager, Blenheim Chalcot Ann works alongside all the companies in the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio, including Agilisys, Arch Apprentices, AVADO, Bijou Commerce, Contentive, ClearScore, Dynamo Mortages, Fospha, Fuse, Hive Learning, Instrumental, Liberis, Modulr Finance, Oakbrook Finance,
Researcher, SalaryFinance, and charities such as The British Asian Trust and OnSide Youth Zones. Amongst other things, Ann is responsible for internal communications, hospitality, internal and external events and making sure our great teams of people and the various business communities we have within all the BC companies are engaging with each other, sharing knowledge and collaborating.
Helen Field, Head of Business Engagement, Lord Mayor’s Show The Pageantmaster, Dominic Reid OBE has produced the Lord Mayor’s Show for the last 26 years. Helen has worked with him for ten of those years to guide organisations through the participation process, ensuring they all have the best possible outcome and can take full advantage of the opportunities available to them. She deals with all the participants, including civic, military, marching bands, youth groups, charities, corporate organisations and Livery Companies whilst liaising with all stakeholders such as the BBC and other media, City of London Corporation, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Royal Courts of Justice, to ensure the Lord Mayor’s Show continues to be one of the world’s best-loved annual events.
