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As Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service celebrates turning 50 in April 2024, it is calling on all budding young artists and creators to design what a fire engine may look like in another 50 years’ time.

There are prizes up for grabs in different age categories, including a giant replica fire engine, kindly donated by Scania UK, for the best design by someone aged 7 or under, a fire station Lego set for the winner in the age 8-11 category, and a shopping voucher for the winner in the aged 12 and over category, plus various runner up prizes.

Design competition

Hayley Douglas, Assistant Director for Communication and Engagement at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, explained, “When looking back at old photos from around 1974 when Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was formed, it is amazing to see how different the fire engines look."

Hayley Douglas adds, "It made us wonder what they will be like in another 50 years’ time and so we thought this was a great theme for a competition to involve young people in our 50-year celebrations. Entries can be a drawing, a model, a Minecraft design, a Lego creation, a computer-aided design anything to show what a fire engine might look like in 2074. We’re excited to see the creations!

Entry details

All individuals need to do to submit a child’s entry is take a picture of their design, however, they have created it, and send it to the Cambridgeshire office together with the child’s first name, age, district they live, and phone number so they can contact if child’s entry wins. 

Alternatively, individuals can send pictures in the post to Communication and Engagement, Fire Service HQ, Hinchingbrooke Cottage, Brampton Road, Huntingdon PE29 2NA, ensuring all the required information is sent with the entry. Closing date for entries is Monday, June 3, 2024.

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