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Awards for Young Hedgelayers
To encourage young people to take part in hedge laying events and to develop their skills the NHLS is offering awards of £25 to young novice and junior cutters.
The qualifications for receiving an award are:
NOVICES:Persons under 30 years of age entering a "Novice" class in a competition or training session held by a Local Hedgelaying Group* and who have not previously won a prize as a Novice or other cutter.
JUNIORS:Persons under 25 years of age entering Junior or Novice class in a competition, or training session held by a Local Hedgelaying Group*.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
- *Local Hedgelaying Groups are defined as those which have run similar events in the two preceding years.
- Qualifying persons may receive up to six payments in the defining period if they are juniors or two payments if they are in the novice group.
- The defining period is for events run between 31st August 2016 and 1st May 2017 annually until further notice.
- Payments will be made at the discretion of the NHLS Trustees, who reserve the right to refuse applications which they consider unsuitable.