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We had a great day in Burnley town centre on Saturday 12 October.  Taking over the bandstand to hang the 34 shortlisted entrants in the Hide & Seek Rivers photographic competition (you can view them all on the right); Urban Canvas creating, with the help of the public, a giant chalk river and the chance to talk to hundreds of people about Burnley's rivers and the scheme to improve them. 

Over 250 visitors helped us select the 'People's Choice' award, as they voted for their favourite photograph.  The winner of this and the other two categories in the competition: 'Good' aspect of the river and 'Bad' aspect of the river plus the runners' up can be found below.

Despite the slightly miserable weather more than 100 people, young and old, joined in to help create the giant chalk river, complete with fish and other wildlife, there were even a couple of swimmers in there!  See the wonderful Flickr set created by Urban Canvas of the river being created.

WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY FILM by Huckleberry Films of the day.

Huckleberry Films were commissioned by Ribble Rivers Trust to film the day so look out for that coming soon!

 

Hide & Seek Rivers Photographic Competition Results

Title	Photographer	Category/Prize
Beneath Cow Lane Bridge, Burnley, July 2013	Craig Simpson	Good Aspects – Winner
Archeaology Trolley	David Jaggs	Bad Aspects – Winner
The Weir at Bluebell Wood	Stephen Johnson	People’s Choice – Winner
A Quiet Spot on the Calder	Stephen Johnson	Good Aspects – Runner Up
Urban Riverscape	Mike Forty	Good Aspects – Runner Up
Heron Hunting	Richard Harvey Morgan	Good Aspects – Runner Up
Pipe Through A Tunnel	David Jaggs	Bad Aspects – Runner Up
Cross Keys Pub	Adrian Sutcliffe	Bad Aspects – Runner Up
Salford hotel over the Calder	Jack Howorth	Bad Aspects – Runner Up
Juxtaposition	Zoe Greenhalgh	Bad Aspects – Runner Up

There were 102 entries for the competition with 34 chosen for the exhibition. MPA, RRT and URES would like to thank everyone who took part.

 

Craig Simpson - Beneath Cow Lane Bridge, Burnley, July 2013 - 'Good' Aspects Winner

David Jaggs - Archeaology Trolley - 'Bad' Aspects Winner