Carve Carrbridge - Competitor Application Form 2024

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Please use this form to apply to compete in the Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition also known as Carve Carrbridge

2024 marks the 21st Year of the event and we look forward to welcoming friends of old and new.

Email *

Competitor Information and Terms and Conditions for Entrants

Date: 31st August 2024
Time: 9am
Venue: Village Playing Field Carrbridge

Application and selection process - details on the website

Competing:
There is no entry fee for participating in the event.

Public Liability Insurance
The conditions of our Public Entertainment License issued by the Local Government Authority states that all competitors must have Public Liability Insurance equivalent to or in excess of £5 million GBP. (copies to be provided once confirmed as a competitor).
Due to a change in the Terms and Conditions by UK Insurance Companies in recent times they will no longer able to cover non UK residents as part of our event insurance.
The advice from our insurers is that International Carvers should source International Public Liability Insurance from a provider in their country of residence which covers them to compete internationally.

Sale of Carvings

Carvers keep 100% of the sale price of their main piece.
Carve Carrbridge, on behalf of Carrbridge village, keeps 100% of the sale price of the Quick Carve pieces( 30 minutes)
In the event that a Quick Carve piece makes more than a carver’s main piece Carve Carrbridge will pay the carver the difference.

Prize Money:

Overall Winner £500 sponsored by Stephen Blair Tree Surgery and Ground Maintenance plus Stihl Chainsaw provided by Stihl.
2nd Prize £400 sponsored by Cairn Hotel
3rd Prize £250 Sponsored by Dulnain Garage
People’s Choice £200 sponsored by Landmark Forest Adventure Park
Best Newcomer £200 Sponsored by Help Management
Carvers Choice Bottle of Tomatin Whisky

Accommodation:

2 nights’ shared accommodation in the village is offered free of charge for the Friday and Saturday evenings of the event.
For international carvers an additional 1 night will be provided in advance of the event.
Carvers choosing this option will also be given £20/carver/night towards their meal costs.
Alternatively a subsidy of £50/carver per night is offered on the Friday and Saturday evenings for those choosing to use BnB accommodation in the village.
Carvers are responsible for any top up to the accommodation providers rates.
Camping is also offered free of charge in the school grounds on the Friday and Saturday evenings. Carvers choosing this option will be given £50/carver/night towards their meal costs.

Hospitality:

up to 2 wristbands are provided for Free entry to the event and to access lunch for the carver and a family member during the event.
A modest meal is provided immediately after the event and stovies are provided at the Ceilidh on the Saturday evening by Carrbridge Hotel
A family Ceilidh is run on the Saturday night in Carrbridge Village Hall, with free entry for carvers and a family member.(although the beer has to be paid for ☺)
Additional Tickets will be available online to Carvers through a Priority Booking scheme.

Other Benefits:

Goody Bag including Landmark Passes are provided by the Landmark Forest Adventure Park.
Goody bags provided by Stihl UK
Chainsaws are available for international carvers who are unable to ship their own courtesy of Strathbogie Forest and Garden
Fuel, chain oil and two stroke oil are made available for those who want to use it.

Communications -

Carvers Coordinator - Doug Jeffrey, can be contacted at carvers@carvecarrbridge.com
Facebook Group Carvers@carvecarrbridge and a Messenger group for all carvers past and present who have competed at Carve Carrbridge.
Website www.carvecarrbridge.com
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Please confirm you have read and understood the above Information and Terms and Conditions for competitors *

Yes

I require the information in a different format - Please email carvers@carvecarrbridge.com

Public Liability Insurance - Evidence of £5m cover will be required if you are selected in the ballot. *

Yes I have Public Liability Insurance in place

I will arrange Public Liability Insurance once I am selected

No I do not have Public Liability insurance

Name of Applicant *

Nationality - this will be shown on our website and on the field at the competition *

email address *

Business address *

Mobile Phone number *

Social media and website ( please include all that apply)

Have you attended Carve Carrbridge before? if you can recall please indicate when *

Yes

If you have previously competed please give the year and if you achieved 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and/or Peoples' Choice or Carvers Choice.

Please indicate any other events you will be competing at this season

Please indicate methods of payment you accept

Cash

Card

Same day Bank Transfer

PayPal

Do Not Accept

Carvers T shirt size *

XXL

XXXl

Other:

Dietary information- The information you provide will help us to reduce food waste. *

Vegetarian

Vegan

Kosher

Halal

Gluten-free

None

Other:

Required

Please use this space to tell us any other relevant information.

What happens now ?

Applications will close on 22nd March 2024.
Applicants will then be selected at random on 31st March 2024. Successful applicants will be notified by email shortly thereafter. Please add carvers@carvecarrbridge.com to your address book to avoid the email going to spam.

Thank you for your interest in competing at Carve Carrbridge, The Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition

Sustainability

Carve Carrbridge is committed to improving on its Sustainability and Climate Conscious goals in line with our Community Action Plan 2022-2030.
We wish to work with our carvers and our supply chain to raise awareness and implement achievable improvements as we prepare for our event.

With this in mind we would be grateful if you could help us by giving a brief overview of any actions or plans in your own practice.

How will we use the information you provide?

We will build this into our marketing plan and sustainability initiatives for the event.
It will be reflected in your profiles on our website, with links to your website and social media
Our Social media feed will share your feed where there is alignment.
This will also be given profile on event day in a number of ways yet to be agreed by the Organising Team.

We thank you for your support and we don't want to delay your application😊so please write separately to publicity@carvecarrbridge.com with your response and thoughts on how we can support you in being the change to a more #climateconsciouscarvecarrbridge

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