• Name our new East London environmental project and win a Waterway Discovery Day for your school!

• A competition open to all children and primary schools in Tower Hamlets and Newham.

• Closing date for entries: FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER.

THE PROJECT:

Thames21 - London's leading waterways charity - is going to be transforming East London's canals and rivers and we need your help! Over the next two years we will be working with local volunteers to improve and care for the area's environment - making better places for people and wildlife.

As part of the project we're going to be running lots of different programmes, activities and opportunities for people to get involved in caring for their local environment, by:

- running exciting activities for schools and youth groups to learn more about local river wildlife by using underwater cameras.

- helping to clean-up the local area of litter and graffiti with volunteers and help create new habitat areas for wildlife.

- motivating local residents to care about their local environment and be part of improvement projects.

THE COMPETITION:

We need you to come up with an inspirational new name and logo for the project - something that inspires and motivates people to care for their local natural environment. The current name for the project is 'East London Community Waterways Project'. We're looking for something fresh, imaginative and exciting that will bring people across the East London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham together. Get creating now!

HOW TO ENTER:

Entries must be received by Friday 18th December. Send your NAME and LOGO suggestions for the project marked 'WHAT'S MY NAME' to:

Ben Fenton,
Thames21, Bow Lock Office,
Gillender Street,
Bromley by Bow,
E3 3JY.
email: ben.fenton@thames21.org.uk
telephone: 020 7093 6381 / 07920 230970

Terms and Conditions:

- Entries can be from a school, a class or an individual pupil.
- There is no limit on the amount of times you can enter.
- Entries can be in any format, provided they can be posted or emailed.
- The winning school/class/pupil will win a 'Waterway Discovery Day' for the school. The contents of the day will be arranged with Thames21 in advance to suit the school, and may comprise a boat trip, using an underwater camera, nature discovery activities and other interactive ways for pupils to learn more about their local waterway environments.
- The prize must be redeemed by January 2012.
- The winner will be announced in January 2010.
- Thames21 reserves the right not to use the competition winning name as the name for the project. Thames21 reserves the right to use either an entrant's suggested name, or logo, or both. Each name or logo used will win their school a 'Waterway Discovery Day'.
- The judges will comprise of senior staff from Thames21 and Thames Water. The judges decision is final.
- A selection of submitted entries will be displayed on the Thames21 website after the closing date.