Win a Starry Skies 2023 family ticket

Aim

Friends of the Earth’s #BringBackNature prize draw is raising money to help bring back the magic of nature to every child.

To support Friends of the Earth’s #BringBackNature campaign, Starry Skies has donated 2 adult and 3 child tickets to this summer’s festival at Kentchurch Estate, Herefordshire, which takes place between Thursday 27 July and Sunday 30 July 2023.

To enter this prize draw to win the tickets, you must select one of the entry reward options on this page. You can also enter the competition for free by post. See terms and conditions below.

You can help #BringBackNature

Starry Skies festival is supporting Friends of the Earth’s #BringBackNature campaign.  

Being out in nature gives a massive boost to children's physical and mental health. However, 1.6 million children under the age of 12 in the UK live in neighbourhoods deprived of green space.  

To tackle this, Friends of the Earth, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank, will work to Bring Back Nature through the Postcode Gardener programme - an initiative where professional gardeners work alongside communities to transform built up areas into havens for nature and play. In addition, we will campaign to retain the UK's environmental protections, so nature is protected for generations to come.

Let's raise some money this summer and help bring back the magic of nature to every child.

The Prize Draw

Starry Skies has donated 2 adult and 3 child tickets to this summer’s festival at Kentchurch Estate, Herefordshire, which takes place between Thursday 27 July and Sunday 30 July 2023.

To be in with a chance of winning these items, we are holding a prize draw with each entry costing £2. You can enter multiple times. 

Entries can be purchased between Wednesday 7 June and Wednesday 28 June. The winner will be announced before Monday 10 July 2023.  

And what’s even better, The Co-operative Bank will match all funds from across the #BringBackNature prize draws up to the sum of £25,000!

What's the prize?

This glorious hybrid between a festival and a family camping holiday, now in its 8th year, is especially designed for free-range kids and their grown-ups. Taking place in an international dark sky reserve, think star gazing, wandering lantern-lit paths through wooded glades, lush meadows, rippling wheat fields, all with a backdrop of the rolling hills of the Black Mountains.

Up for grabs are 2 adult tickets and 3 child tickets to the complete 4-day festival, which takes place between Thursday 27 July and Sunday 30 July 2023 at Kentchurch Estate, Pontrilas, Hereford, HR2 0DB.

Starry Skies Edition Eight will open at midday on 27 July and will come to an end at midday on 30 July.

Run by the same organisers as Shamabala, Starry Skies really is where the kids roam free! There’s the annual Starry Skies fancy dress disco where this year’s dress up theme is Birds of a Feather, the legendary Super Pirates play session with mad games and discos from the rag tag crew of pirate play professionals, and the return of the Forest School, which will provide the little ones with the chance to develop their confidence with nature, through hands-on learning deep in the beautiful Starry Skies woodland.

Enter now for your chance to win tickets to this award-winning summer festival, all whilst helping Friends of the Earth to #BringBackNature.

For more information on Starry Skies please visit: https://www.starry-skies.net  

How do I enter the prize draw?

By buying at least one entry at £2 you will be entered into the prize draw. If you buy multiple entries you stand a higher chance of winning. To enter you must select one of the entry reward options on this page. You can also enter the prize draw without donating by post. See terms and conditions for details. By entering the prize draw you agree to the terms and conditions.

Where’s the money going?

Funds raised will help support Friends of the Earth’s work to Bring Back Nature. 

With your support we will work with community partners to restore greenery and wildlife through our Postcode Gardener programme, in the most nature-deprived spaces across the country. To kickstart this project, our partner, The Co-operative Bank, is matching every entry up to £25,000. The first locations will be in Birmingham, Bristol and London with more to follow.

Any funds raised in excess in £50,000 will help fund Friends of the Earth’s wider work including our campaign to strengthen the laws which protect nature and wildlife.

About Friends of the Earth

Founded in 1971, Friends of the Earth has been standing shoulder to shoulder with communities campaigning to protect our incredible planet for over 50 years. From stopping climate-wrecking projects to transforming built-up areas into havens for nature and play, supporters are at the centre of the movement demanding environmental justice, taking local action to create global impact.

About The Co-operative Bank

In 1872, The Co-operative Bank was born from the co-operative movement, and co-operative values continue to be a fundamental part of everything we do. 

We are the only high street bank with a customer-led Ethical Policy, which gives customers a say in how their money is used. Our customers consistently tell us that protecting the planet is their top priority, which is why we've partnered with Friends of the Earth to enable change in local communities. 

We believe it’s our duty to stand up for the issues that matter to our customers, and which bind our colleagues, customers and partner organisations together. Because unlike a lot of businesses, we haven’t just developed an ethical approach - we’ve had one from the start. 

Ethical then, now and always. 

Terms and Conditions

• Entrants must be over 18 years of age.
• Open to anyone (over the age of 18) living in the UK.
• Entries will be accepted between 7am Wednesday 7 June 2023 and 6pm Wednesday 28 June 2023.
• Entrants may enter as many times as they like. 
• To enter, make a pledge on this project and select a reward when you make your pledge. 
• Entrants can pledge to this campaign without entering the prize draw. 
• To enter the draw without pledging, please send a postcard with your name, address, email address and contact telephone number to: Win Starry Skies tickets, Bring Back Nature prize draw, Friends of the Earth, 139 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0HP. Entries must be sent on a postcard or on or within an envelope. Entries received on anything other than a postcard or envelope will not be accepted. In the case of multiple entries received in a single envelope or postcard, only one entry will be entered into the promotion. Entries sent by post must be received by the closing date. Postal entries with incorrect and insufficient postage paid will be invalid and will not be considered. Personal and hand deliveries will not be accepted. 
• Following the closing date, the winner will be chosen at random and contacted before Monday 10 July 2023. They will be contacted by email about how to claim their prize. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours of the initial email being sent, the next winner will be chosen at random and emailed within 1 week. 
• The winner will be sent their prize(s) in July 2023. 
• By entering this draw, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter only for the purposes of the administration of this draw and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented. 
• The Promoter will keep entrants' personal details for a reasonable time so that it can send any prize that an entrant has won, to verify that these rules have been complied with, and for accounting purposes. 
• The Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in the Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in the Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of the Promoter. 
• The Promoter is Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust (Registered charity 281681, company number 1533942) at 139 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0HP. 
• The Co-operative Bank is supporting the prize draw and will match donations up to the sum of £25,000.
• For every prize draw entry, there is a matched limit of up to £250 per person. This means if you entered the prize draw and bought £250 worth of tickets, The Co-operative Bank will match another £250. The matched funding will stop once the £25,000 total target has been reached across the total #BringBackNature campaign.
• Matched funds will be treated as additional donations to Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust, and not as additional entries to the prize draw.
• These terms and conditions are governed by English law and the courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction. 
• By entering into this draw, each entrant consents to these terms and conditions.
• To learn more about your privacy, visit our Privacy Policy at foe.uk/privacy.

Additional information:

• I have access requirements - will there be suitable access and facilities for me? If you have access requirements and have received confirmation that you have won this prize, please let us know by contacting [email protected]. We will then liaise with the venue and do our upmost to ensure your requirements are met. 
• Are travel arrangements and expenses included with the tickets? No. Travel and accommodation, food and drinks, and any other expense not specifically mentioned in the event description will not be included. You'll need to arrange your own travel to and from the event. 

Thank you!

This project successfully funded on 28th June 2023