The Independent newspaper is running a £5000 competition to write an essay on what the government should do with the nations forests after the recent shelving of the plans to sell off Britain’s forests.
Earlier in the year, the government announced plans to sell off all the forests which were owned by the Forestry Commission to private ownerships, but following a petition signed by over half a million people, the plans were officially “put on hold”, although insiders suggest they plans are effectively shelved.
So with this in mind, the Independent wants its readers to write an essay between 1500 and 2000 words on the subject “The Future of England’s Forests”. There are more details of what the judges are looking for on the Independent competition web page.
The winning entry will be published in the Independent as well as receiving the £5000 prize.
