Cheshire Best Kept Stations are pleased to announce details of our 2025 Photo Competition in collaboration with Cheshire Life Magazine.
We want you to showcase your stations and the work that you are all doing on them.
The theme is Making a Difference.
Show us what makes your station Special:
Is it the people, the gardens, the buildings, even the view from the platforms?
Colour, Composition and Lighting all help to make a great photo.
Time of day and even the season can make a difference.
So plan your photos carefully and take your time.
Modern phones can take excellent quality photos so don’t worry if you don’t have a high spec digital camera.
We invite Station Friends and other community groups to submit up to three images of your station.
The filename of each image should include the name of your station, a title, and the name of the photographer.
Other essential requirements are:
- Photos must be high resolution and in JPEG format
- Photographs should have been taken this year
- The filename of each image should include the name of your station, a title, and the name of the photographer.
- A maximum of three photos per station
- Any photos that show health and safety contraventions on the railway or station will be disqualified”
In submitting photos, you confirm that:
- All people within the photos have provided consent for them to be used in publicity including print, online and all social media channels
- If the photos contain images of children under the age of 18 written consent must be secured from the parent or guardian, either directly or via their school/college
- You are the owner of the image(s) and agree to it/them being used in publicity. Or, the image(s) is/are not your own but you have the relevant permissions/consent to submit on behalf of the owner, and they agree to them being used in publicity. In this case, you must state who you are submitting on behalf of
Your entries should be emailed to nominations@bestkeptstations.org.uk and we should receive them by 17.00 on Saturday 13th September.
We are delighted to be working with Cheshire Life magazine on the competition.
Shortlisted entries will be featured in a subsequent edition of the magazine and there will then be a public online vote via our website.
The winner will be announced at the 2025 Awards Evening when the Cheshire Life Photographic Award will be presented.
Click here for further details of our 2025 Awards including nominations for our Art Project, Community Engagement, Sustainability and Railway 200 Awards which should also be submitted by 3rd October.