Creative Cadet Christmas Card Competition 2025

Ho ho ho… ‘Tis the season to get creative!
We’re calling all Army Cadets to design a digital Christmas card. So, wrap up your best ideas and sleigh the competition for the chance to win an exclusive Army Cadet Force MONOPOLY set. It’s perfect for cosy nights with family and friends.

What’s more, the 12 shortlisted designs will receive a signed copy of Jordan Wylie MBE’s book, Future Proof!

Submit your entry below.

The requirements are as follows…

1. You must be a Cadet in the Army Cadet Force to enter this competition (max age 18).
2. Please design a portrait image for this year’s digital Christmas card (see template image below).
3. It can be a .jpeg, .png, .heic or .heif file
4. Minimum 1080 x 1350 pixels
5. If you prefer to draw or paint your entry onto paper, please take a photo and upload it
6. Your design must be inspired by or reference the Army Cadets. You might consider themes such as music, adventurous training, camps, Duke of Edinburgh, first aid, friendship, teamwork and expeditions
7. We will add the ACCT UK logo to the bottom left corner of the winning design, so be sure to leave space for it
8. Remember to make it merry and bright!

Deadline for entries: MIDDAY on Friday 14 November

Entries received after this deadline will not be considered.
Entries will be shortlisted by an ACCT UK panel.
The shortlisted entries will be shared on ACCT UK’s Instagram for our followers to choose a winner.
The winner will be announced by 12 December.

Got a question? Email us marcomms@acctuk.org

Terms & Conditions:

1. The winning entrant will have their design featured on our 2025 ACCT UK electronic Christmas cards which will be used by the charity (this will be a digital, not physical card) and will receive one Army Cadets Monopoly game as a prize.
2. We reserve the right to include the cadet’s first name, age, and the name of their ACF county alongside where images are used. No other information will be shared.
3. By entering the competition, each winning entrant grants ACCT UK, and all media partners an irrevocable, perpetual license to reproduce, enlarge, publish, or exhibit, mechanically or electronically on any media worldwide (including the internet) the entrant’s winning artwork.
4. Winning entrants shall not object to any cropping or other minor alteration of the images of their artwork when used outside the remit of this competition.
5. ACCT UK’s decisions will be final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. Entries are limited to one per Army Cadet.