(Updated 3/5/01)

Wanted - Junior writers

YOUNG STORYTELLERS are invited to take part in the annual Enid Blyton writing competition featured in the magazine of PDSAs young people’s club - Pet Protectors.

In a feature in the April issue of the magazine, members can complete a storyline or write a poem: “The competition is open to all members of the Pet Protectors club and proves one of our most popular competitions. The stories and poems reveal how talented our members are and it’s a delight to read them”, said Donna French, Pet Protector Club Organiser.

The Pet Protectors club encourages responsible pet ownership in a friendly and fun way. For a fee starting from £5.00, members receive their own badge, membership card and copies of the club magazine six times a year. Members who join before the end of June will also receive a free Pet Protector baseball cap.

Members can complete the storyline given of tortoise kidnappers or they can have a go at writing their own story or poem. The deadline for entries is Friday 29 June 2001.

For an application form to join the Pet Protectors’ club contact the Pet Protectors Office on 01952-290999 or send a SAE to Pet Protectors Office, PDSA, Whitechapel Way, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9PQ.