We are proud to have been a Surrey-based firm since the start. From our beginnings in Brockham to many years based on John Lory farm near Charlwood, Surrey has been our home. We have fitted hundreds of Surrey-made granite and quartz worktops in all the neighbouring counties, but it is in the towns of the North Downs that we find ourselves most frequently “at home and installing.” From Oxted to Farnham, from Egham to Horley, we love fitting granite and quartz worktops in Surrey.
This summer, Affordable Granite is celebrating Surrey, and our place in Surrey Living, with a photography competition. We invite you to submit images of your town or village, or photos that sum up the theme of “Surrey Living”. Whether they are taken on your phone or on the latest high-end Nikon, we look forward to seeing your pictures. Let’s share how we feel about our great county!
Guildford Cathedral
Attribution: Himar Santana Hernández, Wikimedia Commons
We are looking for pictures that:
1) Show off the best of our Surrey towns and villages.
Or
2) Show something of the joy or beauty of living in Surrey as a County.
Reigate Heath Windmill
Attribution: Peter Trimming / Reigate Heath Windmill, Surrey /
How to Enter
- Each entrant may enter up to three images.
- Each image should represent a particular town or village OR sum up “Surrey Living”.
- The aim is to capture your town, village or the county as a whole in any way that you think works – style and subject matter are totally up to you.
- Images may be in colour or in black and white.
- Images should be at least 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
- Please provide a caption for each photo (this must include either the name of the town/village or “Surrey Living”) together with any other explanation that you feel is needed.
- Photos should be sent to photos@affordablegranite.co.uk/ Please remember to include your actual name and photo details!
Surrey Living: the County’s Districts and Boroughs.
For a list of Surrey towns and villages and the districts/boroughs under which they fall, have a look here.
The Competition, Judging and Prizes
- Images of towns and villages will be grouped under the eleven boroughs/districts of Surrey. There will be one winner for each group.
- Surrey Living will be treated as a category on its own – a twelfth group with its own winner.
- The competition will run from now to the end of July, with winners being announced in the first week of August.
- The overall winning image will be simply our favourite out of all images sent, regardless of location or subject.
- Each of the twelve group winners will receive a £20 Amazon voucher.
- The overall winner will receive a £120 voucher for Point 101, leading printers and framers for quality Giclée and canvas prints.
Autumn Wood
One of mine, from the farm where we are based
Additional Rules, Terms and Conditions
There is no charge for entry to the competition.
By sending your images you agree to our use of them on “town focus” pages on the Affordable Granite website. Any images so used:
- Will be accompanied by acknowledgement of the photographer’s name. We may also use your caption/explanation if appropriate/necessary.
- May be reduced in size for web use. We will not crop or alter hue, saturation or otherwise edit your image – it will be seen as sent, but possibly at relatively small size.
- Will not be passed at higher resolution to any other person or entity. (Images appearing on the website may, of course, be copied and saved at the relatively low resolution used.)
The personal data entered as part of your competition entry will be treated in accordance with our Data Protection Policy as published on our website.
No one with a personal (immediate family) connection to Affordable Granite staff is permitted to enter the competition.
Judges will be members of the Affordable Granite Staff – one semi-professional photographer, one keen amateur photographer and our Fashion graduate. The judges’ decision will be final.
Sussex Images - just to get you going!
So as to show the kind of variety we hope for, but not be too direct about any part of Surrey, here are a few very varied images of favourite places in neighbouring Sussex!
Brighton Beach (the one sandy bit!)
The Old School House, Cuckfield
The GAK, Brighton
Ouse Valley Viaduct, Balcombe
The Palace Pier, Brighton
Dew Pond on the South Downs, near Ditchling Beacon
Sussex images from Andrew King Photography