THERE'S £1,000 worth of prizes up for grabs in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Baby of the Year contest which is sponsored by Mothercare World.

If you have the cutest baby in East Lancashire make sure you enter our great contest.

There are two categories - babies up to the age of 18 months; and toddlers aged from 18 months to three years old.

First prize in each category will be a £250 voucher for Mothercare World; second prize a £100 voucher; and third prize a £25 voucher.

In addition, the overall winner will receive a further £250 voucher plus the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Baby of the Year trophy. The vouchers can be spent on Mothercare World's full range of goods for the young baby to the older child including clothes, toys, prams and much, much, more!

Readers must send us a good quality head and shoulders photograph of their child to which MUST be attached the entry coupon on this page.

Every baby and toddler entered in the competition will have their picture featured in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph during the week beginning Monday, August 4

The winner will be chosen after readers have sent in voting forms which will appear in the Evening Telegraph every night during the week the pictures are featured.

A short-list will be drawn up from the votes received from readers and a panel of judges will select the eventual winners.

Closing date for all entries is Thursday, July 12.

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