HELP PREVENT WILDFIRES IN SURREY – WIN A LUXURY HAMPER

The appeal comes as the Service continue to respond to a growing number of outdoor fires. In July alone, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service attended 192 open fires across the county, a 40% increase compared to the same period last year.

One of these incidents was a wildfire at Chobham Common. While the exact cause could not be confirmed, indicators suggest it may have been linked to an unattended campfire.

To encourage safer enjoyment of Surrey’s green spaces, the service has launched a competition giving one lucky resident the chance to win a luxury picnic hamper.

Swapping a disposable BBQ or campfire for a picnic is a simple way to reduce wildfire risk while still making the most of Surrey’s parks and open spaces this summer.

Campfires and BBQs can remain hot long after they appear to have gone out and can quickly ignite surrounding vegetation during dry weather.

WIN A HAMPER – How to enter

To be in with a chance of winning, visit Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s Facebook or Instagram channel and look for the pinned competition post.

Entries close on 1 September 2026. Full terms and conditions are available below.

If you see an outdoor fire this summer, do not attempt to tackle it yourself. Leave the area immediately and call 999.

For the latest wildfire safety advice, follow Surrey Fire and Rescue Service on Facebook and Instagram.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Competition Terms and Conditions

Definitions

• Council: Surrey County Council of Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8EF (“The Council”) Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
• Scheme: Be wildfire aware, pack a picnic.

• Entrants: Surrey residents

• Prize: One picnic hamper worth up to £72.98

General

1. By entering the prize draw through commenting and liking the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) social media posts in relation to the competition, as well following either their Facebook or Instagram account, you’ll be in for a chance to win. The competition will be posted on the following channels:
   • Instagram
   • Facebook
2. The competition is being run and organised by the SFRS comms team in the Council

   Eligibility to enter

3. The competition is open to Surrey residents aged 18 and over
4. There must only be one entry per participant
5. The competition is free to enter

Conditions

• No third-party entries or bulk entries will be accepted. The Council reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants and the Prize may be withheld until and unless the Council is satisfied with the verification.

• Entries not complying with these terms and conditions will be invalid.

• The competition will start on 10 August 2026 00:00 and run until September 01 2026 at 11:59pm.

• The Prize is awarded conditionally upon acceptance and if a winner is unable to be contacted after 28 days or if any Prize is unclaimed or declined within a reasonable period, the Prize shall be deemed as unclaimed or unaccepted and a supplementary winner may be drawn at the Council’s discretion.

• The winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries on September 02 2026. The Communications Team will then contact the Prize-winner via private message on social media to ask for an address to confirm residence in Surrey where to send the Prize to.  It can also be collected from their local fire station.

• The Council will not be responsible for any inability of a Prize-winner to take up the specified Prize.

• The Council reserves the right to provide a substitute Prize of similar value should the specified Prize become unavailable for reasons beyond its reasonable control. Cash or credit alternatives will not be offered. The Prize is not transferable.

• In the event of fraud, abuse, or an error affecting the proper operation of the competition, including the allocation of more Prizes than are available, the Council reserves the right to end or suspend the competition; declare void the notification of winner; and re-allocate the available Prize by conducting a new competition.

• If any provision of these terms and conditions is held invalid by any law, rule, order or regulation of any government, or by the final determination of any court of a competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions not held to be invalid.

• Incomplete entries and entries received after the competition closing date will be disqualified from the competition.

• The Council’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into outside of this competition.

• The Council reserves the right to suspend, cancel, postpone or amend the competition and/or review and revise these terms and conditions at any time.

Data Protection

• Entrants’ data will be collected, stored and processed for the purposes of administering and assessing competitions. The Council shall take all reasonable care to ensure that it complies with its obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

• In the event that the competition is withdrawn for any reason, the Entrant’s personal data will be permanently deleted at this point.

• All Entrants’ data will be permanently deleted after the winner has claimed their Prize.

 

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns, please email surreycommsfrs@surreycc.gov.uk.

 

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