The Cambridge has partnered with The Royal Mint, the makers of British coins, for the exciting design competition to create our commemorative chocolate coin to celebrate 175 years of the society supporting the community and helping people to have a home.
The winner of the competition will see their design made into a tasty chocolate coin that will be available in our branches and £175 put into a new or existing savings account.
The school of the winning designer will also receive up to £1000 towards a numeracy project and a visit from The Royal Mint Museum in the 2025/26 academic year.
Carole Charter, Chief Commercial Officer at The Cambridge, said:
“Coins have marked significant moments throughout history, and now children have the opportunity to create a special chocolate coin to celebrate our big birthday!
“We wanted to do something fun and educational with our young members and local schools to help celebrate our anniversary. We can’t wait to see the amazing designs children come up with to tell our story of helping people save and have a home for 175 years.”
As part of the competition, which launches today (April 28), The Cambridge plans to visit schools to talk about the benefits of saving money and the history of building societies – with the society movement also celebrating its 250th anniversary this year.
Lee Jones, Product Design Lead at The Royal Mint and one of the judges, said:
“I am very excited to be part of this project and see what ideas the young people have.”
The design competition is open to children aged 13 or under who live within a 15-mile radius of any branch or store. Children aged 13 or under who are members of The Cambridge or have parents, guardians or grandparents who are members can also enter.
To take part, pick up an entry pack from any branch, or download the competition pack from www.cambridgebs.co.uk/coincomp. Entries can be returned to any branch, head office or by emailing a photo to [email protected] by 22 June.
Established as The Cambridge Permanent Benefit Building Society in January 1850 with a mission to ‘help people have a home’, we've been here to support our customers and the community every step of the way over the last 175 years.
To mark its anniversary, The Cambridge has pledged to donate £175,000 to good causes, expanded the innovative Rent to Home scheme, will host a Community Conference in the summer and have celebrations in branches throughout the year.
For more information, design inspiration, and the full terms and conditions visit www.cambridgebs.co.uk/coincomp.
