THE Dorset Echo Child of the Year competition is back - and photo shoots will be taking place this week.

To enter, simply go along to one of our photo shoots taking place at the following venues from 10am to 4pm daily:

  • Tesco, Portland, Tuesday, May 30
  • Tesco, Dorchester, Wednesday, May 31
  • Asda, Weymouth, Thursday, June 1 to Saturday, 3 

Entry is free but children must be aged from 0 months to six years old.

Photo packages will be available to purchase if you wish to have a memento of the picture taken of your child for the competition, but there is no obligation to purchase these as it is free to take part in the competition.

Once all the pictures have been taken, supplements of all the pictures will appear in the Dorset Echo and voting will begin. This can be done by post, text or phone.

This year the Dorset Echo is delighted to welcome Broadstone-based Fraser Portraits as the official Child of the Year photographers. Visit www.dorsetecho.co.uk/coty