Wedmore's famous rubbish art event, the Turnip Prize, will be open for entries soon, and organisers are encouraging people to get thinking about how little effort they can put in this year.

The Turnip Prize is a spoof of the Turner Prize, and was first held in 1999. Winning entries have included Minstrel Cycle (a bicycle constructed of sweets, cocktail sticks and tampons), Jamming with Muddy Waters (a jar containing jam and some muddy water), and last year's top prize which was Lockdown (a padlock on top of a pile of duck down feathers).

Entries will be accepted for this year's competition from Monday November 1, and remember, they should take the least amount of effort possible to create.

Organiser Trevor Prideaux said: "To enter contact me on 01934 710004 or 07812 848011, or the New Inn, at Wedmore.

"Alternatively you can leave your entry at the New Inn. Please include your name or pseudonym, contact phone number and the title of your entry.

"Closing date for entries will be Friday November 19. The winner will be announced at the New Inn, on Wednesday December 1 at 6.30pm."

The winner receives a turnip, mounted on a six-inch nail, and last year's winner Herewe Goagain beat 120 entries and five other finalists to take a famous victory.

She said: "It has always been an ambition of mine to express myself through terrible art.

"Once the seed was sown, the idea germinated, shoots burst forth into a luxuriate masterpiece. I'm tickled pink and maybe I should lack effort more often."

Trevor said: "It was fantastic that Herewe won, she clearly has what it takes to be recognised in modern art circles and will be remembered in art history for no time at all."