Blind and partially sighted young people are in with a chance of winning a trip to Paris with a story based in the city of love.

Youngsters living in Ealing , Hounslow or Hillingdon who are between the ages of 11 and 18 can enter by writing a 700 word story detailing a 24 hour adventure in Paris.

It must open with the line 'As our BA flight took off from Heathrow Terminal 5...'

The author will be the central character in the story, that can be a crime thriller, romance or time-travel adventure.  

The Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB), the Heathrow Community Fund and British Airways got together to run the competition to celebrate a new free group for blind and partially sighted young people in the area called RLSB West London Social.

Dr Tom Pey, RLSB chief executive, said: "We are delighted to be launching our latest social group in West London with a fun competition and we are grateful for the grant of £25,000 from the Heathrow Community Fund to enable the group to happen.

"We want to offer blind and partially sighted young people a chance to make new friends and learn new skills.  Being with other people and having opportunities to build confidence are key to tackling the isolation and depression that are all too often a part of their lives."

Caroline Nicholls, director of the Heathrow Community Fund, said: "We want our grants to work hard at helping as many young people as possible who live around Heathrow to develop their skills and support their ambitions.

"Our partnership with RLSB will help us do just that."

As well as the return flights for the long weekend trip donated by British Airways, the winner will be given £750 spending money.  Prizes will also be awarded for second and third place.

Entries from should be submitted online at  rlsb.org.uk/paris  by Monday, July 14 and   the winners will be announced on Monday, August 25.

Stories will be judged by a panel of three judges including best-selling children’s author Marcus Sedgwick, Steve Ronald the chair of Heathrow Community Fund and a young person from RLSB West London Social.