Voting for this year's Cute Kids competition opens today (Friday).

Pick up this week's Kent Messenger, which is now in stores, for six pages of pictures of all the children that took part in our sittings with The Photography Company at The Mall, Maidstone.

A total of £1,000 in prizes are on offer, with the winner receiving a £500 gift card from The Mall, a Kikiland monthly pass and a T-shirt.

There’s a £250 Mall gift card and Kikiland monthly pass for the child who comes second and for third place there’s a £100 Mall gift card and a Kikiland family ticket.

To vote text KID plus the four digit reference number under your photo of choice, your name and postcode to 87474 by midnight on Sunday, September 25.

You can also vote by sending the form provided in tomorrow's KM to Kent Messenger Cute Kids, Newspaper Sales Department, Medway House, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Medway City Estate, Strood, ME2 4DU by 4pm on Monday, September 26.

All votes cost £1 plus your standard network charge.

For all terms and conditions please see tomorrow's paper.