I was delighted with the response to my first Christmas card competition and to receive so many fantastic submissions. It’s clear that we’ve got so many fantastically creative children in the constituency and it was a real festive treat to see what they had come up with. The only hard part was choosing our winners!
A design by Jaya, a year 6 pupil at Bitterne Park Primary School, was chosen from more than 900 entries. I was delighted to visit the school on Friday to present a certificate to the winner. While Jaya was not able to be in school that day, her classmates came together in the Christmas spirit to accept her award and celebrate her achievement.
Jaya’s festive treatment of the Bargate features on the front of my card which will be sent to people across Southampton Itchen and across the UK – including to fellow MPs and the Prime Minister.
Two runner-up designs are featured on the back of the card. These were designed by Bella, a pupil at Valentine Primary School, and Hano, a pupil at Hope Community School. I also visited them on Friday to thank them for their creativity and present certificates.
The winner and runners-up have also been given free tickets to see the Jack and the Beanstalk panto at the Mayflower Theatre. Well-deserved congratulations to Jaya, Bella and Hano for their winning submissions, which stood out in a very large and competitive field!
