The winners of the annual competition to design my official Christmas card have now been announced.
This year we had over 1,000 entries from primary school children across my constituency of Nottingham South.
I want to say a huge thank you to all the primary schools who took part, and all of the children who entered.
The cards featuring the winning design will be professionally printed and sent out to hundreds of individuals, organisations, and people that I’ve worked with, both in Nottingham and across the country.
Three runners up will also be chosen, and their designs will feature on the back of the finished card.
I will be pleased to welcome the winner and family for a day in Parliament (including train travel for 4 people).
There will also be prizes for the three runners up, as well as Special Merit awards and a ‘Best in School’ prize for each school taking part.
2024 Overall Winner: Aadvik Ranjan, Age 6, Welbeck Primary School
2024 Runner Up: Jahvae Trott-Samuels, Age 7, Oakfield School
2024 Runner Up: Katie Szczerba, Age 9, Blessed Robert Widmerpool RC Primary School
2024 Runner Up: Ilyas Kharoti, Age 11, Brocklewood Primary School
I also send a Christmas card in my capacity as Minister for the Future of Roads.
Ministerial Card Winner: Grace Plant, Age 9, Fernwood Primary School.
Isobel Savage, Age 9, Fernwood Primary School
Mayra Rajamanthri, Age 9, Blessed Robert Widmerpool RC Primary School
Lilienne Spichalska, Age 5, Blessed Robert Widmerpool RC Primary School
Rukhab Tabbasum, Age 9, Radford Academy
Fernwood Primary School: Isobel Savage, Age 9
Middleton Primary School: Tanudi Bandara, Age 9
Milford Academy: Peter Karanja, Age 10
Radford Academy: Dilasha Maharjain, Age 10
Mellers Primary School: Anaya Saud, Age 11
St Patricks School
Southwold Primary School
Jubilee L.E.A.D Academy: Gaylene Laijo, Age 6
Glapton Academy: Nylah Needham, Age 6
Highbank Primary School
The following are winners selected by one of the competition sponsors, E.ON.
Ellyakim Kongola, Age 9, Milford Academy
Katie Szczerba, Age 9, Blessed Robert Widmerpool RC Primary School
The winning design has been chosen by a panel of local judges including:
- Dan Meredith, Senior Manager, External Affairs, EON;
- Verity Cowley, BBC Radio Nottingham;
- Pino De Rosa, Managing Director, Bridgeway Consultants Ltd.; and
- Amanda Spruyt, Learning and Programme Manager, Nottingham Contemporary.
I’m pleased to say that our main sponsor this year is EON. Sponsors donate the printing and postage of the cards, as well as prizes for the winners.
2023 Overall Winner: Inayah Khan, then age 6, Fernwood Primary School
It was a real pleasure to welcome Inayah to Parliament in November. Our winner and her family enjoyed a tour of the Palace of Westminster before joining me for lunch.
Inayah’s winning design:
2023 Runner-up: Anya Marshall, then age 9, South Wilford Primary School
2023 Runner-up: Saanvi Sahu, then age 7, Welbeck Primary School
2023 Runner-up: Fatima Anjum, then age 8, Southwold Primary School
