The annual competition to design my official Christmas card has now closed.
I am now looking through all the fun and fabulous designs with my team of judges to decide the winners!
Winners will be announced on Friday 12th December 2025.
The competition was open to all schools in Nottingham South.
The theme this year is local transport: cycling, walking, taxis and road safety. If any children struggled with the theme they were able to do a brightly designed Christmas card.
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.
The winning design has been chosen by a panel of local judges including:
- Tasha Markham – Operations Manager, E.ON Next;
- Richard Daniels, Founder, Forever Stars;
- Adam Hussain, Senior Manager, Technical Training & Development Specialist, E.ON Net Zero Academy;
- Lisa Brackner, People & Development Director, Bridgeway Consultants Ltd.; and
- Louise Gilmore – Policy Advocacy Manager, E.ON.
I’m pleased to say that our main sponsor this year is EON, along with others. Sponsors donate the printing and postage of the cards, as well as prizes for the winners.
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
Last year I also sent a Christmas card in my capacity as the then Minister for the Future of Roads.
Ministerial Card Winner: Grace Plant, Age 9, Fernwood Primary School.
2023 Overall Winner: Inayah Khan, then age 6, Fernwood Primary School
It was a real pleasure to welcome Inayah to Parliament in November 2024. Our winner and her family enjoyed a tour of the Palace of Westminster before joining me for lunch.
Inayah’s winning design:
