MP selects festive competition winners
Written by author on December 16, 2013
LOCAL MP Russell Brown has announced the winners of his Christmas Card Competition. 34 Schools from across the region submitted entries with 342 cards submitted. Aimee Saxby from Calside Primary School in Dumfries has been selected as the overall winner. In addition to an overall constituency winner, there are winners in Dumfries, Stewarty and Wigtownshire areas.
The winning cards will be on display from the 14 December with the Wigtownshire entries on display at the Ryan Leisure Centre in Stranraer, the Stewartry entries on display at Tesco Superstore on Ernespie Road, Castle Douglas and the Dumfries entries will be on display at Tesco Extra at Cuckoo Bridge Retail Park.
The prize giving ceremony will be on Saturday (14 December). Prizes, which have been generously donated by local businesses, include ferry crossings, gift vouchers, cinema tickets, an iPod docking station and football tickets.
Mr Brown MP said: “Each year I send out over 700 Christmas and I like to invite primary school pupils to take part in a competition to design my card. Each year the calibre of the entrants is very high and this year was no exception. I congratulate all those children who took part in the competition and who worked so hard on their cards.
“My thanks must go to all the teachers who helped run this year’s competition. I would also like to thank Stena Line, P&O Stranraer FC, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Queen of the South FC, Tesco, DG One, Halfords, Knox Sports, Ryan Leisure Centre, Odeon Cinemas and McDonalds who all very kindly donated prizes for the competition.
“I look forward to using Aimee’s card as my Christmas card this year. It has now been professionally printed into over 700 Christmas cards. I am sure that everyone I send it to will agree that I made right choice.”
