Christmas Card Competition 2024 Launch
I am excited to announce that my annual Christmas Card Competition has officially launched! Each year I run this competition for primary school students across our constituency to produce amazing artwork that is sent out to local stakeholders in Erith and Thamesmead.
The theme for this year is: ‘What makes Erith and Thamesmead a fun place’. Pupils can draw or paint a design that shows what they love about places in our constituency, ensuring it has a Christmas theme. This might include sporting activities that make them happy, the parks or open spaces, local communities, shops, landmarks or even family and friends.
Entries must be accompanied by a few sentences explaining what the landmark means to the young artist and why they chose to draw it. The artwork will be assessed by a panel of judges, and the winning design will be used as my Christmas Card and sent to more than 1,000 local people and groups.
In addition to the main prize, the winner and two runners up will receive a gift.
The submission process is as follows:
- The artwork must be A4 in size (including the pupil’s name, age, class and school)
- It must be accompanied by a few sentences explaining why the pupil chose to draw it
- Pupils or teachers must scan or take a photo of the artwork and send via email to abena.oppongasare.mp@parliament.uk
- Submissions must be received by close of play on Friday 25th October
The winners will be announced in an email to all participating schools shortly after the deadline. I hope to attend the winning schools to present the prizes in person and will be in touch with the relevant school(s) to arrange a suitable date and time.
Below are some previous winners to provide some inspiration!
Previous Winners:
