Assembly Member for Aberconwy, Janet Finch-Saunders, has added her support to the Farmer’s Union Wales’ launch of this year’s Christmas card design competition. The competition invites children aged from four to eleven to design cards depicting a Christmas scene which will be sold by FUW. The proceeds of these sales will go to Ty Hafan and Hope House Children’s Hospices of Oswestry, which includes Ty Gobaith in Conwy.
The Assembly Member said: "This scheme will not only get the next generation of young people involved in a process that will raise money for charity, it is a fantastic opportunity for them to learn more about Wales’ agricultural communities.
"Wales has rich, dynamic rural communities, and this will allow those that are perhaps not always exposed to it to think about agriculture and farming.
"I will be writing to all of the primary schools in my constituency to inform them of this competition, and would like to pre-emptively wish all of the entrants the very best of luck."
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The winner of each category will receive a £30 gift voucher for themselves, a packet of the Christmas cards depicting their design, one day’s free admittance to the 2013 Royal Welsh Winter Fair to receive their prizes and a £50 cheque for their school.
The winning entries, together with a selection of other entries, will be displayed at the FUW stand during the Winter Fair (December 2-3).
The closing date for entries is Friday October 25.
The pupil’s name, class number, school name and home address must be included on all entries which should be posted or delivered to the FUW, Llys Amaeth, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3BT, marked "Schools Competition", or e-mailed to [email protected]