Craig Williams MP has today announced the winners of his 2023 Christmas card competition, in which pupils of all primary schools across Montgomeryshire were invited to take part.
First prize goes to Alfie Pritchard from Ysgol Meifod, whose design features on the front of Craig’s Christmas card for this year. Alfie has won a £20 National Book Token, which was presented to him by Craig today.
Alfie was also given a card with his design, which had been signed and dedicated to him by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Second prize went to Erin Dutton of Brynhafren CP School, and third prize went to Martha Rutter of Montgomery CinW School. They have won £15 and £10 National Book Token’s respectively.
Craig Williams MP said:
“It was fantastic to have received so many brilliant entries from pupils across Montgomeryshire for my Christmas card competition, and picking a winner was one of my hardest decisions of the year!
“The theme of this year’s competition was pupils’ favourite scenes in Montgomeryshire at Christmas. Alfie’s design stood out not just for his very realistic depiction of Powis Castle at Christmas, but also for the attention to detail he had clearly applied.
“It has been great to send out Alfie’s design on my Christmas card this year, including to the Prime Minister. A huge thank you to all pupils who took part, and to school staff for co-ordinating.”
On receiving his prize, Alfie said:
“I really enjoyed designing the card. I didn’t know I had won, and it was very exciting to be given my card today by Craig and also that it was signed by the Prime Minister.”
