Local child wins RNLI themed art competition

Rock and Port Isaac based holiday letting agency John Bray Cornish Holidays has once again run its Christmas card designing competition, inviting students from primary schools across North Cornwall to get creative in preparation for the festive period.

This year the agency teamed up with the RNLI and in celebration of their 200th Anniversary, the children were encouraged to design a card that not only celebrated Christmas, but also incorporated a safety at sea twist. The winning design this year was penned by Fergus Davies, aged 7, of St Minver School.

After much deliberation by the judge, Fergus was triumphant for his creation, which displayed some impressive artistic skills. He has won himself art supplies worth £50 and a bundle of Christmas cards in his own design to share with friends and family - plus St Minver School has received £200 to spend on supplies for its art department.

Emily Mercer, Marketing Manager at John Bray Cornish Holidays says “We were thrilled to once again run our annual art competition – it always creates such an exciting buzz within the community, and the children love getting involved. This year, in light of it being the RNLI’s 200th Anniversary, we wanted to use this opportunity to celebrate the tireless work of the crew and volunteers, keeping people safe on our beautiful coastline. Well done to all of the children who took part, depicting everything from lifeboats with twinkling Christmas lights, to RNLI volunteers singing carols… and in some cases, soggy Santas stranded at sea and in need of rescue! The creativity was impressive.”

The competition had a fantastic response, with hundreds of entries from children at schools across North Cornwall. Judging the competition was RNLI lifeguard, social media executive and illustrator Abby Mundell, who said “I was absolutely blown away by the quality of these entries. The detail, creativity, and composition were astounding. I loved the colours and how they captured the spirit of both Christmas and the RNLI—each card showed so much imagination and talent. A massive well done to the winner; I can see some budding artists!”

The Christmas card has been printed and is being sent to John Bray Cornish Holidays’ property owners and local business contacts, for them to enjoy.