The Prime Minister has heaped praise on a Christmas card designed by a Netherfield primary school pupil for Tom Randall MP.
The Gedling MP met with Rishi Sunak to showcase the winning picture designed by 10-year-old Lola who attends Netherfield Primary School.
More than 30 children entered the MP’s annual competition which also saw a runner-up selected.
The runner-up design was drawn by five-year-old Pia who attends Westdale Infant School and will appear on the inside of Tom’s 2023 Christmas card.
Mr Randall said: “Thank you to school children from across Gedling for submitting drawings to my Christmas card competition. The designs are fantastic. Judging all of them and picking a winner and runner-up has not been easy.”
The MP’s Christmas card has now been sent out to over 1,000 constituents, businesses and community organisations across Gedling thanks to the production and postage costs being covered by sponsorship from two Colwick-based businesses; Wilkins Group and Luxfer Gas Cylinders.
Both Lola and Pia won tickets to pantomimes in Nottingham, kindly donated by the Theatre Royal and the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
Tom has now met both children to award them the pantomime tickets and hand them a Christmas card with their designs on.
Tom said: “I met the Prime Minister in the House of Commons to show him the designs drawn by Lola and Pia. He was very impressed by both of them. The Prime Minister himself will be one of the many recipients of my Christmas card that includes these designs.
“Judging all the entries was very difficult because the designs were so good and all entries will be receiving a certificate from me. I am very grateful to Lola, Pia and all those children who entered my 2023 competition and I wish them all a happy Christmas.”
