Colourful outcome to art contest

With the encouragement of Rotary young artists can blossom.

Budding Monets and Picassos at schools in the Deepings area once again rose to the challenge of the Rotary Schools Art Competition.

This year, an amazing 90 entries were received for the competition organised by Deepings Rotary Club.

Competition organiser, Rotarian John Lavery, said: “We have been delighted with the response and the support from local schools.

“It is possibly the best exhibition of school artwork that we have ever staged.

“The young artists and the schools themselves are to be praised for their efforts.

“We are also very grateful to Tesco once again for allowing us to hold the exhibition in store.” The competition, established 16 years ago, was set up to encourage young people to take an interest in art. This year the competition was opened up to children in both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two, with entries invited from schools in and around the Deepings area.

All the submitted artwork was displayed at the Tesco store in Market Deeping where supermarket shoppers were impressed with the creative work produced by local youngsters.

A panel of three independ- ent judges had the difficult task of selecting the winners from the large entry of pieces of work.

The results of the competition were:

Key Stage One: 1. Charlie Doud (Market Deeping Primary School);

2. Liam Adcock (Market Deeping Primary School);

3. Flo Munton (Kirkstone House School)

Key Stage Two: 1. Megan Smith (Langtoft Primary School);

2. Lilley McCann (Northborough Primary School);

3. MacCauley Wicks (Market Deeping Primary School)

The school prize of £50 went to Northborough Primary School.

A prize of £50 was awarded to each of the individual winners, with £25 going to the runners-up and £15 for the third placed entries.

The prizes were presented by Mayor of Market Deeping Councillor Wayne Lester and Rotary Club president Carl Midgley, with Tesco providing chocolate goodies for all the prizewinners.