Farming theme for festive card competition

PRIMARY school pupils from all over West Wales are being invited to enter a Christmas card design themed around farming for the FUW’S Christmas card competition.

The FUW is asking children aged four to 11 to design a festive farming scene for its Christmas cards, which will be sold to raise money for the union’s chosen charity, the DPJ Foundation.

The foundation was set up in 2016 in Pembrokeshire, supporting those in the agricultural sector.

The mental health farming charity has grown and covers the whole of Wales with all areas of support.

Speaking about the Christmas card competition, FUW president Glyn Roberts said: “The competition will be split into Welsh language and English language categories.

“Children can use any media in their entries, such as crayons, coloured pencils, felt-tipped pens or paint, which must be completed on an A4 sheet of paper and emailed to us in jpeg format.

“The only stipulation is that it must be a Christmas card showing a farming scene.

“The competition has been a huge success in the past and we hope we can once again count on the support of our primary schools all over Wales.”

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 2021 Royal Welsh Winter Fair in November to receive their prizes and a £50 cheque for their school.

Pictured is last year’s winning entry in the English section.

The closing date for entries is Friday, October 29.

The pupil’s name, age, class number, school name and home address must be included on all entries, which should be emailed to ytir@fuw.org.uk