300 children design Christmas card for the AA (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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300 children design Christmas card for the AA
1:00pm Thursday 6th December 2012 in Local By Chris Gregory
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Gazette reporter Chris Gregory, centre, helps to judge the card competition alongside Nicola Ranson, Gavin Greene, Lorna Catling and Carla Greco
MORE than 300 children sent in Christmas card designs for a competition run by a Basing-stoke-based employer.
The AA competition was open to children and grandchildren, aged under 10, of employees from across the country.
Felix Guy, aged six, claimed the top prize of £150 in Toys R Us vouchers for his colourful design of a festive scene. His design will be adopted as the Basing View-based firm’s Christmas e-card, which will be sent to thousands of customers and suppliers.
Flynn Carrington-Williams, aged seven, came second, and will receive £75 of Toys R Us vouchers, and third-placed Felix Hodgkinson, aged six, will receive £25 of vouchers.
Judges Nicola Ranson, Gavin Greene, Lorna Catling and Carla Greco took 30 minutes of studying the designs to find a winner.
Lorna, from the AA press office, said: “The standard was really high and it was hard to choose an overall winner. We think we picked the best one, and hopefully all the winners will have a great Christmas.”
