Young artists from across Denbighshire have been rewarded for their creative talents.
The winners of the joint poster competition launched by Inspector Siobhan Edwards and Gwenn Brockley of Denbighshire County Council were recognised for their great work at a recent ceremony held at County Hall in Ruthin.
Along with the winners, present at the event were Chief Inspector Jo Williams, Councillor Raymond Bartley (Chairman of Denbighshire) Karen Evans, Head of Education and Inspector Siobhan Edwards.
Chairman of Denbighshire County Council, Cllr Bartley presented the young artists with a gift, certificate and a printed A3 size copy of the poster they had designed. A certificate and gift was also given to the pupil’s school.
The competition launched in September challenged youngsters at primary schools across Denbighshire to get creative and produce a poster based on one of three topics – ‘Security around the home’, ‘security outside the home’ and‘vehicle crime’. The competition was also split into three age groups – Year 1-2, Year 3-4 and Year 5-6.
The winners were:
Year 1-2
1st. Rhys Penge – Ysgol Gwernant
2nd. Alex Fae Davies – Ysgol Pendref, Denbigh
3rd. Beatrice Lermite – Ysgol Bryn Collen, Llangollen
Year 2-3
1st. Jessica Williams – Ysgol Caer Drewyn, Corwen
2nd. Dylan Chet Cuti – Rhos Street School, Ruthin
3rd. Bedwyr Clwyd Gruthudd – Ysgol Pentrecelyn, Pentrecelyn, Ruthin
Year 5-6
1st. Paige Lund – Ysgol Clawdd Offa, Prestatyn
2nd Zoe King – Ysgol Bodnant, Prestatyn
3rd. Jacob Parry – Rhos Street School, Ruthin
“We had a great response,” said Denbigh based Insp Edwards. “Scores of pupils from various schools entered and it was a tough task choosing the winners. Some fantastic posters have been designed which will now be displayed across the county to help promote security in and around the home.”
The winning posters under the third category‘vehicle crime’ will also be put on show across Denbighshire to remind people of the importance of keeping their vehicles locked and to remove valuable items from inside.
Insp Edwards added: “We hope the pupils’artwork will help stress the importance of keeping property safe and also help to reiterate key messages to residents of all ages and help them avoid becoming victims of crime. There were 1,000 less victims of crime in this area last year and we hope that initiatives like the poster competition will help to play their part in making Denbighshire an even safer place.”
Karen Evans, Denbighshire’s Head of Education, said: “We were delighted to get involved in North Wales Police’s campaign and even more delighted at the response from the county’s schools. They have really embraced this competition and have enjoyed using their creative talents to highlight such important issues for communities.
“We hope that their efforts will have an impact on the campaign and will help make Denbighshire communities safer places to live in, work in and visit.”
