A winner has been announced in a competition for school children to design a Bolton MP’s official Christmas card. Children from school all over the Bolton North East Constituency took part in the competition to design a festive card for Kirith Entwistle MP. First place has gone to nine-year-old Keaton Foster from Hardy Mill Primary School in Harwood.
Ms Entwistle said: "I love that so many children took part in the competition, and we have some wonderful young artistic talent in Bolton. “It was really hard to pick a winner, congratulations Keaton on your lovely design. The winning entry by nine-year-old Keaton Foster (Image: Office of Kirith Entwistle MP) “I will be displaying many of the other drawings I received on my office walls to celebrate this year's competition.
“Thank you also to The Bolton News for their support in making this competition possible.” Children took part in the competition over the last months, with schools all around Bolton North East invited to take part. Once the entries had been collected, Ms Entwistle then chose the winner out of the many fine festive efforts from the constituency’s youngsters.
Ms Entwistle looking over the Christmas cards (Image: Office of Kirith Entwistle MP) Similar competitions have been held by MPs around the country, with Bolton West MP Phil Brickell also set to announce his Christmas card winner soon. Keaton will take home a “Parliamentary Speaker Bear” from the House of Commons donated by Ms Entwistle , who.