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Ten-year-old Nia Jones, a pupil at Ysgol Glannau Gwaun, Fishguard receives her prize from FUW deputy president Brian Thomas.[/caption]
Farmers’ Union of Wales president’s chosen charity – British Heart Foundation Cymru – is a winner thanks to a national children’s competition organised by the union to design a Christmas card with a farming theme which attracted hundreds of entries.
The winner of this year’s competition was ten-year-old Nia Jones, a pupil at Ysgol Glannau Gwaun, Fishguard, whose winning picture shows a red robin watching a farmer drive his tractor through a ploughed field.
Nia wins a £30 gift voucher for herself, a packet of the cards depicting her design and a £50 cheque for Ysgol Glannau Gwaun.
A selection of cards will form a colourful centrepiece to the FUW’s stand at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Builth Wells on November 30 and December 1, where the public will be able to purchase the winners’ cards in packs of 10 for £5 with the proceeds going to BHF Cymru.
The cards are also available to buy from FUW county offices throughout Wales or by mail order from the union’s head office in Aberystwyth.
FUW president Glyn Roberts said: “The competition was a roaring success, attracting hundreds of entries from across Wales.
“I would like to thank every single child who entered the competition and to tell them that without their participation the contest would not have been such a success. I would also like to express my gratitude to the staff at the schools up and down the country that assisted the FUW in the running of the competition.
“It gave children in urban and rural areas of Wales an opportunity to connect with the farming industry and express their thoughts in a creative and colourful way. I believe it is vital that we as farmers maintain a strong link with young people so that they understand the way that food is produced in this country.”