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Children's Posters Are Winter Water Safety Winners
Creative schoolchildren have designed posters for a competition to promote winter water safety. The competition, run by the Milton Keynes Water Safety Partnership (which includes The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes Council, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and others), reminds children of the dangers of playing on or near the ice during winter.
Jess Smith, Events & Education Ranger at The Parks Trust, said: “With the Christmas holidays approaching and freezing weather setting in it’s important to spread the message about keeping away from the ice. The schools’ competition is a great way to get children thinking about winter water safety and we’d like to say a big thank you to all the children who entered and to the local companies who have so generously provided our competition prizes.”
Finlay Hughes, 7, from Newport Pagnell and Annabel Owen, 6, from Shenley Church End, winners of the 5 to 7 category, each received a family tobogganing session from the Snowdome at Xscape.
The winners of the 8 to 10 year olds were Emma McEraddy and Sophie Burns, both from Giles Brook School. Their prize was an ice skating session at Planet Ice.
The 11 to 14 year old winners were Charlotte Bennett, 13, from Emerson Valley, and Tara Lewis, 12, from Lavendon who received tickets to see ice hockey team MK Lightning.
The class prize of a forest school session from Milton Keynes Council was awarded to year 6 of Brooksward School, Neath Hill.
