Nearly 60 people braved Saturday’s snow to find out the results of a community art competition.
Families descended on St. Augustine of Canterbury Church where the High Sheriff of Cumbria, David Beeby, was handing out the prizes for the Autumn on Alston Moor art competition.
Children as young as two and up to 13 were among 129 who submitted pictures for the week-long competition. Eleven adults also exhibited work – some for the first time ever.
The competition and open exhibition were organised by the Alston Landscape Art Town Initiative (ALATI). During the exhibition, people were encouraged to vote for the best picture.
Ten prizes were awarded and staff at the Alston Moor Federation Schools and Alston Preschool Group were praised for their hard work in a speech by Kathy Reeds, Chair of ALATI at the event.
“This is a celebration of our wonderful landscape by the children and adults of Alston Moor who see it every day,” she said.
“The quality was very high and we cannot thank them enough. One delighted prizewinner said she had spent four hours on her picture and was pleased with the result.”
The competition and open exhibition started on November 27, at St. Augustine’s Church, Alston, and ended a week later, on December 4.
Prizewinners:
Alston Preschool Playgroup
Age 2
Bella, 2 – Special prize for two-year-olds
Age 3-4
Bobby, 3 – Overall Prize
Lenny, 4 – Special Prize for age 3-4
Primary Schools
Age 5-7
1st Patrick Dodsworth – aged 6 (Nenthead Primary School)
2nd Charlie Swindle – 7 (Nenthead Primary School)
3rd Connie Carrick – 5 (Alston Primary School)
Age 8-10
1st Elizabeth England – 9 (Nenthead Primary School)
2nd Hayden Renwick – 10 (Nenthead Primary School)
3rd Ayla McClelland – 9 (Nenthead Primary School)
Samuel King’s School
Age 11-13
1st Ellie Compton –aged 12
2nd Priya Brown – 12
3rd Callum Cameron – 11
People’s Prize:
Henry Carruthers – 8 (Alston Primary School)
In all, there were 129 entries from the four schools.
