School tops up art supplies with flag competition prize
A Borough primary school has topped up its arts supplies after one of its pupils was crowned the winner of the Telford flag competition.
Randlay Primary School received a £250 prize after its pupil Amelia, aged nine, won a public vote to design a new flag for the Borough.
The school has put the money to great use to enhance its arts provision for the benefit of all children in the school with new water colours, brushes, pastels, printing tools and paints.
The school has also brought materials for a whole-school project to create a six-piece jigsaw, each piece representing one of the school’s core values including respect, collaboration, excellence, creativity, aspiration and courage.
The winning Telford flag was chosen after more than 4,000 people took part in a public vote and was inspired by Amelia’s original design. The flag features the iconic Ironbridge, a cog as a nod to the Borough’s industrial heritage and the colour green to represent green and open spaces.
The prize of £250 was kindly donated to the flag competition by Telford Live.
Councillor Angela McClements, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Tourism, Culture and the Arts, said:
"It was wonderful to visit Randlay Primary School and see how they've invested the prize money to enhance children's learning and creativity, while also creating a lasting piece of artwork for the school.
"I'd like to thank the team at Randlay and all the other schools that participated in the flag competition when it launched earlier this year. Without staff dedicating their time to take part, we wouldn't have had a flag to fly.
“The flag is now flying proudly at Southwater Square in Telford Town Centre, after Ameila raised it for the first time on Telford Day.”
Andy Smith from Telford Live, said:
"It was a privilege to support this project and see the creativity of all the flag entries from across Telford and The Wrekin.
"Amelia did a great job on her flag design and many more students will now be able to get creative with the haul of art and craft supplies that she won for the school."
Lynda Stolic, Headteacher at Randlay Primary School and Nursery, said:
“Amelia’s winning flag design is a wonderful celebration of her creativity, one of our core school values. Her artistic impression of Telford shows how imagination can be symbolised with a real understanding of the key features of our locality.
“Amelia hasn’t just captured history, she’s made her own. As a community school within Telford, we are thrilled to have been able to take part in this competition and very grateful for the art resources to support further work. We are so very proud of Amelia, and she has been a true inspiration for our continued art work in school.”