Winners and competitors from the four Youth Creative competitions (Young Writer, Young Photographer, Welsh Young Writer and Poet) gathered at the Senedd to receive their certificates and prizes from DG Maggie Hughes. The standard of competition was immense and received high praise from the judges. The displayed entries were eagerly read by the competitors, their families and teachers alike.
The event was sponsored by Elin Jones AM for Ceredigion.
“I was so glad to be able to sponsor this event at the National Assembly, celebrating the creative talents of young people in Ceredigion and the south of Wales,” said Elin. “It is important that young people are given the opportunity to be creative, to explore the different talents they have, and of course to have a platform such as this for their work to be showcased and celebrated. “The voices of writers from our area have been heard around the world. Equally, images from our area have been seen around the world – and I particularly liked that the competition called for people to show different perspectives.
“I would like to thank Rotary for giving young people this opportunity, and I offer my congratulations to all the winners, a great many of whom were from Ceredigion, and to all those who took part.”
Creative talents of youngsters celebrated
Inspired by Vale young talent
Talented young football players, green-fingered gardeners and inspirational leaders of the future in the Vale have been capturing attention and collecting awards, thanks to the support of Cowbridge Rotary’s Citizenship and Achievement in Schools initiative. Kicking off with an exciting Schools’ Seven-a-Side Football tournament played, courtesy of Cowbridge Comprehen- sive School, on an all-weather pitch put to the test on one of the hottest days’ of the summer, the event saw 5 teams from Vale schools displaying some impressive soccer skills as they challenged for the accolade of ‘2018 Seven-a-Side Champions’.
The tournament coordinated by Rotarian Paul Tromans, was won by St Brides Primary School 2 – 0, on penalties after a nail-biting 0-0 draw at full time between St Brides Primary School and St David’s Church in Wales Primary School, Colwinston.
Rotary President Michael Long said: “This was a great
event. We were all very impressed by the standard of footballing skills the youngsters displayed, not to mention their competitive spirit and fantastic team camaraderie. “Such was the success that we are hoping to build upon the event, and keen to encourage more Vale schools to take part next year.
The excitement and energy of the football tournament was matched only by the notable gardening skills displayed by two school groups, whose ability to fashion a cornucopia of colour and greenery impressed the Cowbridge Rotary judges, who were joined in the judging by gardening expert Mary Wallis. The Best Garden Competition was won by St Brides Major Church in Wales Primary School for achieving a well-estab- lished flower and vegetable garden in containers for each class from Year 2 upwards. It was noted the children were very knowledgeable about plants, as well as the need for insects for pollination.
Second prize in the competition was awarded to Llansannor Church in Wales Primary School for the best “planning and development” of a garden in difficult terrain, having had to start from scratch in an area of long grass and bracken. The children were very enthusiastic and demonstrated the enormous amount of planning that had been put into the five themed garden areas.
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