One of the most enjoyable elements of this year’s Great Stour Riverfest has been the children’s art competition.
It had the theme of the River Stour and its wildlife, and entries were welcome in three age categories. And, much like the river itself, they flowed in to an incredibly high standard!
As a result, the judging panel of Lord Mayor Cllr Jean Butcher, Lady Mayoress Di Baldock, Cabinet member Cllr Mel Dawkins, the council’s Rebecca Booth, Lucy Martin from Canterbury BID and community representatives Sian Pettman and Beverley Paton had a tough old job on their hands.
Prizes of Canterbury vouchers, boat tours and punting trips were kindly donated by the BID, Westgate Punts, Canterbury Historic Boat Tours and the Canterbury Punting Company.
Congratulations to all the winners and those who were runners up or highly commended – as follows:
Age 4 to 7 Years Old
Winner – Ava Pollard
Runner-up – Eloise Travers
Highly commended – Arlo Mount
Highly commended – Margaux Lexie Papena
Age 8 to 11 Years Old
Winner – Lily Rose Love
Joint runner-up – Ezra Fisher
Joint runner-up – Arnavaz Gillett-Khan
Highly commended – Amber
Highly commended – Jake Goodwin-O’Keeffe
Highly commended – Mia Matthews
Highly commended – Amaya Fisher
Age 12 to 15 Years Old
Winner – Gabrysia Grzes
