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Birmingham girl is top draw in national poster competition
20th June 2008
Local girl, Francesca Petrucciano from St Joseph’s Primary School in Birmingham has beaten off competition from thousands of children around the UK who entered a safety poster design competition, winning £100 for her school and a prize for herself.
The poster design competition, themed around electrical safety in your home, was part of a national campaign by consumer safety charity, the Electrical Safety Council designed to educate children about using electricity safely.
Francesca was presented with her prize by children’s television presenter Kirsten O’Brien at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live exhibition, where her poster was on display for the thousands of visitors attending the show.
Kirsten, who presents children's TV art show SMart said, “These pictures are wonderful and the level of entries is really impressive. I’m encouraged when I look at the way in which the children have demonstrated their understanding of the electrical dangers around the home and incorporated them into their designs so creatively."
The judges chose Francesca’s poster because it was well drawn and had a safety message about the dangers of combining electricity and water that was clear and effective.
One of the judges, Baroness Jenny Tonge whose own daughter was killed in an electrical accident at home said, "The standard of the entries was quite brilliant. It is so important that people understand the dangers of electricity and I am thrilled that primary school children are taking this work so seriously.”
The winning posters are also on display on the Electrical Safety Council’s children’s website, www.switchedonkids.org.uk
