Following on from another successful Creative Writing and Visual Arts Competition to mark Black History Month, the winning entries and schools were invited to an awards ceremony at the Hotel Victoria last Friday.
The competition, organised by Lowestoft Town Council, encourages local schools and their students to think about the inspiring people of Black and Ethnic Minority heritage – past and present.
This year’s competition saw over 300 entries celebrating the likes of Bukayo Saka, Rosa Parks and Natasha Thomas. Entries came in the forms of collages and drawings to fact sheets and diary entries.
In the overall school competition, the Creative Writing Category was won by Dell Primary, with Phoenix St Peter’s Primary School winning the Visual Arts Award for the third year in a row.
The individual award winners were:
Creative Writing – Year 1-2
Winner – Willow
Runners-Up – Grace and Hudson
Creative Writing – Year 3-4
Winner – Isla
Runners-Up – Jessy and Felicity
Creative Writing – Year 5-6
Winner – Jessica
Runners-Up – Oscar and Esther
Visual Arts – Nursery-Reception
Winner – Maggie
Runners-Up – Willow and Harper-June
Visual Arts – Year 1-2
Winner – Jayden
Runners-Up – Gracie and Nelly
Visual Arts – Year 3-4
Winner – Isla
Runners-Up – Max and Libby
Visual Arts – 5-6
Winner – Hallie
Runners-Up – Pippa and River
The awards ceremony was hosted by Ellisha Soanes, Co-Director of Aspire Black Suffolk who shared her own personal story at the event, including her work in Parliament and with Marvel.
Speaking at the awards, Cllr Nasima Begum, Mayor of Lowestoft, said “Once again, we have been amazed by the number and quality of the artwork and creative writing that has been submitted. Black History Month continues to be an important awareness month as we celebrate our diverse community and continue to hear about the important yet often forgotten stories of Black and Ethnic Minorities.”
