Olivia enterred a contest last spring through school to draw a picture of a garden for Merton in Bloom, which is an initiative to encourage gardens and flowers in our borough of London (there's a London-wide one as well, London in Bloom, and presumably, other boroughs have their own awards). Awards are made for actual gardens (e.g. best front garden (several size categories), best hanging basket, best balcony, best commercial property, best allotment plot and so on) and there are 3 age categories for best drawing of a garden (3-6, 7-10 and 11-14). We were invited to the Awards Ceremony at the Civic Centre, as Olivia won in her age category. One of the prizes she received was a hooded sweatshirt with a print of her drawing on it (the other two winners also got one each, with their own drawings on).
A bit of a closeup of the hoodie
and here she is modelling it.
She received her award from the Mayor of Merton
and in addition to the hoodie, had a nice certifcate and and a physical award whatsit (not sure what to call it - it's not a plaque, it's not a trophy).
She also had a free family ticket to the really big local fireworks (for Bonfire night), which is fun.
Well done, Olivia!
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