Once again, we had a wonderful response to our invitation to local schools and youth groups to take part in the Poster Competition – 528 posters were submitted. 

Three schools and 12 youth groups –Rainbows, Brownies and Guides - took part. John Chaston, who also generously sponsored the competition, Anne Maxwell, Glynn Bentley and Mark Darnell were the judges.

This year, the theme of Carnival is ‘Circus Time’, and the posters included plenty of colourful pictures of clowns, ‘Big Tops’ and circus animals as well as showing the Carnival events.

Prizes and certificates were presented to the winners by the Carnival Queen and her Princesses at the Presentation Evening held in St James Church Hall, Clacton, on Friday 18^th June, and the winning posters will be on display at Clacton Library until mid-July.

A further 30 merit certificates were also awarded.

 Many thanks once again to all those who have helped to make this year’s Poster Competition such a success, including Clacton Library for acting as a collection and display point for posters, our sponsor and judges for taking on such a challenging task, and last but not least the hard-working and enthusiastic schools and other youth organisations taking part.

Prizewinners 2010

                                               Infants

1^st:       Tyler Sales                                        Cann Hall Primary

2^nd:      Madeleine Cuthbert                           Cann Hall Primary

3^rd:       Maisie Heed                                     Cann Hall Primary

4^th:       Chloe Budd                                      Cann Hall Primary

Juniors

1^st:       Amy Bradd                                      Cann Hall Primary

            Lauren Moon                                   3^rd Clacton Guides

2^nd:      Samuel Rush                                    Holland Park Primary

            Grace Walton                                  Holland Park Primary

3^rd:       Kerry Flegg                                     Holland Park Primary

            Kilian Hardy                                    Holland Park Primary

4^th:       Christopher Bartlett                         Holland Park Primary

            Jasmine Louca                                 Holland Park Primary

Secondary

1^st:       Rebecca Fox                                  1^st Clacton Guides

2^nd:      Hollie Scannell                                6^th Clacton Guides

3^rd:       Shannon Ward                               1^st Clacton Guides

4^th:       Lisa Wells                                      6^th Clacton Guides