A year five pupil from Wittering Primary School has won the Royal Air Force Wittering Christmas Card Competition.
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Every year pupils from Wittering Primary School design the Station’s official Christmas card. The card is sent to deployed RAF personnel, friends of Royal Air Force Wittering and even members of the Royal Family.
The identity of the winning pupil is kept a closely guarded secret. This year’s winner was 9-year-old Wilfred Campbell. RAF Wittering Station Commander, Wing Commander Nikki Duncan announced the winner at a school assembly where she presented him with a framed winning Christmas Card and a special RAF Wittering Station Commander’s coin.
This year’s theme was ‘Community’ and Wilfred’s design shows a group of people holding hands underneath the RAF roundel with the message ‘Merry Christmas’.
Charlotte Blake is the Headteacher at Wittering Primary School. She said: “The community links we foster between RAF Wittering and Wittering Primary School are incredibly important to us as a school. Our children have, once again, excelled in creative talent and I am pleased I didn't have to make the final decision! Huge congratulations to Wilfred, who encompassed everything our community stands for within his design."
RAF Wittering Station Commander, Wing Commander Nikki Duncan, said: “The ‘community’ theme clearly inspired the pupils of Wittering Primary who came up with some excellent designs. It was such a tough decision, but Wilfred’s card stood out for being colourful and embracing the community theme whole-heartedly. RAF Wittering is proud to use his design on our 2023 Christmas card.”
