This year’s Christmas Card Competition has been more popular than ever with the diocese receiving a mountain of entries.

Bishop Hugh’s choice by Florence, 8.

The annual competition welcomed entries from 20 schools, more than in previous years and almost 600 children aged from four to 11 submitted artwork. The standard of work this year has been extremely high making the job of choosing winners very difficult.

Bishop Hugh Nelson, Dean of Truro Simon Robinson, Archdeacons Kelly Betteridge and Clive Hogger, Diocesan Secretary Simon Cade and Director Education Lee Moscato spent a considerable amount of time wading through the pictures to select winners. The winning designs will be used on official Christmas cards from the diocese.

The winning card designs and those chosen as highly commended will feature in an exhibition in Truro Cathedral which starts on November 25.

We want to thank all the schools and all the pupils who took the time to submit a picture this year. The winning designer of Bishop Hugh’s card will receive an art set and an Amazon voucher, the school will also receive a book voucher. The other winners will receive pen sets and Amazon vouchers and those who are highly commended will receive a certificate.

2024’s winners:

  • Bishop Hugh’s chosen design: Florence, 8, St Mabyn School
  • Archdeacon Clive’s chosen design: Blossom, 5, St Francis School, Falmouth
  • Archdeacon Kelly’s chosen design: Molly, 9, & Emily, 11, both from Duloe School
  • Diocesan Secretary Simon’s chosen design: Connie, 10, St Mary’s School, Truro
  • Director of Education Lee’s chosen design: Fleur, 9, Breage School
  • Dean of Truro, Simon Robinson’s chosen design: Harriett, 9, Wendron School
  • Truro Cathedral’s Christmas flyer winner: Neva, 11, St Mary’s School, Truro

Highly Commended:

  • Evie, 4, St Nicholas School
  • Jack, 5, Lerryn School
  • Iona, 8, Sir Robert Geffery’s School
  • Lola, 8, St Uny
  • Freya, 9, Duloe School
  • Naomi, 9, St Francis School
  • Lizzy, 9, Antony School
  • Olivia, 10, St Mary’s, Truro
  • Finn, 10, King Charles School
  • Izabel, 10, Bishop Cornish School
  • Ava Mae, 10,St Mary’s Penzance
  • Charles, 11, St Meriadoc Junior School
  • Millie, 11, The Bishops School