Kids Photography Competition - the Prizegiving

It seems quite a long time ago now, but in September we took a stand at the Portobello Village show on a glorious sunny day. There we launched our Kids Photography competition with the theme Pictures of Porty. The two age groups were 11 and under and 12 - 16.

The entries we received showed us our favourite place, Portobello, through the eyes of children. What a treat! It was very difficult to judge who should win the top 2 prizes - a digital camera and digital photo frame in each age group. To help us we asked three local artists: Lindsay McCrea, of the McCrea Gallery, Allan Pendreigh, the architect and artist, and his wife the textile artist, Morag Pendreigh. Eventually we came to a decision.

So, here is a collage telling the story of our Prizewinning.

The school filled with kids and proud mums (and one dad!) who made a beeline for the handmade PCS-colours cupcakes. Once everyone had had their fill, we all trooped upstairs and Jonathan made his speech to congratulate Jacob and Mia's highly commended photos, Katriona and Amy for winning the second prizes and, finally, Emma and Amelie for coming first in the two age groups.

Well done to everyone and thanks for all your hard work. Looking forward to the next competition. Watch this space!