Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Quick on the draw for contest

Talented schoolboy Jim Mascarenhas from Maidenbower Middle School won first prize in a country wide drawing competition held by Generations As Partners.

Jim, aged 8, was presented with a £25 book token and a pantomime ticket together with a £50 book token for his school by David Griffin(above) who appeared as the squire in Beauty & The Beast in Horsham's pantomime at Horsham's Art Centre.

Generations as Partners is an initiative, managed by old folks' charity Age Concern West Sussex, which establishes links between the young and old to develop trust friendship and understanding between the generations.

Youngsters involved in the project were asked to submit a drawing showing what they enjoy about the scheme.

Jim's design will be the logo of the project and will be featured in an intergenerational handbook for teachers and health professionals to be published next year.