Artistic endeavour success for primary pupil
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A Fisherford school pupil was amongst the youngsters invited to attend a reception at the Scottish Parliament after being announced as one of the winners of the 2020 Scarf calendar competition.
P3 pupil Aston Howarth was welcomed to the building by local MSP Gillian Martin along with with Kininmonth School P7 Sandy Davidson.
The winners also enjoyed a tour of the building before being presented with their prizes.
The winning pictures were used in Scarf’s calendar, which was funded by Scottish Water and has been distributed across Scotland.
The pair were recognised in the competition for their artistic submissions demonstrating how to be energy efficient and tackle fuel poverty.
The event was attended by winners from schools across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City and Moray Council local authority areas and their parents.
The 2020 calendar attracted hundreds of fantastic entries from primary schools throughout the region, with a total of 13 pupils selected for the calendar.
Gillian Martin MSP said: “The artistic talent in our schools is there for all to see.
"Congratulations especially to Aston and Sandy for their creative and thought-provoking art, they’ve clearly put a lot of work into their submissions and the calendar is lucky to have them.
"It is a wonderful idea and a fitting reward to bring the winning pupils to the Scottish Parliament to receive their prizes.
"I commend the efforts of Scarf for making the young people of the north east aware of such a hugely important issue, not only to Scotland but the wider world.
"Educating the younger generations to be energy efficient now will be key to tackling climate change in the future.
"It will also help them to live in warmer and healthier homes.”
Launched in 1985, Scarf’s original aim was to eradicate fuel poverty and although this purpose remains at thier core, Scarf has developed into a professional social enterprise making a practical difference to individuals and organisations.
