Every year as the MP for Mid-Norfolk I send out around 1000 Christmas cards. This year I have decided to launch a Parliamentary Christmas Card Design Competition with the winning picture on my Christmas card to help encourage and showcase the budding artistic talent evident in the classrooms of Mid-Norfolk.

The competition is open to all children at primary schools in the constituency and the winning design and two runners-up will be chosen by a panel of local artists.

I’m offering the winner an invitation to join me for a personal tour of Parliament and tea on the Terrace of the House of Commons with three other guests of their choice. The two runners-up will be awarded a £10 book token

Hopefully we might be able, in a small way, to help inspire some budding artists (and democrats!) in the next generation. The process is very simple – as set out below:

• Each school to send in their pupils’ designs (in one ‘pack’ please) no later than the 1st November 2013 (I’m afraid Christmas card logistics mean late entries can’t be considered).


• ‘Packs’ may be sent in by post or scanned/emailed to George Freeman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA or george.freeman.mp@parliament.uk


• The card itself must be hand drawn on a blank white A4 piece of paper/card.


• Every entry must have the child’s name, age, school name and card title carefully written on the back of the card design.


• The judges will look favourably on entries that display high levels of imagination, originality and effort.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch with me or my office.

Good luck and let the card designing commence!

George