Pupil designs MP's card to help other children (From Witney Gazette)

Pupil designs MP's card to help other children

3:24pm Tuesday 5th December 2006 in Witney By Rosalind Miles

A SEVEN-year-old girl from Woodstock has designed Witney MP and Tory leader David Cameron's Christmas card.

Scarlett Sadler, a pupil at Woodstock Primary School, won a competition Mr Cameron holds every year for a child from his constituency to design his and his wife's card.

He awarded Scarlett a £100 prize, which she has donated to Scottish International Relief, which runs a school-feeding project in third world countries.

Lisa Slater, headteacher at Woodstock Primary School, said: "Scarlett was ecstatic to win, and all the children were very excited to meet David and have him in the school assembly.

"It's a real honour to have a card designed by a pupil from this school, which will sit on the mantelpieces of the Queen and members of the Government.

She added: "It's very nice she has donated the money to help children who have not got as much as we do."

The cash will enable 19 children in Malawi to be fed and receive an education for the next year.