A touring exhibition of award-winning paintings and drawings by local school pupils moved to Howden this week.

Works by 12 finalists in the Drax Power Limited Art In The Community competition will be on show at Howden Minster, on Market Place until 15 March.

The budding artists range in age from 5-18 and now, together with visitors to the Minster, have the chance to view their masterpieces in a ‘gallery’ created along the North Aisle.

Tye Smith from Marshlands Primary - second place in the 5-7 age category - and Chloe Smith from Snaith Primary School - third place in the 5-7 age category - came to have a look at the display in the company of Reverend James Little.

The tour follows an award ceremony at Drax Power Station where the finalists and their schools received prize money totalling more than £2,500.

Drax chief executive Dorothy Thompson said: “We hope local people and visitors enjoy viewing the art works as much as we have, and that this showcase inspires more schools and colleges to take part in Art In The Community this year.”

Art In The Community is part of Drax’s community relations programme designed to encourage and develop art appreciation as part of the company’s support for education and to promote art learning within the National Curriculum.

For more information, please contact:

Melanie Wedgbury/Rachael Hudson
Drax Power 01757 618381

Lisa McGauley/Richard Harrison
Imagen PR 01943 468778

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Notes to Editors

1. Drax Power Limited is the owner of Drax Power Station, the largest, cleanest and most efficient coal fired power station in the UK. The output capacity from the station’s six generators is 4,000MW. At current output levels it supplies some 7% of the UK’s electricity needs.

2. The Minster is open Monday to Saturday 10am – 3pm and Sunday 1 – 5pm.

The full list of winners and runners up:

5 – 7 years

1st – Elle McKeon – Selby Community Primary
2nd – Tye Smith – Marshlands Primary
3rd – Chloe Smith – Snaith Primary

7 – 11 years

1st – Heather Cole – Camblesforth Primary
2nd – Eloise Wilburn – Pollington in Balne Primary
3rd – Aston Harrison – Whitley and Eggborough

11 – 14 years

1st – Megan Griffiths – Goole High School
2nd – Ben Pike – Brayton College
3rd – Niamh Henderson – Goole High School

14 – 18 years

1st – Emma Thompson – Brayton College
2nd – Beth Halkon – Goole High School
3rd – Wojciech Wojda – Brayton College

Left to right: Tye Smith, Marshlands Primary School and Chloe Smith, Snaith Primary School with their winning pictures

Back row: Rev. James Little and Tony Parker of Howden Minster with Tye Smith, Marshlands Primary School and Chloe Smith, Snaith Primary School