Blanchelande pupil’s cover design chosen for new phone book
ARTWORK by Blanchelande College pupil Lara Stanford is going to be printed more than 35,000 times after she won a competition to design the front cover of Sure’s new telephone directory.
The company invited young people aged between five and 18 to design artwork based on wellbeing, fitness and sport.
Her winning design featured a map of Guernsey surrounded by a range of sports including swimming, cycling and karate.
‘I am extremely excited to see my artwork in print.
‘I’m starting my art GCSEs next year and both art and sports play a large part in my day-to-day life,’ Lara said.
Sure also awarded her school £500 to spend on sports and arts equipment.
‘At school I really enjoy playing netball and have recently started karate, so I made sure to include these sports in my artwork,’ she added.
Justin Bellinger, chief executive of Sure Guernsey, said: ‘We are extremely grateful to everyone that entered and we were blown away by the quality of entries.
‘Lara’s entry stood out to us as she included a range of sports that our colleagues play while still including a local element.’
The competition aimed to encourage a celebration of sport and the integral role it plays in the community.
‘We recognise that sport is a great way to people connected,’ said Mr Bellinger.
Sure is also sponsor of the Sports Volunteer award in this year’s Pride of Guernsey.
The telephone directory should be published from November 2021.
