Young Green Shoots Prize Winners
The winners and runners up of Warwickshire and Coventry’s climate change competition, Young Green Shoots, have received their coveted prizes following a fierce race for the climate prize.
In support of the international agreement to tackle climate change, confirmed at COP26 last year, Warwickshire and Coventry are taking local action. Part of this has involved a competition which asked children and young people across the region to show what being a climate hero meant to them. The aim was to give them the chance to become advocates in fighting the climate crisis and to raise awareness that climate heroes do both big and small things, from planting a huge forest to turning off the lights when they aren’t needed.
The competition generated over 200 entries from pupils aged between 4 to 15, with pieces ranging from essays, poetry, photographs, paintings and even a sculpture. The entries were judged by Ed Green from Wildlife Trust and David Mond from Warwickshire Climate Alliance and Laaiqah Iqbal from Warwickshire Youth Council, who chose the following winners for each age category.
Winners
- 4 – 7 age category: Elina Williams, Ettington Primary school
- 8 – 11 age category: Shirley Jo Slade, Tysoe C of E Primary School
- 12 – 15 age category: Oliver Peake, Lawrence Sheriff School
Runners up
- 4-7 age category:
- Florence Stokes, Woodside C of E Primary School
- Tahmeed Anaam – Cannon Park School
- 8 – 11 age category:
- Penny Williams, Lillington Primary school
- Lily Finch, Southam St James School
- 12 – 15 age category:
- Martha Pearson – Alcester Grammar School
- Emilia Hone – North Leamington School