TWO local primary schools, Landscore and Copplestone, took part in the annual Crediton & District Lions Club Peace Poster 2018 competition, which is sponsored by Lions Club International.

The overall idea is to get young people to think about peace and to create a poster to promote peace worldwide.

In total there were 113 children from the combined schools who took part in the competition this year.

An overall winner and runner-up was awarded for each school: Copplestone - 1 Louise Roberts, 2 Sadie Suffiend, Landscore - 1 Phoebe Stoyle, 2 Melissa Webber.

All of the posters were judged by local artist, Mike Palmer and the Lions Club are most grateful for the interest he has shown in the contest.

One poster from the two schools was selected as an overall winner, which will go forward to represent the Lions Club of Crediton in the South West area.

Landscore Primary School pupil Phoebe Stoyle’s peace poster was judged to be the overall winner.

Phoebe’s work will be sent on to be judged alongside other winning posters from children across the South West. If successful she will progress to international level.

Eric Parkes, past president of the Crediton Lions Club presented the awards and was accompanied to the schools by other Lions Club members, Karen Todd and Rose Burge.

He congratulated the children on their excellent work and said: "We would like to thank the schools for allowing the pupils to take part once again.

"We would also like to thank the teachers and staff at both Landscore and Copplestone for making the competition possible."

Landscore Primary School headteacher, Debbie Main said: "I would like to say how impressed I was with the high quality of entries and was delighted that Phoebe’s design was chosen as the winning entry for the local district.

"Well done to all the children who entered."