Students bag prizes for design skills

12:47pm Thursday 29th May 2008

Pupils at five Richmond schools have put their design skills to the test to help a supermarket chain reduce the amount of plastic bags it uses.

The children designed their own "bags for life" as part of a competition run by Budgens in Hampton Hill.

The cotton, recyclable bags will be sold to parents and friends to bolster school funds as well as raise cash for charity.

Binda Tatler, owner and operator of Budgens in Hampton Hill, said: "We just wanted to do our bit to cut back on the number of plastic bags used."

Budgens sponsored the production of 1,700 cotton shopping bags which the schools will be selling. It is estimated that a total of £3,400 will be raised which will go towards school environmental projects or charities such as Water Aid.

There were more than 1,200 entries in the competition from which five winners were chosen.

The winners are: Georgia Irwin, Buckingham Primary School, Llewlyn Whitney, Hampton Junior School, Alice Kittlesen-Clifford, Hampton Hill Junior School, Florence Eccleston, Lady Eleanor Holles Junior School and Ruby Kinchin, Stanley Infant and Nursery School.

The bags are also available from Budgens in High Street, Hampton Hill.

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