St Anne's pupil wins poster contest

STEPPING UP: Lilymai O'Neill, aged 11, with members of the judging panel

A YOUNG girl from Chelmsley Wood has won a competition to design a safety poster for the Touchwood Shopping Centre.
Arty St Anne's pupil Lilymai O'Neill came up with a striking message for the centre's 'Steps to Safety' campaign - launched to ensure that visitors don't come to any harm while using the escalators.
The contest - open to youngsters around the borough - was judged by Andy Jeynes, community response manager for West Midlands Ambulance Service, Terry Flower, from the charity FastAid, and Touchwood representatives.
Eleven-year-old Lilymai's design was picked out from 200 entries. The poster will now go on display around the precinct and £500 will be donated to St Anne's Catholic Primary School.
The schoolgirl's classmates Grace Flaherty and Fiona Privin were both among the runners-up.