Shoreham Port recently hosted a drawing competition aimed at local school children, inviting them to draw their café Port Kitchen. The competition was a way of celebrating 200 years of modern railway, sustainability and their joint local heritage. Local children’s author and illustrator Sophy Henn judged the competition and chose the winner and a runner up.
Shoreham Port owns and runs Port Kitchen and the competition was run by Shoreham Port colleagues, with support of colleagues within the café. Local primary schools were contacted with an invitation to take part and details were posted on the Port’s social media accounts.
The competition was predominantly organised and run by two Shoreham Port colleagues. 11 local primary schools were emailed and there was a total of 29 entries.
The winning drawing is now displayed at Southwick station along with information about rail heritage in the area and rail safety information. The winner, runner up and a few other notable examples are also displayed at Port Kitchen. The winner was sent a prize of art supplies, Port Kitchen vouchers and Sophy Henn books.
‘Poppy is delighted with her prizes, thank you! Poppy loved taking part in the competition. She says she liked the challenge and particularly enjoyed drawing something she wouldn't usually draw. She loves art and reading so the prizes were a great motivator!’