BRM School's Art Competition

Kevin Day (Len Pick Trust), Emily Dunthorne & 

Phoebe Kirtland (Bourne Academy), 

Kay Henderson (Len Pick Trust), Ellie Dharamraj,

 Keiran Reid (Bourne Westfield), Zoe Chappell, 

(Bourne Academy), Gerry Burrows (Len Pick Trust).

 Alex Downing (Bourne Westfield) was unavailable.

The winners of the School’s Art Competition organised in conjunction with the recent Bourne BRM Day celebrations collected prizes at a presentation at racing restorers, Hall & Hall, in Bourne on Friday. Pupils from Bourne Academy and Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Schools received cheques on behalf of their respective schools donated by the Len Pick Trust, a charity founded by the late Len Pick for the benefit of the town of Bourne. Trust member, Gerry Burrows said at the presentation, “We are delighted that so many children entered the competition which was on the theme of BRM. The standard of entries from the schools was very high and we had a difficult job choosing the winners”.

The prize winners were presented with cheques for their respective schools and were treated to a guided tour of cars which had taken part in the celebrations including the car in which Graham Hill won the World Championship which had been flown over from America especially for BRM Day.

Gerry went on to say “We have worked with the organising committee of the BRM Day from day one and would like to express our appreciation for their tremendous efforts in arranging the event which was extraordinarily successful. Our initial grant, which enabled planning of the event to proceed, was made on the condition that the event was to be not only a celebration of BRM but should also be a community day for Bourne. It is quite evident from the participation of the many voluntary organisations providing facilities during the day and all the businesses and other organisations that benefitted from the tremendous number of people attending that the event has provided a tremendous boost to the town and its community spirit. We would also like to thank all those who helped with the event, either through the provision of sponsorship, facilities or expertise, which truly justified the strap line of the event which was ‘Pride in Bourne – Pride in Britain’.