A poetry competition asked children to explore what it means to feel safe.
Organised by The Key Safe Company as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, the contest invited pupils from Cherry Orchard Primary School in Timberdine Close, Worcester, to write poems on the theme “What does safe mean to you?”
More than 130 entries were submitted, with Year 3 pupil Elliot Tanner named the overall winner for his entry.
David Ogden, founder and chief executive of The Key Safe Company, said: “Our industry-leading key safes have been helping to keep people safe for 30 years; so we were fascinated to read the children’s thoughts on what ‘safe’ means to them.
“We were genuinely blown away by the standard of storytelling and the children’s emotional interpretations of safety.
“Special praise to our overall winner Elliot, whose entry was incredibly thought-provoking and belied his young age.
“We had a brilliant response to the competition, which forms part of our anniversary celebrations, and helped us to raise hundreds of pounds for Race Against Dementia, a charity very close to our heart and core value of safety.”
The overall winning poem by Elliot Tanner, from Year 3 (Image: The Key Safe Company)
The winning poems were selected by a judging panel from The Key Safe Company and announced during a special school assembly.
Other winners included Archie Oliver (Year 1), Cristian Serdaru (Year 2), Zora Breffit (Year 4), Edie O’Neil (Year 5) and Freddie Peet (Year 6).
Elliot received a prize bundle including an ark Tamo key safe for use at home, while runners-up received a tote bag filled with goodies.
Caroline Jeynes, head of school at Cherry Orchard Primary, said: “The theme of the competition fitted beautifully with our school values, as one of them is ‘Be Safe.’
“It gave us a good opportunity to write poetry for a real reason and I was very impressed with the standard of work produced.
“In fact, I am glad that I didn’t have to choose between them because I’m not sure I could have made those judgements!
“I am also very proud that the children and families wanted to support the very worthwhile cause of Race Against Dementia by entering their poems into the competition.”
