WITH the end of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, one youngster at a primary school outside Whitchurch has been rewarded for his artistic talent.

Samuel Portas, a Year 4 pupil from Tilstock CE Primary School, in Tilstock Road, recently came first in the Platinum Jubilee Children's Art Competition with his winning portrait of the Queen out of all entries in Whitchurch and the surrounding area.

As well as winning an art set and a £20 book voucher, Samuel’s picture will be sent to Buckingham Palace with congratulations to Her Majesty from everyone in Whitchurch.

Angie Hotchkiss, a Whitchurch Town Councillor, visited the school to present Samuel with his prize and praised his work, and gave her thanks to all the pupils that took part.

She said: “A massive thank you to all the primary schools in Whitchurch that took part – we were overwhelmed with the amount and quality of the artwork entered.

"It was fantastic and very difficult to judge.

"Thank you to everyone and congratulations to Samuel who was the category winner and also the overall winner of the competition.

"This means his drawing will be printed into a card and sent directly to the Queen from the people of Whitchurch congratulating her on her Platinum Jubilee.”

The award is another celebration for the school following its upgrade from inadequate to good in its latest Ofsted report.