COLOURFUL posters spreading an environmental message were created by youngsters as part of a competition in Wimborne.

Schoolchildren were encouraged to create pieces about the environmental crisis as part of the contest, run as part of the Plant Wimborne Green Festival.

And their creativity and concern for the environment was demonstrated through a raft of colourful, engaging entries.

Young people created dozens of posters for the Planet Wimborne competition

The chosen topic was trees, and there were 206 entries from seven schools: five First Schools (Colehill, Hayeswood, Merley, St John’s and Witchampton) and two Middle Schools (Allenbourn and St Michael’s).

“No easy task then for competition organiser and town councillor Jeff Hart, a director of Planet Wimborne, together with Planet Wimborne’s Neil Smith, to choose the winning pictures from this array of artistic talent,” a spokesperson said.

Nine competition winners, together with parents and teachers, enjoyed a celebration hosted by Wimborne Library.

Linda Bunting, chair of Planet Wimborne, presented each child with a trophy and prize, and each participating school received a certificate.

Nine winners were selected for the competition