Worksop: Young Millie wins safe swimming design competition

An eight-year-old Worksop school pupil has been selected as the winner of a safe swimming design competition.

More than 800 pupils from schools in Bassetlaw recently took part in a campaign that highlights the dangers of water during the summer months.

Millie Childe, aged 8, of St Johns C of Eplaceholder image
Millie Childe, aged 8, of St Johns C of E

Seventeen schools in and around Bassetlaw embarked on the design competition, organised by leisure operators BPL, where young people from years 1, 2 and 3 were tasked with designing a poster that depicts swim safety - featuring the famous BPL mascot Derek the Dolphin.

The winner, selected by the Worksop Guardian, was Millie Childe from St John’s C of E.

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