PUPILS from Ysgol Bro Teifi at Llandysul have scooped first prize in a Ceredigion-wide schools competition calling on young people to design a mural based on the theme of kindness.

The concept of the Kindness Mural was launched during National Anti-Bullying Week in November last year.

This idea - developed from the West Wales Regional Partnership Board’s Connect to Kindness campaign - aims to create more understanding about the benefit and impact of kindness to ourselves and other people.

In schools, the campaign emphasises how kindness in the classroom encourages positivity which children can take with them throughout their lives.

A panel of judges met in December to go through the host of creative designs received by individuals and groups.

The panel included Poppy Evans, Ceredigion’s UKYP Member of Youth Parliament, and Lloyd Warburton, Ceredigion’s MYP, Wales Youth Parliament.

As a prize for winning the mural design competition, Dean of 'Marvellous Murals', will bring Ysgol Bro Teifi’s plans to life on the school site ahead of spring this year.

“This will enable the children and young people to be reminded of the important message of being kind to themselves and others with a colourful and eye-catching design which they have designed,” said a spokesperson.

All other schools who took part - including Lampeter’s Ysgol Bro Pedr - will receive £200 and a Connect to Kindness badge from the West Wales Care Partnership Regional Board for the pupils to celebrate their creativity and kindness.

Cllr Catrin Miles, cabinet member with responsibility for schools, lifelong learning and skills, support and intervention said: “It’s refreshing to see young people and children be given the opportunity create art and be inspired by the kindness message as it’s a very simple but important message that we all need to follow.”

“Well done to all schools who took part.”