Egg-ceptional competition entries will brighten Axminster this Easter

Children in Axminster have submitted their Easter-themed colouring sheets to the local policing team ahead of a community easter egg hunt, due to take place in the town centre on Saturday 4 April.

Youngsters aged four to eleven from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and Axminster Community Primary Academy have taken part in an easter-themed colouring competition launched by Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Hayley Widger, Neighbourhood Beat Manager PC Linda Ebdon, and Neighbourhood Beat Manager PC Ben Middleton from the Axminster neighbourhood policing team.

Entries were submitted to the team last week and the winning designs will be displayed in participating local businesses over the Easter period.

Officers are now inviting people living in and around Axminster to join them at Minster Church on Silver Street in Axminster on Saturday 4 April, where they will be holding a competition to find all of the eggs.

Children wishing to take part in the event will need to collect an activity sheet from officers and then count all of the eggs displayed in the listed locations.

When returning to the church with the correct number of eggs on their sheet, children will receive chocolate eggs kindly provided by local food charity, Nourish.

PCSO Hayley Widger said: “We’re passionate about building trust and engaging with people of all ages living in our communities.

“We launched this competition as a fun way to involve our young people in a community event that will bring people together and add some colour to the town centre.

“I’d like to thank Nourish for their generosity in providing prizes for the easter egg hunt, and I’d like to thank all of the children who sent their colourings to us – we’ve had some egg-cellent entries and I can’t wait for everyone to see them.

“We’ll be at Minster Church in Axminster from 10:00am until 2:00pm on 4 April – come along, grab an activity sheet and ask us any questions you might have about policing!”

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