Christmas 2024

Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner has announced the winner of her 2024 Christmas card competition.

Children aged 11 and under were invited to submit their festive designs on the theme ‘the spirit of Christmas’.

The winner is seven-year-old Felix, from Reigate, who received a family ticket to Bocketts Farm.

Two runners up were also given 12 cards with their individual designs on. 

Lisa said: “It is a real privilege to serve everyone living in this wonderful county.

“I’m very proud of the work that is done by my office and our brilliant partners, and I look forward to achieving more for residents in 2025.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank those who work for Surrey Police for their tireless efforts to keep us all safe, and to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and new year.”

Ellie said: “We both absolutely loved Felix’s festive design, and he was our clear winner.

“On the back of this year’s card, we’ve shared the best ways to contact Surrey Police – so we expect that this card will still be stuck to fridges around the county long into next year!”

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Festive delight

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has a fund of £275,000 specifically for initiatives and organisations that support children and young people in the 2024/25 financial year.

The Office also commissions the Surrey Youth Commission, which will run for a third year. 

The Youth Commission allows children and young people to have their say on the crime and policing issues affecting them. 

It’s the third time the Commissioner and her Deputy, Ellie Vesey-Thompson, have opened a competition to Surrey’s young people. 

For the past two years, children supported by services commissioned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner were asked to submit their designs.  

Last year’s photograph was taken by a young person near the Canal in Woking, as part of an ‘Answers through Photography’ workshop run by charity Catch22.

The workshop is part of Catch22’s ‘Music to My Ears’ service that is funded by our office to support children and young people who have been directly affected by criminal exploitation. The service helps them to express what they are feeling and build back their resilience through creativity:

This winter scene was captured in response to the question, “What does the future mean to you?” The young person said, “Although things seem cold and hard to navigate at the moment they could see a pathway though.”

Ellie, who has responsibility for the office’s focus on children and young people, said: “Receiving these designs from young people in Surrey is a real highlight of the year for the Commissioner and I.

“We look forward to it for months in advance.”

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