Children across Hertfordshire are being asked to design a Christmas card for the county's Police and Crime Commissioner.

With just weeks to go until Christmas, Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards is launching a competition for the county’s children to design his Christmas card.

The winning entry will be sent to some of the most important figures in policing and community safety nationally as well as communities across Hertfordshire.

Children aged 11 and under are invited to put pen or pencil to A4 paper and submit their creative Christmas designs by Thursday, November 28. The only rules are no paint or glitter.

The theme for the Commissioner’s first competition is ‘helping people at Christmas’. Paper pictures are preferred but email entries will be accepted, although the original may be requested by the PCC’s office.

PCC Jonathan Ash-Edwards said: “With Christmas just around the corner, I’m delighted to launch my first annual Christmas card competition for Hertfordshire children.

"This year’s theme is ‘helping people at Christmas’. I would encourage Hertfordshire residents to share the competition with children they know. I’m looking forward to seeing the creative designs of Hertfordshire’s young people.”

Prizes of Amazon vouchers will be available for the winner and runners-up. The winner will also receive printed copies of their design.

If the winning entry is submitted via a school or children’s club, that organisation will also receive an Amazon voucher.

Postal entries should be sent to: PCC Christmas card competition, Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner, 13 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, AL5 4GZ.

Email entries, using a high-resolution scan of the image, should be sent to commissioner@herts-pcc.gov.uk

All entries will need to include the child’s name and age as well as contact details for the child’s parent or guardian so contact can be made with the winning entry. If entering via a school or children’s club, a named contact will also be needed.