Eye-catching designs by pupils from four schools across the UK are appearing on special egg packs in Co-operative stores throughout during October to support “Crack an Egg” month.

Earlier this year, The Co-operative launched a competition for primary school pupils, asking them to create a picture for a special promotional sized egg pack. A winner was chosen in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and each pupil will have their egg pack design in Co-operative stores throughout their home country. In addition, each of the pupils’ schools have been awarded £500 worth of art materials.

The winning pupils were:
England – Sian Reid, age 8, Rise Park Primary School, Nottingham.
Scotland – Sophie Campbell, age 10, Achaleven Primary School, Connel, Argyll.
Wales – Harriet Williams, age 12, St John’s College, Cardiff.
Northern Ireland – Rachel McLean, age 12, Cranmore Primary School, North Belfast.

The colourful winning designs all feature hens roaming around in the outdoors. The Co-operative launched the competition to coincide with its announcement that it has banned the sale of eggs from caged hens.

Steve Connolly, Category Trading Manager for Dairy at The Co-operative, said: “We had some fantastic entries for the competition, and we were really impressed with the amount of effort and imagination pupils put in to their designs. The winning pictures stood out as the images and messages were a perfect match for the fact that The Co-operative now only sells free range eggs. This is a great way for the communities in which we trade to help us celebrate this big step forward in our responsible retailing strategy.”

Photo: The winner in England, Sian Reid, with the egg pack she designed, pictured with (left) Andrew Brown, store manager at The Co-operative on Beckhampton Road, Nottingham and (right) Rachel Marshall, Category Buyer for eggs at The Co-operative.