22 October 2010

The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), based at NCB, is delighted to announce the winners of the Anti-Bullying Week 2010 school competition. Carolyn Fraser,10, from New Brighton Primary School, Wallasey, was the key stage 2 winner and Hannah Stanger,13, from Thornhill School, Sunderland, won the key stage 3 competition.

Children and young people were asked to design a screensaver based on this year’s theme ‘Taking action together’. The competition was designed to get pupils thinking about the issues ahead of the week, which takes place 15-19 November and was judged by a panel including members of Young ABA.

Carolyn and Hannah’s winning designs have now been turned into lively screensavers and desktop wallpapers that are available for schools and youth groups to download from the ABA website.

Sue Steel, National Manager of ABA, said: "We’re delighted to have received more than 1,200 entries for the competition, which displayed huge creativity and originality. Anti-Bullying Week 2010 offers a great opportunity to encourage children and young people, teachers, parents and our communities to work together to stop bullying."

Carolyn Fraser, aged 10, said: ‘'I am really happy I have won this competition and I hope it helps children who are being bullied.'

When she was told that she had won, Hannah Stanger, aged 13, said: "My heart was pounding and I felt nervous and happy at the same time. I am so excited that my picture was chosen"

WICKED the musical, a long standing supporter of ABA and of Anti-Bullying Week each year, has kindly offered Carolyn and Hannah and their families tickets to see the show at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, London. Carolyn and Hannah’s schools will also receive a prize, a special pack of 50 Anti-Bullying Week hologram rulers, 100 Anti-Bullying Week pencils, 5 awareness raising posters and 500 stickers.

To order your Anti-Bullying Week 2010 hologram rulers, pencils, poster and sticker sets and ABA badges to help spread the message that together we can take action against bullying, visit our shop at or phone 0845 458 9910.