Royal Mail Unveils 8 New ‘Covid Heroes’ Stamps Designed By Children

Eight designs have been selected for a new set of ‘Covid heroes’ stamps after school children were encouraged to create their own designs to mark the amazing work of the UK’s key workers during the pandemic.

The Royal Mail launched the competition for the budding young artists in April 2021 and asked the children to design a set of stamps featuring ‘heroes of the pandemic’. When advertising the competition, the Royal Mail said that they were looking to honour the following heroes: NHS staff, refuse collectors, cleaners, teachers, supermarket workers, public transport staff, delivery drivers and postmen and women.

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They also wanted to commend the volunteers – such as Captain Sir Tom Moore – who helped in their local communities or raised money for charity.

The response was unprecedented. The competition – which was open to children aged 4-14 through school entries or independently via parents, home educators, carers and clubs – attracted more than 600,000 entries.

From this, a special panel of judges, including the Prime Minister and Baroness Floella Benjamin, picked 24 regional winners. The final eight winning designs were personally selected by HRH The Prince of Wales, with the finished stamps approved by Her Majesty The Queen.

The children’s designs include drawings that featured bus and delivery drivers, NHS workers, vaccine scientists and food bank volunteers.

The winners included:

1. Logan Pearson from Bury CofE High School, Greater Manchester

The 11-year-old wanted to depict the “science behind the scenes” and the development of the Covid tests and vaccines with his design.

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2. Isabella Grover from Creswick Primary School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

The seven-year-old wanted to honour her family’s delivery driver with her design. She was told he kept on helping others despite his own personal losses.

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3. Shachow Ali from Flint High School in Flint, Wales

The 11-year-old was captivated by Sir Captain Tom Moore and dedicated his design to the veteran’s fundraising campaign for NHS charities.

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4. Ishan Bains of Abbey CofE Infant School in Nuneaton, Warwickshire

The seven-year-old dedicated his design to the UK paramedics. He had seen them called out on multiple occasions to tend to his late grandmother and felt they deserved recognition for taking her away when she was ill and returning her when she was better.

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5. Alfie Craddock from The Hereford Academy in Herefordshire

The 12-year-old was inspired by world issues such as LGBTQ, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the NHS – given his mother is an NHS worker.

6. Jessica Roberts from Flint High School in Flint, Wales

The 14-year-old inspired by the the volume of key workers that kept working to help the country get through the pandemic.

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7. Raphael Valle Martin from Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys in Kent

The 14-year-old’s stamp design, featuring an NHS cleaner, was to honour people who fulfilled important supporting roles during the pandemic.

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8. Connie Stuart from Litcham School in Norfolk

Connie was another 14-year-old who was inspired by the work of the NHS over the last couple of years.

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The lucky winners, from across the UK, were congratulated by the Prince of Wales at a special reception. They will also receive £1000 in high-street vouchers and £1000 for their respective schools. Additionally, each child will have their name included on their own congratulatory postmark over the coming weeks.

Speaking about the winners, Simon Thompson, the Royal Mail’s chief executive, said: “As we approach the second anniversary of the first lockdown, it’s fitting that the nation’s children have taken the lead in celebrating the heroes of the pandemic.

“They have captured the resilience and determination of the British people in eight drawings.”

For more information and to purchase the stamps, head over to shop.royalmail.com.

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