Festive picture will help Ty Hafan (From Penarth Times)

Festive picture will help Ty Hafan

A SULLY boy is the only child out of five artists to have his drawing chosen for a charity campaign.

Phillip Armstrong, 8, goes to Sully Primary School. Every year, pupils are asked to draw a Christmas scene that could be used as a picture on the Ty Hafan Christmas cards. Phillip came up with a beautifully decorated tree design.

His sparkly Christmas tree caught people's attention, and has now been printed as one of the five designs on 50,000 cards to be sold all over South Wales.

And one thing is certain, the cards will be taking the Ty Hafan message all the way to the other side of the world this year.

Phillip's dad John told the Penarth Times: "My mum, who Phillip calls Nanny Oz, lives in Australia. She's asked us to buy loads of cards and send them across to her so she can give them out to her friends over there."

Phillip, of Minehead Avenue, will have his picture sold with the likes of book illustrator Katie Wallis, local artists Arnold Lowrey and Arthur Rees and friend of Ty Hafan Joan Lewis.

The whole concept has been kept very local this year. Sully is the closest school to Ty Hafan and the entire cost of printing the cards was paid for by international company Dow Corning, who are also neighbours of the charity.

But it also means that every penny made from the sale will go directly to Ty Hafan Children's Hospice.

John added: "Phillip is really chuffed his painting was chosen and we're all very proud of him. We're also delighted to be able to help such a good cause."

Packs of ten cards at £3 are on sale at outlets all over South Wales, including Peter Alan Estate Agents branches and the Ty Hafan charity shops.