Schools from across the North West region converged on the Blue Coat Chambers recently for an award-giving event masterminded by Liverpool Heartbeat. Over the last two terms Liverpool Heartbeat had organised a competition open to schools in the area to ‘put ART in the heART of Liverpool. The response was enormous as mailbags arrived at the Liverpool Heartbeat offices with each daily delivery. And what amazing talents the competition brought out from the young people of Merseyside. Former Marvel Comics editor Tim Quinn was one of the judges and said, “It was a delight to be a part of this competition. The entries were extraordinary, capturing real soul and imagination in ways I’d never seen before. It was a real eye-opener showing the amazing talents of the young people of Merseyside. I applaud the schools who took part.”

Prize-giving at the Blue Coat featured winners being presented with a library of books kindly donated to Liverpool Heartbeat by the publishers Wordsworth and Dorling Kindersley together with specially designed comic book covers by Marvel artist Russ Leach. Students and teachers alike were heard to comment that it was ‘the best day of my life’. Good work, Liverpool Heartbeat!