Sandbrook Primary School receives surprise visit from a MINI

The prizes were as follows: 1st place went to Sara Valenta, 11, who saw her design go on the roof of the MINI. 2nd place went to Owen Rafter, 8, who saw his design on the bonnet and 3rd place went to Lauren Powell, 11, whose design went on the sides

Local pupils at Sandbrook Primary School received a surprise visit today, Friday, 21 May, when a MINI featuring the winning designs of three pupils made a special playground appearance. Williams Rochdale teamed up with Sandbrook Primary School to launch a design competition for pupils, with the prize being the recreation of their entry onto a MINI.

The competition winners were surprised this afternoon prior to the school holidays. The prizes were as follows: 1st place went to Sara Valenta, 11, who saw her design go on the roof of the MINI. 2nd place went to Owen Rafter, 8, who saw his design on the bonnet and 3rd place went to Lauren Powell, 11, whose design went on the sides.

The children were asked to draw designs based on MINI’s latest MINIMALISM range with an emphasis on green driving and eco friendly cars.

The children got an extra special surprise when the MINI drove into the playground this afternoon with the winning designs on it, as the children were led to believe that the designs were transferred onto miniature MINIs.

Pupils from Sandbrook Primary School visited Williams Rochdale’s prestigious showroom on Gorrels Way recently for the special MINIVERSITY themed sales event where the design competition was launched. The pupils even graduated from MINIVERSITY.

Headteacher at Sandbrook Primary School, Mr Mulkeen said, “We were so excited about unveiling the children’s designs on the MINI. They had no idea it was going to be on a real car so it was a big shock! They had a great time drawing their designs and to see them on the real thing was wonderful and a great way to end the term.”

Alexandra Dunning, Dealer Principal at Williams Rochdale said, “The children from Sandbrook Primary School had a lot of fun creating the designs for our event last month and submitted some lovely designs. It was great to see their faces when we drove up in their MINI this afternoon, it was a great surprise.”