A COMPETITION for primary school children in north Durham has been launched.

Card Factory, in Consett, want youngsters to create a design for a coffee mug following the theme of ‘My Family’.

It is part of the company’s ‘Match Our Million’ campaign with Macmillan Cancer Support and the winner will have their design printed onto a limited edition coffee mug.

The mug will be sold in stores across the country in the run up to Macmillan’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ on Friday September 25, with all profits going to help improve the lives of people affected by cancer..

Card Factory is also offering a prize of £1000 to the winner’s school to be spent on arts and crafts materials.

Entry forms are available in the Card Factory store on Middle Street and parents simply need to validate the entry online at www.cardfactory.eu.com