THE Daniel Fox Foundation has launched a competition for children in a bid to bring some positivity amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The charity was set up by the family of Daniel Fox, a 29-year-old man from Thatto Heath who died in 2017 after being stabbed in St Helens town centre.

They raise awareness of knife crime and visit schools in the borough telling children about the issues that come from carrying a knife.

However due to the coronavirus outbreak, they are now hoping to spread a bit of joy amongst youths in the borough by launching a writing and drawing competition.

Children aged from four to 10 are asked to either: draw and colour a picture of how hard nurses and doctors are working, write a story about all the good work going on in the St Helens community or write a poem about people helping each other in the community.

The age group categories are aged four to seven and aged eight to 10 and prizes of up to a £25 amazon voucher are up for grabs.

Judging will be done by St Helens Area Commander Superintendent Tami Garvey-Jones from Merseyside Police and the winning works will be featured in the St Helens Star.

Parents/Guardians are asked to scan or take a picture of the work and upload it to The Daniel Fox Foundation Facebook page including the first name and age of the child who did the work.

Rules: All work must be your own (judging will be on effort also), by taking part, parent’s are giving permission for photo’s to be in The St Helens Star and online.

The closing date for entries is Tuesday April 30.