THE winners of this year's Bury Times Design a Christmas Card competition have been announced.

Beating off competition from thousands of entries across Bury was Jacob Serridge, aged seven, who triumphed in the four-to-seven age group, and Noah Coffey, aged 10, who came out on top in the eight-to-11 age category.

Jacob has earned VIP cinema tickets for two adults and two children at Vue on The Rock, and Noah will enjoy a game of bowling for two adults and two children at AMF Bowling on The Rock.

Billy Bradshaw, aged five, and Olly Turner, aged seven, claimed the runner-up spots in the four-to-seven category, winning a Bury FC family pass and a chocolate Santa courtesy of Slattery respectively.

In the eight-to-11 category, the runners up were 10-year-olds Jessica Critchley and Harrison Warburton, who also won a Bury FC family pass and a chocolate Santa respectively.