Two young Highlanders to meet their stars

Two pupils are celebrating this evening with news they have won a dream ticket to meet their favourite stars.

Ten year old Eva Merritt of Rosebank Primary School, Nairn,  and 13 year old Christina MacDonald of Nairn Academy have been selected as the two winning entrants for a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet Olly Murs and JLS when they perform on Saturday 2nd July at Ross County Football Stadium, in Dingwall.

The competition that was open to all Highland pupils simply asked the entrant to say why they thought it was important to be active and healthy. The real challenge was to provide their answers in less than 140 characters.

The winning entries were:

Louise Jones, Health Promoting Schools Manager, The Highland Council and NHS Highland praised the winning entries. She said: “This is a really exiting prize for Eva and Christina, all the entries were very creative and clever and we hope to use the winning entries to inspire other people in Highland to think about their health and wellbeing.”

Fiona Clarke, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland also commended the winning entries. Fiona said: “Small changes make a big difference. You might have thought about eating more fruit and vegetables, walking a bit more, getting out enjoying the fresh air and sleeping better. Making small step by step changes to your lifestyle can make a big difference to your health now and for the future.”

Louise who jointly organised the competition with Ross County Football Club also thanked JLS, Olly Murs and the club itself for the exciting prizes.

Tickets for the concert are available to buy through the Club, either in person, by phone on 01349 860860 or online at www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/jls