✨ Festive Season Giveaway – WINNERS announced ✨

From over 150 entries, 5 schools have now been chosen to receive a Hamish & Milo SEMH programme!

The chosen schools will receive their wellbeing resources week commencing 12 January 2026. Our sincere commiserations to all the other entrants, thank you for taking the time to submit your nominations. And the winners are….

The Hamish & Milo Five Star Bundle Package.

Hamish & Milo Programme – Five Star Bundle £2,475

Ivy Chimneys Primary School, Epping, Essex

Hamish & Milo Programme – Plus worth £1,145

St Martins School, Oswestry, Shropshire

Hamish & Milo SEMH Programme Online

Hamish & Milo Programme – Online worth £795

Rose Hill Primary School, Stockport

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Two individual Hamish & Milo programmes worth £250 each

Scargill CofE Primary School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire and Legsby Primary School, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

To every school nominated: thank you for everything you do, often unseen – to support children and families. You shouldn’t have to fight this hard to support children’s mental health – but until things change, we will keep doing what we can. 💛

Commentary from Vikki Slade

FIRST PLACE – Ivy Chimneys Primary School, Epping, Essex

I selected this school as I know it will have been dealing with some really distressing issues as the site of the asylum hotel protests over the summer. I can only imagine the tension within some families, and the risks that children from marginalised communities may face. This underlines the importance of the kindness that is woven into Hamish & Milo, and the nurturing it can provide for the children, the staff, and the wider school community.

SECOND PLACE – St Martins School, Oswestry, Shropshire

Having to return to online school for a month will have created additional work for staff, pressure for families, and disruption and distress for the children. It would be great to give this school community a boost. The financial situation caused by the fire may have precluded the school from being able to buy into the programme, and the person nominating the school clearly has experience of the benefit Hamish & Milo can bring.

THIRD PLACE – Rose Hill Primary School, Stockport

I was pleased to award Rose Hill one of the packages because I felt the value of this award would spread across the area through its work within the SEND network. Having visited the school website and watched their video, I sensed the positivity and love within the school, and I am confident that providing Hamish & Milo in this setting will allow the good work to ripple beyond.

FOURTH PLACE – Scargill CofE Primary School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

I loved the way the school has already found ways to demonstrate the importance of mental health through its physical surroundings, and it was great to read about the inclusive way the person nominating the school described their child’s experience. I also took a look at the website and was struck by the importance of the STARFISH values. This reinforced my view that this school was a worthy winner of one of the prizes.

FIFTH PLACE – Legsby Primary School, Market Rasen,

I selected this school because of the difference it had made to the family who made the nomination. For such a small school to be able to roll out Hamish & Milo would make a difference to the whole community.

Official portrait of Vikki Slade MP

Vikki Slade, MP – Independent judge making final choices.

The 20 shortlisted schools, in alphabetical order

Bidford-on-Avon Primary School, Warwickshire

Bramble Brae Primary School, Aberdeen

Forest Oak School, Birmingham

Godwin Primary School, Dagenham, Essex

Hemsby Primary, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Ivy Chimneys Primary School, Epping, Essex

Ledbury Primary School, Ledbury, Herefordshire

Legsby Primary School, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

Meadowhead Junior School, Blackburn, Lancashire

Millfields First School, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Rose Hill Primary School, Stockport

Scargill CofE Primary School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

St Martins School, Oswestry, Shropshire

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Buckfast, Devon

St Mary Magdalene Academy Primary, Islington, London

Undy Primary School, Monmouthshire, Wales

Weddington Primary School, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Wenlock CE Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire

Woodfield School, Merstham, Surrey

Ysgol Christchurch, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales

We would like again to thank the generous supporters who helped make this year’s giveaway even better than previous years!

CloudERP and NORCO contributed, as did our team’s amazing friends who personally donated and are dedicated to helping children access the support they deserve. Thanks to their kindness, and our promise to match every pound donated, we’re able to gift a huge £4,915 worth of wellbeing resources to schools who truly need them. Their generosity will make a real difference to children and help them to feel happier, heard and connected.

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CloudERP are Acumatica specialists headquartered in Leicester, supporting businesses with modern, cloud-based ERP solutions that streamline operations and improve efficiency. Their generous donation reflects their commitment to helping organisations that make a positive difference in their communities.

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NORCO are an established composite manufacturing and engineering company known for their innovation, technical expertise and commitment to quality. Based in Dorset, they work across marine, aerospace, defence and industrial sectors. Their kind contribution helps us reach more children with vital wellbeing support.

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  2. By entering the promotion, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. This promotion will start 09.00 1 December 2025 and the closing date is 23:59 on 31 December 2025. Nominations received after this time will be void.
  3. The ‘Winning Gift’ refers to one Five Star Bundle with a value of £2,475.00. The ‘Second Place Gift’ refers to one Complete Programme – Plus with a value of £1,145.00. The ‘Third Place Gift’ refers to one Complete Programme – Online with a value of £795.00. The ‘Fourth Place Gift’ refers to two individual Hamish & Milo Programmes with a combined value of £250.00.
  4. This promotion is open to both existing customers and those new to the Hamish & Milo community throughout the UK and Ireland.
  5. In order to be eligible, nominators must complete their nominations on a form accessed on The Website at https://hamishandmilo.org/festive-season-giveaway-2025/, providing contact information for their nominated school. Nominators consent to The Company storing and processing their personal data under the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy.
  6. The four winning schools will be chosen by an independent person from all the promotion entrants. For 2025, the selected independent person is Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole.
  7. Promotion winners will be announced on 9 January 2026 on The Website and via contact email. The name, address, email address and phone number of the winners must be provided to The Company if requested and will be shared only as needed to enable fulfilment of The Gifts.
  8. If a winner cannot be contacted using reasonable efforts within 10 days from the promotion closing date, an alternative winner will be drawn from all remaining promotion entrants.
  9. The Gifts will be delivered by Parcelforce courier in the week commencing 12 January 2026. We will pay all delivery charges.
  10. No purchase is necessary. Winners will not be required to pay to enter the competition.
  11. Only one nomination per person will be accepted.
  12. Employees of The Company are not eligible to enter this promotion.
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