York youngsters Jenna Flanagan and Lindi Pacy have been named as regional winners in a national cycling safety competition after wowing judges with their designs for a bike helmet.

The competition by national charity the Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust and WD-40 Multi-Use product, urged primary school children to come up with a design to be used on a bike helmet.

Jenna, ten, and nine-year-old Lindi both attend Poppleton Road Primary and won their school a cycling safety assembly with special guest Angie Lee, chief executive of the Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust.

Angie said: “We were extremely impressed with the high level and quality of entries. There are certainly some extremely artistic youngsters out there and I’d like to congratulate Jenna and Lindi on their fantastic designs.”