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Winner announced in Coast & Country Cottages’ ‘Design Heli a Holiday Home’ competition

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Local holiday letting agency Coast & Country Cottages is delighted to announce the winner of its 2025 children’s art competition, ‘Design Heli a Holiday Home’, launched earlier this year in aid of the company’s Charity of the Year, Devon Air Ambulance.

The creative competition invited children of all ages to design a holiday home fit for a helicopter, with entries flooding in from across South Devon and beyond. The designs were full of colour, imagination and originality, making it a tough job for the judges to pick just one winner.
 
After much deliberation, Matilda Horswill has been crowned the overall winner, impressing the Devon Air Ambulance panel with their imaginative and thoughtful creation. They will receive a £500 Sykes Holiday Cottages voucher to enjoy a self-catering family break in 2026.
 
Tracy Hepper, Corporate Partnership Manager at Devon Air Ambulance, said:
“Huge thanks to everyone who took part in this summer competition by Coast & Country Cottages to design our Heli a new home! It's been a real pleasure to look through all the wonderful, creative entries, and really hard to find a lucky winner! Well done Matilda, your design has everything our Heli needs to keep it safe and ready for the next mission! Thank you for your tremendous effort! My thanks also go to Coast & Country Cottages for creating this fantastic competition idea to help raise awareness of our charity.”
 
As part of the business’s ongoing support for Devon Air Ambulance, Owner Success Account Manager Christina Harris also took part in the ‘Heli Hike’ earlier this year. She raised an impressive £472, which will be fund matched by the company.
 
Suzy Thompson Yates, Regional Owner Success Manager at Coast & Country Cottages, added:
“We’d like to say a huge congratulations to all the children who entered our ‘Design Heli a Holiday Home’ competition! The creativity and imagination shown was fantastic. We’re also incredibly proud to have raised funds and awareness for such a valuable local charity, whose work makes such a difference to communities across Devon.”
 
Funds raised through the competition and the Heli Hike will help Devon Air Ambulance continue its vital work providing emergency medical care across the region.
 
For more information about Coast & Country Cottages and their community initiatives, visit www.coastandcountry.co.uk/blog

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