Resolution IT Design Challenge Hosted in Partnership With Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation (PPBF)

This year, we teamed up with Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation for our annual design challenge. Each year, our design challenge invites Channel Island students to invent something amazing, and this year, the theme was ‘Transport of the Future’.

The prize giving featured an introductory speech from PPBF charity trustee, Nick Leale, sharing more information about the charity and the important work it does to support local families through difficult times. This includes managing three cosy and comfortable flats next to Southampton Hospital, for those needing to seek off-island care for a premature baby or critically ill child.

The competition’s winner, Amber Armstrong, designed a flying pirate ship, intended to provide safe passage to Southampton Hospital for families going through hard times. To celebrate this beautiful design and the message behind it, Resolution IT and PlainSail have commissioned the artwork to be recreated in LEGO and displayed in Matthew’s Hideaway. This is the new name of the children’s bedroom in Frankie’s Den, dedicated to the late Matthew Girard who sadly passed away from cancer at the age of 12, in 2020. He loved LEGO, and the design competition concludes with this special PPBF announcement.

The competition’s platinum sponsor, PlainSail, generously donated an Xbox Series S games console and Smart TV to PPBF, for use in Frankie’s Den. You can learn more about PPBF here.

The Resolution IT Design Challenge will continue into its fourth-year next year, with the theme to be announced in April 2025.

The Guernsey winners can be seen here, and Jersey winners here.

Jo Priaulx, PPBF Co-Founder, said:

“A big thank you to Resolution IT for raising awareness of the PPBF during this wonderful competition. The team have been a joy to work with, and we’re thrilled that so many school children were involved. The culmination of the competition was also the perfect way to officially announce Matthew’s Hideaway, a LEGO themed room to honour Matthew Girard’s memory. It is located in Frankie’s Den, one of our three Southampton-based flats that provide islanders with practical and emotional support during turbulent times.”

Tove Barnes, Resolution IT’s Brand & Marketing Manager, said:

“We would like to sincerely thank all our generous competition sponsors, the local schools who got involved in the competition, and Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation for partnering with us. We’re so delighted to see the number of entries increase exponentially each year and it’s fantastic to see such strong creativity in our local students.”

Joe Wilkinson, Resolution IT’s Head of Customer Success, said:

“Massive congratulations to all of our winners. This competition is very important to Resolution IT and we are so grateful to have received hundreds of entries this year to make it extra special and put some huge smiles on our winners’ faces! It was a pleasure to partner with Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation and our thanks also go to Nick Leale for coming and sharing details of their fantastic work with us.”