SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron has launched his annual Christmas card competition, which invites children at local primary schools across his Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency to design the front cover of the card he sends out to 40,000 households.

The deadline for entries is Thursday October 23 at 9am, and then a panel of judges will choose the winning entries. Both the winner and two runners-up will all receive book tokens as prizes.