The gauntlet has been thrown down for one budding young artist to win his or her mother a diamond necklace.

Children are being invited to draw or paint a picture of their mum as part of a Mother’s Day competition organised by jewellery store Biagio.

There will be three prizes up for grabs – a diamond pendant worth £625, a photography session with Tina Hadley Photography with framed cameo print, and a Breil Milano Watch.

To enter, children – aged up to 12 – should draw a picture of their mum on an A4 sheet of paper, include name, age, address and phone number, and drop it into the store in Crown Walk, Bicester, or Greyhound Walk, Thame, by March 16.