A Constable makes it into a top London art gallery

Nothing remarkable you might think reading that headline. Until you realise it isn't John the 19Th century landscape painter but 8 year old Cheyenne Constable from Hastings. She has just managed what many great well known artists in the past have failed to achieve and joins other great masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Manet, Monet, Gauguin and Picasso by having her work displayed at the London Academy of Art.

Cheyenne will be presented with a certificate at her school this Friday, then be treated to a day out in London where all the winners in this years 'Sightsavers' competition will visit the London Aquarium, enjoy a behind the scenes tour of the Royal Academy, and be presented with their certificate and prizes in an awards ceremony. They will also win a painting workshop for their school which will take place in early next year.

Huge news right? Wrong. BBC South East today programme don't see it as newsworthy and radio stations that showed initial interest in the story failed to get back to the child proud single parent Simon.

I guess it isn't as exciting as Katy Perry turning up at a book signing dressed in painted on jeans, or even Katie Price out shopping for a new horse or bigger boobs, but hang on, this is an 8 year old girl who has accomplished something great artists in history have never conquered, her painting hanging in the Royal Academy of Arts gallery, did you misunderstand anything there?

If Cheyenne was on BGT or XFactor I'm sure you would be writing about her and talking about her every day of the week, digging up as much dirt on her to make headline news for your Sunday roasting. Well hang on a minute, I think she did once drop a bread crumb from her lunch box on the school bus and another pupil did pick it up, eat it and die of the resulting infection, and it just so happens that the Father of the poor girl that died from eating that crumb was once arrested on suspicion of child molestation but later released after insufficient evidence and the case was dropped, maybe now you are interested?

What is it with this country, why can we not celebrate the good instead of celebrate the bad celebrity, in fact the bad in anyone. If someone does good lets look for more good, not start the never ending pursuit of dirt, there is worthy news in good things, especially in those who are not yet famous, there is so many stories in the unknown, let's tell those stories, at least until the tabloids get hold of them.

The Sightsavers 'Sad World' exhibition takes place from 15 October to the 10 November in the Café at the Royal Academy. It is open daily and entry is free.