Pair into next stage of competition

North Northumberland will have two young representatives in the regional stage of a national competition after a judging process last week.
The winning photo - My Family - by Oscar Chisholm.The winning photo - My Family - by Oscar Chisholm.
The winning photo - My Family - by Oscar Chisholm.

For the first time this year, Till and Glendale Rotary Club decided to try to get local schools to enter the Rotary Young Writer and Young Photographer competitions.

The theme for both in 2016 is Our World is Beautiful and the panel gathered at the Cheviot Centre last Friday morning to try to select a winner.

Lord Joicey and Gazette reporter Ben O'Connell judging the Young Writer competition entries.Lord Joicey and Gazette reporter Ben O'Connell judging the Young Writer competition entries.
Lord Joicey and Gazette reporter Ben O'Connell judging the Young Writer competition entries.
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The judges were Lord James Joicey, of Ford and Etal Estates, Rachel Sinton, from the Glendale Gateway Trust, author Bea Davenport, also known as journalist Barbara Henderson, and the Gazette’s own reporter Ben O’Connell and photographer Jane Coltman.

There were an array of excellent poems and photos submitted by youngsters from Whittingham and Branton First Schools, but, in the end, the decision was taken to select the photo taken by Whittingham pupil Oscar Chisholm and the poem by Branton’s Ruby Robinson McKewon.

Both efforts will now go through to the regional round, which covers the Rotary district area from Berwick down to Teesside, before North-East winners are chosen to take on the best from around the country for the 2016 titles.

Our World is Beautiful, by Ruby Robinson McKewon

Lord Joicey and Gazette reporter Ben O'Connell judging the Young Writer competition entries.Lord Joicey and Gazette reporter Ben O'Connell judging the Young Writer competition entries.
Lord Joicey and Gazette reporter Ben O'Connell judging the Young Writer competition entries.

The stream runs slowly on a cold and frosty day

A woolly sheep comes to have a sip,

And says “Our world is beautiful”

The pond sways on a hot and sunny day

A pink pig comes to have a gulp,

And says “Our world is beautiful”

The river runs fast on a rainy, windy day.

A conceited cow comes to have a drink, And says” Our world is beautiful”

The lake waves softly on a boiling hot day

A unicorn comes to have a lot of water.

And says “My world is pretty

But your world is beautiful”.

The shiny sea runs, sways quickly and softly on a normal day.

And everybody says “Our world is beautiful

Hooray!!!”