TAVISTOCK Community Primary School were the proud winners of the Rotary Youth Speaks Junior Competition last Thursday (February 22).

The topic of the Tavistock speaker Lola Milner was ‘Should we always listen to our parents’ advice?’. She was introduced by chairperson Eliza Kumar and thanked, after she had completed her speech and answered a question from the hall, by Lewis Meads.

Chair of judges Yvette Flux praised the high standard of the entries from other schools, which included Callington, Launceston and Mount Kelly.

Awards were presented by Peter Williams, assistant governor of the Rotary District, who congratulated all those who had taken part, as well as the teachers and parents who had prepared them for the event.

Cornwall and Devon are divided into five areas, with around 100 teams from the two counties taking part. The winners from the five semi-finals will go forward to the final at Paignton on March 10. Picture by James Bird.