21/03/2026
And so the success continues.
This afternoon Mr Foley (Assistant Head/English lead) and Mr Coster were invited to attend the award ceremony for the Harlow poetry open which took place at Harlow Playhouse and was organised by Harlow Museum.
There were 108 submissions from people across the town and all of these were judged by experienced writers of poetry, and in her first attempt at this, Nelly has gone and won in the 7-10 year old age category.
The judges reflected;
“This a lilting, mysterious, sing song style poem that showcases a young poets developing sense of style and flair”
After she was given her award she performed the poem for the audience in what was her first ever public speaking appearance. It was wow.
Well done to all the poets there this afternoon. Nelly will now be invited to the Essex book fair, to be held this year at Harlow Museum, to perform again.
We’re so proud of you.
Hare Street. The arts lives here.
