{"id":5227,"date":"2025-08-29T10:36:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kings-lynn\/?p=5227"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:37:00","slug":"5227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kings-lynn\/2025\/08\/29\/5227\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Speaking Competition 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5202&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Soroptimist International of King\u2019s Lynn recently held their fourteenth annual public speaking competition for Year 6 pupils. The event was held at The College of West Anglia, with\u00a0nine teams from local primary schools competing\u00a0for the Benita Haynes Trophy, named to remember a past member.<\/p>\n<p>Topics discussed ranged from the importance of preventing food waste, through to whether children need to learn handwriting in this digital age.\u00a0 Grimston&#8217;s Holly Meadows School took the honours, winning with their talk on whether younger people would be better suited to lead, or whether the experience that older people bring is more valuable<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of King\u2019s Lynn and West Norfolk, Councillor Andy Bullen and his consort, Jane Jestice attended, with Cllr Andy Bullen presenting the prizes.\u00a0 The judging panel was made up of Cathy Cottridge from Soroptimist International. Cathy is Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland&#8217;s Immediate Past President and is also a Director of Soroptimist International and Chair of the Global Communications Committee. The other judges were Mandy Lakey, representing The College of West Anglia, and popular local regional crime author,\u00a0Jason Dalgleish, who writes as JM Dalgleish.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Bramham, chair of the event, said: &#8220;As always, we were so impressed by the quality of the speakers, and were delighted that so many pupils took part in this wonderful evening. 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