TWO pupils from Warrington’s Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School came first and second in a competition for protest songs organised by Amnesty International.
More than 7,000 entries were received for the competition and Boteler’s Lucy Meakin (pictured) was judged overall winner while school friend Lucy Ryan was runner-up.
The two Year 11 pupils wowed the judges with their songs “Journey of Hope” and “Motionless.”
Among the judges was Jerry Dammers, who founded the group “The Specials” and wrote the famous song “Free Nelson Mandela” which played a major part in getting Mandela eventually freed from prison.
Boteler headteacher John Sharples said: “I’m delighted that Amnesty International engages young people in this way.
“As you can see, Lucy Meakin and Lucy Ryan have expressed a passion for ‘Justice and Human Rights’ which struck the right chord with some of my all-time favourites such as Billy Bragg, Jerry Dammers and Esperanza Spalding.”
Pupils come out top for protest songs
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
