Mayor’s Christmas Poem Competition winners

THE winners of this year’s Christmas Poem competition were announced at the town’s Christmas Fayre earlier this month.

Joseph McGregor and Kirsten Wheeler were presented with a certificate, a framed copy of their poem and a voucher.

Mayor of Westbury, councillor Stephen Andrews who chose the winners said, “Myself and my wife Mary were very impressed with all the entries but the two winners stood out for us because they were about Westbury.  Joseph’s was very creative as he chose to do an acrostic poem and Kirsten’s poem had a clear focus on Westbury with the mention of the White Horse.”

You can read the poems below.

Joseph McGregor, aged 8 – winner of the Primary School category.

Winter’s here

Empty vegetables patches

Santa comes

To deliver lots of presents

Berry’s on the ripe red holly bushes

Unite together to sing carols and

Remember Jesus’ birth

Yahoo for Christmas

Kirsten Wheeler, aged 14 – winner of the Secondary School category

Just imagine, the White Horse is hidden under a blanket of snow,

Frost is over everything you know

Christmas TV is on

You’re singing your favourite  Christmas song,

And everybody is singing along

Christmas switch on comes every year

Spreading love, happiness and cheer

Seeing all the gorgeous lights,

Makes all of Westbury bright

Light carries on for miles

And you can’t help but smile

Westbury’s the place to be

To enjoy the festivities