SPOTLIGHT We’ve rounded up just a few reasons to be cheerful (part 2) during lockdown (part 2) Competitions
POETRY IN MOTION
Two pupils from Bath’s King Edward’s School, Elise Withey and Anna Winkelmann, have been recognised as among the top young poets in the country when The Poetry Society recently announced the winners of The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2020. The pair will see their poetry published in a printed winners’ anthology. Catherine Bruton, an English teacher at KES, says, “I am so thrilled for Anna who is possessed of the most glorious imagination and the very soul of a writer. “Elise’s achievement is all the more remarkable, in that she has made the top 100 two year’s running. She spins words into pure gold, her use of language is breath-takingly beautiful and insightful.” For more: www.kesbath.com
Elise and Anna, the KES poets
2021
DEAR DIARY With vaccines on the horizon and better treatments available, we can start believing in 2021 again. In fact, dare we say it, but go ahead and buy that diary and start jotting down all the glorious events that have been rescheduled. From the Bath Half Marathon (5 September) to our very own Bath Life Awards (27 May), there’s also the Bath Festival (29 – 30 May) featuring Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Billy Ocean; Sophie Ellis Bexter is at the Forum (14 May); and there’s comedy from Reginald D Hunter at Komedia Bath (6 May). For more: www.visitbath.co.uk
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Huey Morgan, Reginald D Hunter and Sophie Ellis Bexter are due to perform in Bath next May
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Vicky’s headed to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games
GOOD SPORT
Vicky Holland has become the first University of Bath-based sportsperson to be officially selected for Tokyo 2020 after being named in the Team GB triathlon squad for next summer’s rescheduled Olympic Games. She says, “I’m delighted to have been nominated for a third Olympics next year in Tokyo. The Olympic Games has always been the driving force behind my athletic career and to have another opportunity to race on the biggest stage of all is something I do not take for granted.” For more: www.teambath.com
