Students from Selwyn Primary School were at the Town Hall on Friday 30 March to present Mayor Collier with a section of poems they have written following a series of workshops at the school by childrens author Matthew Sweeny. The workshops were funded by Newham s Excellence in Cities Initiative. I am particularly partial to the poem written by Gurdev entitled Dopey, about an African mask. It is beautifully written and presented.
All students involved are to be congratulated on their work.
The poems were selected from an anthology titled Green Street Primary Poets by Eastside Community Heritage in partnership with Selwyn Primary School. The poems were printed by Bovince Screen Printers, who actively support educational activities in Newham.