'Leighton Linslade Health Matters!' campaign crowns winners of creative competition

Creative youngsters Henni Powell, 13, and Joseph, eight, impressed the judges with their entries, a poem and a mixed media artwork respectively.

Entrants had to write a poem or a story explaining why they loved Leighton-Linslade, but the catch was that they had to include a nurse, a doctor, or even a health hub or a minor injuries unit.

Susanne Purvis, leader of the 'Leighton Linslade Health Matters!' campaign, said: "The poem by Henni was an obvious winner of a book from Book, our town bookshop, as was the mixed media artwork by Joseph, who won a baking set in a bottle, from Happydashery.

"Our thanks go to both local businesses for their support."

The competition was to raise awareness about the 'Leighton-Linslade Health Matters!' campaign and its request for a fourth doctors surgery and a health hub for the town.

The campaign is run by the Leighton-Linslade Health Provision Group.

Henni's poem is below:

“Why we love our town” – a winning poem by Henni Powell

A community of friends,

Makes summer feel like it’ll never end.

A sudden warmth in the cold,

These stories never get old.

Whether it’s a nurse saving a life,

Or simply a doctor writing a prescription,

These stories make up our town’s history and tradition.

So when you next go to the library,

Make sure to have a good look,

For our town’s canvas has yet to be filled.

Not all it’s potential has been revealed.

Think of everyone as an ingredient in a magic brew,

A little of them and a little of you.

What about a health hub to heal the sick?

That would give this town a big tick.

Our town would be nothing without everyone’s different

personalities,

So don’t ever change.

We are amazing

Henni Powell, August 2024