Peterborough developer Barratt Homes recently tasked a number of school pupils with putting their poetry skills to the test.

Pupils from Park Lane Primary and Nursery School, near the homebuilder’s Whittlesey Lakeside development on Eastrea Road, created poems all about what makes their local area special.

After a number of impressive entries, Barratt Homes picked a winner, as well as two runners-up,

The winner received a £30 book voucher, and the runners up each won a £10 voucher, to encourage them to keep reading and enjoy creating poetry.

The children were allowed to be as creative as they wanted, and the winning poem focussed on the beauty of Whittlesey, mentioning the fields and rivers in the area.

Will Phair, Sales Director at Barratt Homes Cambridgeshire, said: “We received a variety of inventive entries as part of the poetry competition and it was a difficult task choosing our winner.
“We hope this project has inspired the imaginations of the children involved and given them a chance to appreciate the area they live in.”