Exmoor Rotary: Youth Speaks
This competition is based on a public meeting. It offers young people:
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experience in speaking on a public platform
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incentive to formulate ideas on specific subjects
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discipline in dealing with a topic in a limited time
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opportunity to learn from others high standards of expression, presentation, and appearance
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experience in accepting impartial assessment and constructive criticism.
The local competition normally takes place in January each year, the Area competition in February, and the District one in March.
YOUTH SPEAKS 2025 took place on January 19th at Bampton School
Winners: Bampton 2: "Processed Food"
Runners-up: Bolham 1 "Deforestation"
Best Chair: Ellora (Bampton), Best Speaker: Toby (Bampton), Best Proposer of Thanks: Ella (Bampton)
Other speeches were on "Cruelty to Horses", "Music through History", and "The History of Bellringing in Bampton".
The John Owen Trophy (pictured on the right) is awarded annually
to the school which wins the Junior Youth Speaks competition in our
local area.
It was given in memory of a previous headteacher of Dulverton Middle and Community School. See below for full list of winners.
Winners of the Junior competition 2020 (age 10-11) |
PAST WINNERS OF THE JOHN OWEN TROPHY
Note that Bolham School joined in the competition from 2003.
1998 |
Bampton School |
1999 |
Bampton School |
2000 |
Dulverton Middle School |
2001 |
Bampton School |
2002 |
Dulverton Middle School |
2003 |
Dulverton Middle School |
2004 |
Bolham School |
2005 |
Bampton School |
2006 |
Bampton School |
2007 |
Bolham School |
2008 |
Bolham School |
2009 |
Bolham School |
2010 |
Bampton School |
2011 |
Bolham School |
2012 |
Bampton School |
2013 |
Bolham School |
2014 |
Bolham School |
2015 |
Bolham School |
2016 |
Dulverton Middle School |
2017 |
Bolham School |
2018 |
Bampton School |
2019 |
Bampton School |
2020 |
Bolham School |
2024 |
Bampton School |
2025 |
Bampton School |
In 2005, one Youth Speaks team made it to be interviewed on ITV!
