Poetry Readings on 103.2 Preston FM - Friday from 7pm

Two of the top poems from the 2012 Pendle War Poetry Competition will be read out in a special "Hero 2012" radio programme on 103.2 Preston FM on Friday evening from 7pm.

The show features musical tracks donated for a special "Christmas Present For the Troops" CD which is not available for sale anywhere and there will also readings of poems by William Stephenson from Colne and Olwen Lund from Barnoldswick (in photo) which were recorded at the Prize Presentation Evening in October.

You can tune in to Preston FM on 103.2 FM in the local broadcast area or "listen live" worldwide via the internet at www.preston.fm
For more information about the radio show, click here:
http://www.bestkeptsecrets.biz/2012/12/hero-special-on-1032-preston-fm-friday.html

Limerick Competition Announced - Closing Date: 10th January 2013

Lancashire Day is 27th November. It commemorates the day in 1295 when Lancashire sent its first representatives to sit in Parliament under then king Edward 1st of England.

As the popularity of celebrating Lancashire Day sperad acrsoo the county Paletine, ie incluidng sreas that used to be in Lancashire but aren't any more, such as Barrow, Manchester and Bolton, we have decided to mark this occasion by devising the free to enter Lancashire Limerick Competition.

The Concise Encyclopedia defines a limerick as follows:

"Popular form of short, humorous verse, often nonsensical and frequently ribald. It consists of five lines, rhyming aabba, and the dominant metre is anapestic, with two feet in the third and fourth lines and three feet in the others.

The origin of the term is obscure, but a group of poets in County Limerick, Ire., wrote limericks in Irish in the 18th century.

The first collections in English date from c. 1820.

Among the most famous are those in Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense (1846)."
 
A full set of rules will be issued shortly but basically:

• The Closing date for entries is 10th January 2013.
• There is just one category for all age groups and entrants for all locations. 
• The prize will be a £25 Amazon voucher, which has been kindly donated by poet, writer and poetry historian Lucy London who will also judge the competition.
• To enter the competition, simply e-mail your limerick to info@pendlewarpoetry.com and put "Limerick" in the subject box.

PLEASE NOTE: ENTRIES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO LIMERICK STRUCTURE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

ENTER NOW FOR 2013 COMPETITION!

It's never too early to start thinking about next year's Pendle War Poetry Competition. The panel of judges may not yet be in place, nor the prizes lined up or even the closing date decided upon, but you can already start sending in your entries for the 2013 competition.

The Rules will be roughly the same as the 2012 competition and there will, again, be four categories:

1) Under 18
2) Overseas
3) UK National
4) Local Pendle.

More news will be posted here on the website as things are finalised and we move into 2013.

If you'd like to send in your entry now (some people already have...!), send it in an email - or as a word attachment - along with your name and locality to info@pendlewarpoetry.com , and please put "War Poetry 2013" in the subject box.

Christmas Present Idea: Winners' Book Offer Ends 30th November

Looking for an idea for a special Christmas present...? Well, look no further.... our special offer prie of £5.00 per copy of the Selected Poems 2012 will remain in place until 30th November.

After that, the book will go back to it's original selling price of £6.00 per copy - with normal P&P charges applying.

To take advantage of this not to be repeated offer, click below to place your order:

Read All About It - Poets In The News

Sorry for the late notification of this but this great story and photo was published in the Nelson Leader on 26th October 2012

Prize Winning Poem - Under 18 Category

Here is the winning poem in the Under 18 Category.  It was written by Meredith Graham from Surrey and she read the poem out herself on the night.

“Known Unto God” by Meredith Graham

 Fields of white and row on row

The sorrow from the ground it grows,
Of wasted youth and missing names,
Through history this war was named as great,
And true,
But all they knew was dark and pain and death and blame.
 
The air’s now soft, all sounds serene,
And sunlight ‘pon the crosses gleams,
But where I stood was where men fell,
Just puppets under war’s great spell.
No thought but fight, no wish nor will,
For King and Country they would kill.

Such blood was shed, but not in vain,

As our respect shall never wane,
For those who fought and those who lost,
And those who paid the highest cost

Prize Winning Poem - Pendle Adult Category

Here is the winning poem in the Pendle Adult category.  It was written by Olwen Lund from Barnoldswick and she read the poem out herself.

"Battlefield" by Olwen Lund (Barnoldswick)

A journey long postponed, a painful pilgrimage

leads a centenarian soldier, defying his age
to revisit images that have haunted, memories that torture.
Now strength failing and conscience piercing, he fulfils
his pledge before time whisks chance away,
to lay tribute at the scene so soaked in sorrow
but now a field of poignant beauty as row after row
of white headstones catch the soft glint of morning sun.

Our veteran stands with limbs atremble at the edge

of the shallow remnants of a now tranquil trench
once scenes of such horror unimagined and visions recalled
transport him to times that can transfix the mind with grief.
Bullets whistle around him, cruelly cutting through
wistful longings for loved ones and home. Can he survive
this endless conflict and return unharmed in body?
Yes, but forever altered in anguished mind.

A sudden breeze draws him back from distant past

just like his fallen friends have oft, in years between, eerily crept
into the present, gently carried in precious remembrance.
That brave band of pals, recruited together, fought
with sterling camaraderie and are still side by side in silent grave
on innocent farmland that became a blighted battlefield
of callous and senseless slaughter as wave on wave of gallantry
was mown down on a crimson carpet of death.
 
He takes one last glance at the names on gleaming stone slabs
and whispers, “My years have been too many and yours too few
O friends so dear, comrades so fine,
I would gladly have given you some of mine”

Prize Winning Poem - UK National Category

Here is the winner of the UK National Category.  It was written by Winifred Hughes from Birkdale and read out on the night by her son Neil.

“War, No Peace” by Winifred Hughes (Birkdale)

The penalties, the price we pay,

Father, husband, brother, son,
But the battle’s won,
The battle’s won,
A growing list of dead unfurles,
At the setting of the sun,
But the battle’s won,
The battle’s won.
And in some far off distant land,
The song of death is still not done,
But the battle’s won
The battle’s won.

Prize Winning Poem - Overseas Category.

Here is the prize winning poem in the Overseas Category. It was read out at the Prize Presentation Evening by Rev Ed Saville.

"The Soldier" By Edgar Esler (New Zealand)

From every corner of the earth

The call came loud and strong
The guns of war began to boom
And his sword he girded on
He was ready to fight and bravely die
His country he did love
He’d risk his life for freedoms sake
And trust in the one above

Shells were falling thick and fast

Bursting on the ground
A fragment strikes him on the chest
And throws him to the ground
The sun goes down and it is night
Darkness comes o’er the land
On the battlefield lies a dying man
With his rifle in his hand

He dreams of his childhood days

And then his years at school
Of playing by a babbling brook
Or fishing by a pool
His body at last grows stiff and cold
His heavy eyelids close
His soul hath found eternal rest
And forever sweet repose.

Prize Presentation Evening - A Huge Success

Thank you to all the poets, prize winners, supporters, judges, sponsors and spectators who made last night's event such a great success!

A fuller report will be posted here in due course.

Feel free to leave your comments about the evening below as we'd like your feedback ready for next year's competition.

You can see our photos by following this link:
http://www.pendlewarpoetry.com/p/prize-presentation-evening-photos-2012.html

If you have any of your own photos that you'd like to share, we'd love to see them!

You can post them on the Pendle War Poetry Facebook group page.

"SELECTED POEMS 2012" Book To Be Launched At Presentation Evening

"Selected Poems 2012" - a broad collection across the spectrum of the best entries from the 2012 Pendle War Poetry Competition will be launched at the Prize Presentation evening the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18th October.

Each of the placed winners in the four competition categories receives a free copy of the book and copies of the book are also available to purchase on the night at the special launch price of £5 (instead of the usual £6).

A 50p donation from each book sold at the event will go to the Nelson & District Branch Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Copies of the book can  be purchased via mail order by using this link: http://www.poshupnorth.com/2012/10/available-25th-october-selected-poems.html

or Prize Winners can order copies directly here:

Please note that orders will not be sent out until after 25th October 2012.

A full list of the poems included in the book is as follows:

 ENTRANTS AGED UNDER 18
WAR by Emily Boothman, Padiham
KNOWN UNTO GOD by Meredith Graham, Camberley
DEAR GRETA by Megan Farrimond, Westhoughton
A PICTURE OF SHANGRI LA by Samman Mahmood, Nelson
THE MASK by Priyanka Pal, Delhi, India

LOCAL PENDLE ENTRIES

SEWING SOCKS by Jenny Palmer, Twiston nr Downham
A SOLDIER’S THOUGHTS by Les Bond, Accrington
WHY, oh WHY? by David Walker, Barrowford
BARNSTORMERS by William Stephenson, Colne
ALL PALS TOGETHER by William Eddleston jr, Hapton
FOUR DAYS IT TOOK by LA Pocock, Pendle
FROM VINNY, BY IRENE by Irene Westell, Accrington
THAT BEACH by John Williams, Colne
TEARS AND SCORPIONS by Tony Howarth, Colne
REMEMBRANCE DAY by David Walker, Barrowford
A SOLDIER FROM BARNOLDSWICK by Glenys Thompson, Barnoldswick
T’IS TIME…by Beverly McKiernan, Colne
COME! ...... FOLLOW ME.by David Lightbown, Padiham
BATTLEFIELD by Olwen Lund, Barnoldswick
THE QUIET SOLDIER by Heather Sheldrick, Barnoldswick
NEVER QUITE FORGOTTEN by Ralph Woolnough, Blacko
THE CONVOY by Bob Walker, Burnley

UK NATIONAL ENTRIES

METAL AND MUD by Glyn Bailey, Poulton le Fylde
QUIET HERO by Mary Hodges, Scorton
FOR MY DAD by Vivien McCord (nee Tenny), Rochdale
TOMMY’S WAR by Hazel Gibb-Shacklock, Stretford, Manchester.
BACK FROM THE STREETS by Tina Morris, Bilsborrow
NO MAN’S LAND by Stephen J Cribari, London
WAR, NO PEACE by Winifred Hughes, Birkdale
THE CENOTAPH by Dorothy M Rawnsley, Thornton Cleveleys
WAR by Luke Bowden, Hull
DO NOT FORGET by Katherine Wroe, Rochdale
FROM THE ASHES by Guy Hayward, Hythe, Kent
REALITY –2007 by Layla Claridge, Oxfordshire
APATHY  by Anthony Owen, Coventry
MEMORIES OF A SOLDIER by Anthony Richard Andrews, Settle, North Yorkshire
CHRISTMAS 1941 by Caroline M Davies, Wing Nr Leighton Buzzard
IN MEMORY OF THE ROYAL MARINES BAND DEAL BOMBINGS...by  David Lilburn MBE, Crawley
IN THE FACE OF WAR by Yvonne Fielding, Poulton le Fylde
INGLEBOROUGH ROAD PLAYING FIELD by Les Highton, Sevenoaks, Kent
JUSTIN by Christian Ward, Hampton Wick

OVERSEAS ENTRIES

THE WORLD BLASTS EVERYDAY by Fabiyas MV, Kerala State, India
THE FARM SOLDIERS by Sammy Duncan Musungu, Caracas,Venezuela
STAY by Maumo Motloung, Johannesburg, South Africa
A SOLDIER’S THOUGHT by Christopher J S Adde, Sierra Madre, USA
YET THE SOLDIER STILL MARCHES by DJ Schafer, USA
THE SOLDIER by Edgar Esler, New Zealand
10 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT by johnlemmon…  Australia
I DIDN’T FEEL THE BULLET by Peter Parsley, Belgium
TEARS OF YESTERDAY By Emmanuel Ugokwe, Nigeria
PUDDLES by Neil Leinwohl, Rockville Centre, NY, USA
WEAPONS by Saurabh Mishra, Uttar Pradesh, India
THE CONGOLESE GORRILA WARFARE by Lazola  Pambo, Queenstown, South Africa
KEEPING FAITH by Punya Samanthapali, Sri Lanka
NO MENS' LAND By Subhasish Das, Assam, India

Book Your Tickets For the 2012 Prize Presentation Evening - Thursday 18th October

Tickets are now on sale for the Prize Presentation Evening, which will be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18th October at 7.30pm.

Most of the winners from the various categories will be present to receive their prizes from Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson and to read out their poems on stage.

The second part of the evening will feature the East Lancashire premiere of the Bullets & Daffodils show about the life and works of World War One poet Wilfred Owen, with new music and songs by Wirral singer songwriter Dean Johnson.

There will be a "launch night special offer" opportunity to buy the "Selected Poems 2012" anthology containing many of the best entries from the competition for a reduced price before it goes on general sale.

There will also be a display and collection by the Nelson & Distrct branch of the Royal British Legion and

Tickets for this not to be missed evening are selling fast!

To make sure of your seat, call the ACE Centre Box Office now on 01282 661080  or book online at: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio  

2012 Competition Results: OVERSEAS

In the OVERSEAS Category, the judges have announced the following result:

1st Place: “The Soldier” by Edgar Esler, New Zealand

2nd Place: “A Soldier’s Thought” by Christopher J S Adde, Sierra Madre USA

3rd Place: “Tears of Yesterday” by Emmanuel Ugokwe, Nigeria

Highly Recommended:

“I Didn’t Feel the Bullet” by Peter Parsley, Belgium

“Puddles” by Neil Leinwohl, Rockville Centre, NY USA

The writers of the 1^st , 2^nd and 3^rd placed poems each receive a certificate, a  copy of the “Bullets & Daffodils” Soundtrack CD and a copy of the “Pendle War Poetry Competition – Selected Poems” 2012 book, in which their poems will be included.

The Highly Recommended entries will also receive a certificate and their poems will be included in the book.

The winning poems will be read out at a special presentation evening to be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18^th October on the occasion of the East Lancs Première of the Bullets & Daffodils show, in the presence of the Mayor of Pendle, local MPs and other dignitaries.  

Competition winners will be contacted individually regarding the Presentation Evening.

Tickets for the evening are on sale to members of the public from the ACE Centre box office now – priced £6 (£4 concessions) tel: 01282 661080 and can also be ordered online here: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio

The winning poems will be posted on this website after the Presentation Evening.

2012 Competition Results: UK NATIONAL

In the UK NATIONAL Category, the judges have announced the following result:

1st Place:  “War, No Peace” by Winifred Hughes, Birkdale

2nd Place: “Memories Of A Soldier” by Anthony Andrews, Settle

3rd Place: “For My Dad” by Vivien McCord, Rochdale

Highly Recommended:

“ In Memory Of The Royal Marines Band Deal Bombings” by  David Lilburn, Crawley
“Quiet Hero” by Mary Hodges, Scorton
“From the Ashes” by Guy Hayward, Hythe, Kent
“In the Face of War”, Yvonne Fielding, Poulton Le Fylde
“Metal and Mud”, Glyn Bailey, Poulton Le Fylde
“The Cenotaph” by Dorothy Rawnsley, Thornton Cleveleys
“No Man’s Land” by Stephen J Cribari, London

The writers of the 1^st , 2^nd and 3^rd placed poems each receive a certificate, a  copy of the “Bullets & Daffodils” Soundtrack CD and a copy of the “Pendle War Poetry Competition – Selected Poems” 2012 book, in which their poems will be included.

The Highly Recommended entries will also receive a certificate and their poems will be included in the book.

If any of the prize winners are able to attend, the prizes will be presented and the winning poems read out at a special presentation evening to be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18^th October on the occasion of the East Lancs Première of the Bullets & Daffodils show, in the presence of the Mayor of Pendle, local MPs and other dignitaries.  

Competition winners will be contacted individually regarding the Presentation Evening.

Tickets for the evening are on sale to members of the public from the ACE Centre box office now – priced £6 (£4 concessions) tel: 01282 661080 and can also be ordered online here: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio

The winning poems will be posted on this website after the Presentation Evening.

2012 Competition Results: LOCAL PENDLE (ADULTS)

The 2012 Pendle War Poetry Competition has attracted hundreds of entries from right across the world. The overall standard has been very high and the judges have all commented on what a difficult decision it has been to arrive at a winner.

In the LOCAL PENDLE (ADULT) Category, the judges have announced the following result:

1^st Place:  “Battlefield” by Olwen Lund

2^nd Place:  “The Convoy” by Bob Walker

3^rd Place:   “Barnstormers” by William Stephenson

(Note: There was a large tie for Highly Recommended poems in this section and the writers will be contacted separately.)

 The writers of the 1^st , 2^nd and 3^rd placed poems each win Spa Experience vouchers donated by our sponsors. All three also receive a certificate, a  copy of the “Bullets & Daffodils” Soundtrack CD and a copy of the “Pendle War Poetry Competition – Selected Poems” 2012 book, in which their poems will be included.

The prizes will be presented and the winning poems read out at a special presentation evening to be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18^th October on the occasion of the East Lancs Première of the Bullets & Daffodils show, in the presence of the Mayor of Pendle, local MPs and other dignitaries.  

Competition winners will be contacted individually regarding the Presentation Evening.

Tickets are on sale to members of the public from the ACE Centre box office now – priced £6 (£4 concessions) tel: 01282 661080 and can also be ordered online here: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio

The winning poems will be posted on this website after the Presentation Evening.

2012 Competition Results: UNDER 18 CATEGORY

The 2012 Pendle War Poetry Competition has attracted hundreds of entries from right across the world. The overall standard has been very high and the judges have all commented on what a difficult decision it has been to arrive at a winner.

In the UNDER 18 Category, the judges have announced the following result:

1^st Place:  “Known Unto God” by Meredith Graham

2^nd Place: “Dear Greta” by Megan Farrimond

Highly Recommended: “War” by Emily Boothman

Highly Recommended: “A Picture Of Shangri-La” by Samman Mahmood

The writers of the 1^st and 2^nd placed poems each win a £20 book token donated by our sponsors. All four placed entries will receive a certificate, copy of the “Bullets & Daffodils” Soundtrack CD and copy of the “Pendle War Poetry Competition – Selected Poems” 2012 book, in which their poems will be included.

The prizes will be presented and the winning poems read out at a special presentation evening to be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18^th October on the occasion of the East Lancs Première of the Bullets & Daffodils show, in the presence of the Mayor of Pendle, local MPs and other dignitaries.  

Competition winners will be contacted individually regarding the Presentation Evening.

Tickets are on sale to members of the public from the ACE Centre box office now – priced £6 (£4 concessions) tel: 01282 661080 and can also be ordered online here: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio

 The winning poems will be posted on this website after the Presentation Evening.

Results To Be Announced On Sunday!

The results of the 2012 Pendle War Poetry Competition will be posted on this website during the afternoon / early evening of Sunday 30th September.

The individual section winners will also be advised individually by email.

The prizes will be awarded and the winning poems will be read out at a special presentation evening at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18th October.

Tickets for the evening are on sale now in person at the ACE Centre Box Office or you can book online here: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio

Competition Closed For 2012 Entries

The deadline for submissions for the 2012 competition has now passed and no new entries will be accepted for this year's event.

Hundreds of entries have been received from all over the world and these are now being sorted into categories reading to be passed to the judges.

The results will be posted here during the first week of October and all section winners will be advised by email at that time.

Please note: any entries received from now on will NOT be counted for the 2012 competition but will be held over for the 2013 competition, about whihc details will be posted on this website at a later date.

Entry Deadline Extended to 17th September 2012

Due to the high level of interest in this competition and the fact that many schools have not yet started back after the summer holidays, it has been agreed that the deadline for poetry submissions will be extended to 6pm on Monday 17th September 2012.

This represents an extra week of poetry writing - good luck everybody!

To enter the competion, email your entry to: info@pendlewarpoetry.com

(Don't forget to read the full rules and conditions before you enter.)

Under 18s Prize Sponsored by Bookshop Colne

We are pleased to advise that we now have two prizes for the under 18s section of the competition. The latest is a £20 gift voucher for use at the Bookshop in Colne, kindly donated by proprietor Jo Hacking (in photo).

The other Under 18 prize is a £20 voucher donated by Lancashire Books Online which can be used in the book section at Barden Mill.

You can find out more about these two sponsors by clicking on the relevant link below:

www.bookshopcolne.co.uk
www.lancashirebooksonline.co.uk

Local MP To Present Prizes at ACE Centre Evening

It has been confirmed that the MP for Pendle, Andrew Stephenson, has agreed to attend the Awards Evening at the ACE Centre and will present the prizes to the Section winners.

We Are Now On Facebook!

You can now follow developments of the Pendle War Poetry Competition on Facebook.

Just "like" our Facebook page by following the link at the side of the page, or clicking here:
www.facebook.com/pendlewarpoetry

New Overseas Category Added To The Competition

The competition has attracted so much interest from abroad, ie outside the UK, that we have decided to add an extra category for entries from Overseas.

The prizes for the Overseas category have yet to be decided but the 1st 2nd and 3rd place in the category will definitely each receive a certificate, show CD and copy of the Pendle War Poetry Competition 2012 booklet with their poem included in it.

The winning poem will also be read out at the awards evening at the ACE Centre on 18th October.

Further details of the prizes for the Overseas category winners will be announced shortly.

Dean Johnson Appointed To Panel Of Judges

Singer songwriter Dean Johnson - creator of "Bullets & Daffodils - the Wilfred Owen Story" - has agreed to join the panel of judges.

Dean set up the "Wilfred Owen Story" exhibition in Birkendhead to help commemorate Owen's formative years spent on the Wirral.

He is an accomplished singer songwriter and set some of Owen's most famous poems to music for the show, as well as writing new songs to help tell the story of Owen's life.

You can find out more about the Wilfred Owen Story exhibition here: www.wilfredowenstory.com

Colne Book Shop Sponsors Junior Prize

The Bookshop in Colne has kindly offere to sponsor the Under 18 section of the competition and provide a book token as a prize.

Proprietor Jo Hacking has agreed to be a member of the panel of judges.

The Bookshop Colne is a local independent bookshop. It is situated in Colne's main street and is just above the ancient medieval church of St Bartholomew.

Address: 22 Church Street, Colne, Lancashire BB8 0LG  - Tel: 01282 871 440
More info from: www.bookshopcolne.co.uk

Ed Saville Joins Panel Of Judges

The Rev Ed Saville, vicar of St Lukes Church in Brierfield, has been appointed to the panel of judges for the 2012 Pendle War Poetry Competition.

Ed is also, among other things, Lead Officer Social responsibility at Blackburn Dicoese, a Trustee of the Pendle Community Network, and a member of Nelson, Brierfield and Reedley Rotary Club.

Sue Madigan Appointed to Panel Of Judges

Susan Madigan - PR and Publicity Manager for Pendle Leisure Trust has kindly agreed to be on the Panel of Judges for this year's competition.

Sue is a big fan of Wilfred Owen's war poetry and used to wrote for the Burnley Express so she clearly knows her stuff!

Pendle Leisure Trust have generously donated some Spa packages for use at the Inside Spa in Nelson for the Adult winners of the poetry competition.  Full details of all prizes will be announced shortly.

Competition Rules Published for 2012

The full rules and conditions of entry for the Pendle War Poetry Competition 2012 can now be viewed in the relevant section on the competition website here: http://pendlewarpoetry.blogspot.co.uk/p/competition-rules-and-conditions-of.html

Pendle War Veteran To Judge Competition

Popular World War 2 veteran Roy Hardacre (in photo), from Fence has agreed to be one of the judges for this year's War Poetry competition.

Roy joined the RAF in 1939 after the outbreak of World War 2 and served in West Africa and the Middle East.  His father fought in the First World War.

On his appointment to the panel of judges, Roy said: "I am really pleased to have been asked to judge this competition. I enjoy reading and think that anything that encourages people to be creative is a good idea - especially if they can show an appreciation  of wider things going on in the world."

The War Poetry Competition is a good opportunity to remember the sacrifces that have been made and continue to be made to this day."

Wilfred Owen Show Premiere Inspires New Poetry Competition

The East Lancs première of "Bullets & Daffodils" - a new musical drama about the life and works of World War 1 poet Wilfred Owen will take place at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18th October and to coincide with this historic occasion, we are pleased to announce the 2012 Pendle War Poetry competition.

Full details will be confirmed shortly - please watch this space!