Lacey was unanimously crowned the winner at the awards ceremony, held at March Town Hall on Friday 15th March. 

There was 35 entries within the Young Fenland Poet Laureate category, open to those aged 17 and under. 

The poems were shortlisted by members of the Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee, and judged by Cllr Sennitt Clough and Qu Gao, who were captivated by the variety of forms of poetry employed and emotional depth conveyed in the submitted poems.

Lacey impressed judges with her poem, 'Christmas Truce', inspired by a Christmas Day football match from World War One.

Read more about the awards evening, and all the winning and shortlisted entries, on Fenland District Council's website here