United Press is encouraging residents in the town to enter its free annual contest to find the best local poem about Bishop Auckland.
The top poem will win £1,000 in cash. There is no age limit and no entry fee.
The competition is designed to encourage newcomers, young and old, to ‘have a go’ at poetry.
A spokesperson said, “The poem can be about something from your home area. It can be descriptive, historic, romantic, factual or personal – anything you like, as long as there’s a local connection.”
Send up to 3 poems, of no more than 25 lines and 160 words each, to Local Poem, United Press, Admail 3735 London EC1B 1JB, or email www.unitedpress.co.uk by 31st December.
Bishop Auckland's local community newspaper.
