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On Thursday 14 March the Rotary Club of East Kilbride held its second annual Youth Speaks competition for the town's senior schools. The event was held at the East Kilbride Group Training Association premises in Nerston and members of the East Kilbride Speakers Club provided the judges, Bob Hunter and Harvey Littlejohn and the timekeeper, Pauline Ann McGrath.

All three senior schools were represented with four teams speaking on the topic "Windfarms - a blight on the landscape or a necessity?"

In front of a lively audience each team had ten minutes to present its case followed by questioning from the floor. It was clear that all the teams had researched the subject very thoroughly and the quality of their presentations was reflected by the difficulty the judges had in agreeing a winner.

Harvey Littlejohn provided a summation of the evening and a review of each teams' performance before announcing the winning team was Duncanrig Secondary School senior team of Scott Joyce, Michael Mackinnon and Lucy Devlin.

The trophy was presented to the winners by Isobel Dunlop, President of the East Kilbride Speakers Club and the vote of thanks was given by Jack Blackwood, President of East Kilbride Rotary Club. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening for all involved.