2024 Year 6 Third Prize
Match Girl Strike by Isabella
Bang, Clash, Boom!
The noise was heard all around the room.
The owner stomped and p0unded at one girl,
Since she did a little twirl.
Get out the door,
You’re here for no more.
The girl was very tired,
While wondering why she got fired.
The owner looked like he was going to bite,
So the girl was in fright.
When she got home she led down,
And on her face was a frown.
Late that night,
She started a fight.
“I’m on strike”, she chanted,
Soon they were close to getting what they wanted.
They stayed in their strike pose,
Until the moon rose.
5th July 2024 saw the 136th anniversary of the Matchgirls Strike. To mark the occasion, The Matchgirls Memorial took part in the William Patten Primary School morning assembly.
Prizes were presented to the winners of this years school poetry competition. Our judges this year were Tanya Landman, Author, Debbie Rolls, Educator, Freelance Writer and Unionist, and Dr Anna Robinson, Senior Lecturer at the University of East London (UEL) and Poet.
Isabella won Third Prize in the Year 6 category with the poem, 'Match Girl Strike'.