Young speaking team talk their way to a win ; Teens through to next round of Rotary competition

VAMPIRES and heroes were among the hot topics when pupils triedto talk their way into the next round of a public speakingcompetition.

A team from Brentwood School, comprising Sam Turnpenny, TomCarswell and Thomas Mitchell, proved they had the gift of the gab toclinch the victory in a local round of the Youth Speaks competitionrun by the Brentwood a Becket, Billericay and Romford rotary clubs.

The team won the contest with the topic 'Do parents worry toomuch about teenagers' use of computers?' and Tom Carswell wascrowned the best speaker.

Tom, 14, said: "My mum is always worried about how much time Ispend on my computer.

"She sometimes sneaks …