Last night’s Central Essex Regional Final hosted by Chelmsford County High was a superb ‘SpeakOut’ It surely raised the bar. 20 fantastic speeches. It was a very close and tough competition for the judges to choose a winner .

Winner: Adam Markey, William De Ferrers School
Runner-Up: Colin Dowling, Moulsham High School and Humanities College
Third: Anushka Kumar, Chelmsford County High School for Girls